Gin and bear it, sister.

The Long Island nun charged with DWI after downing half a bottle of liquor may face additional charges based on witness accounts that she nearly mowed down a group of kids, the Nassau County DA said yesterday.

Sister Lauren Hanley, 68, a spiritual director at St. Frances de Chantal Church in Wantagh, appeared sullen during a court appearance yesterday in Mineola. She currently faces misdemeanor DWI raps and a maximum one-year jail sentence if convicted.

“We pray that the Lord gives her strength to endure this difficult time,” the Rockville Catholic Diocese said in a statement yesterday.

Hanley turned a quiet Wantagh street into chaos Tuesday when she sideswiped cars and nearly hit a group of children before smashing her church-owned car into a tree, authorities say.

“Before her next court date, prosecutors will be reviewing the witness statements to The Post and reaching out to interview the witnesses that The Post found,” said District Attorney Kathleen Rice’s spokesman, Eric Phillips. “We are doing that to strengthen the existing case and to see if other charges are possible.”

Alex Stein, 11, told The Post that he and two siblings were playing Wiffle ball on their front lawn when Hanley came careening toward them. The kids scampered out of the way as Hanley continued her unholy haul down the block.

The wild ride ended after Hanley bounced off parked cars and smashed into a tree. Arriving officers found a plastic water bottle filled with hooch in her back seat.

Hanley told cops that she drank half a pint of gin.

Prosecutors said she began drinking at the church at 3 p.m. Tuesday, almost four hours before the diabolical drive near the house of worship.

She registered a 0.18 blood-alcohol level on a breath test, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08.

“The facts are being investigated,” said her lawyer, Joseph Lopiccolo. “The matter will be resolved in the best way possible for all parties involved. We ask for prayers and support from the parishioners for her family at this time.”

kieran.crowley@nypost.com

