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The Zaire Rite<\/a> is a favorite of liturgists. It seems that everybody from Pope Benedict XVI to Pope Francis thinks it is a good idea and a valuable fruit of the Second Vatican Council and a good example of the liturgical renewal that it promoted.<\/p>\n

However, the reality is that very few have personally participated in a celebration of this liturgy. The few examples that Pope Francis has presided in the Vatican<\/a> or on his recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a> are the closest that most of us have come to participating in a Eucharist celebrated according to this edition of the Roman Missal.<\/p>\n

During the Amazonian Synod, the possibility of similar adaptations that could be used in the regions of the Amazon was proposed. Not many specifics have emerged yet from these proposals. \u00a0But this week several stories (here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>) have appeared from the Dioceses of San Crist\u00f3bal de Las Casas in the South of Mexico. The news stories report that Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, the emeritus bishop of San Crist\u00f3bal de Las Casas, is coordinating an effort to provide something similar to the Zaire Rite that will \u201cincorporate in the Catholic Eucharistic celebration indigenous Mayan rites, such as dance, music and the participation of women.\u201d\u00a0 This will be presented to the Mexican bishops\u2019 Conference in April and then in May it is scheduled to be delivered to Rome by Bishop V\u00edctor S\u00e1nchez, the head of the Mexican Bishops\u2019 Pastoral liturgy commission.<\/p>\n

Cardinal Arizmendi Esquivel’s\u00a0interview took place at the end of a meeting in Chiapas that was also attended by Bishop Aurelio Garc\u00eda Mac\u00edas, undersecretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship. The current bishop of San Crist\u00f3bal de Las Casas, Rodrigo Aguilar Mart\u00ednez, was also in attendance and said how<\/p>\n

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Estamos trabajando en una reuni\u00f3n que es importante para la Di\u00f3cesis, el pa\u00eds, la Iglesia de M\u00e9xico y la Iglesia universal en cuanto a adaptaciones lit\u00fargicas.<\/p>\n

(We are working in this meeting on liturgical adaptations that are important for the Dioceses, the country, the Church in Mexico and the Universal Church).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Unfortunately, none of the news reports contain any specific details. PrayTell already reported<\/a> in 2014 that Pope Francis authorized the celebration of the liturgy in Tzotzil and Tzeltal, two languages used in the State of Chiapas.\u00a0 The incorporation of dance, song and the vernacular are nothing new.\u00a0 Likewise, the \u201cparticipation of women\u201d is not something novel, particularly in light of Pope Francis\u2019 opening of the Ministries of Lector, Acolyte and Catechist to women.<\/p>\n

I know that not all readers on PrayTell agree with me (see here<\/a>), but I don\u2019t think that there is such a great need for inculturation that goes beyond<\/a> the current liturgical books and norms (while I do acknowledge that not every attempt<\/a> at the implementation of these reforms has been successful).\u00a0 Basically everything that these recent reports focused on is already permitted.\u00a0 The vernacular, local music, local art and architecture are all fully permitted and examples abound. Maybe I am a throwback to some Tridentine past, but I think that what is needed both in areas of traditional Catholic heritage and in regions where the Faith is more recent, is a proper implementation of the current Roman Rite. So much remains to be done in implementing the reform we already have and fostering a coherent ars celebrandi<\/em>. But I do acknowledge that I am probably in the minority here and the presence of Bishop Garc\u00eda Mac\u00edas at the meeting is significant. Hopefully more will be revealed by the Mexican bishops in April or when they make their proposal to the Dicastery in May.\u00a0 But in the meantime, readers can point out in the comments what they think and enlighten me as to what I am missing in the Inculturation area.<\/p>\n

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Cover art:San Andr\u00e9s Xecul church, Guatemala, from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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