Mestizo Worship to Liturgical Ministry: A Pastoral Approach to Liturgical Ministry - Softcover

Examines the foundational faith expressions, of Mexican Americans, particularly in relation to Our Lady of Guadalupe, as privileged encounters with the sacred.

Mexican American expressions of faith are a treasured means of encountering God in worship. Mestizo Worship examines the foundational faith expressions of Mexican Americans, particularly in relation to Our Lady of Guadalupe, as privileged encounters with the sacred. Here, liturgists and other pastoral agents embrace their ministry with Mexican-American and other communities as a graced opportunity for encountering Christ in the worship of the people they serve. The purpose of Mestizo Worship is to enhance liturgical ministry with Mexican-American communities and provide a model for cross-cultural liturgical ministry. Part one presents the foundational faith expressions of Mexican Americans, revealing that these expressions are a communal ritual response to their historical experience and contemporary context. Part two illuminates the historical role of Our Lady of Guadalupe during the two conquests that Mexican Americans' ancestors endured: the Spanish conquest of what is now Mexico and the southwest United States and the U.S. conquest of northern Mexico. Part three explores liturgical ministry as a means of celebrating the sacred with Mexican-American and other faith communities whose faith expressions differ from those of the pastoral agent serving them. While immediately applicable to ministry with Hispanics, Mestizo Worship also offers helpful insights to liturgists, religious educators, catechists, priests, and others who promote the mutual enrichment between liturgy and non-Anglo expressions of faith. Chapters by Virgilio P. Elizondo include "Living Faith: Resistance and Survival," "Popular Religion as Support of Identity," "Our Lady of Guadalupe as a Cultural Symbol," and "The Treasure of Hispanic Faith." Chapters by Timothy M. Matovina include "Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebrations in San Antonio, Texas, 1840-1841," "Liturgy, Popular Rites, and Popular Spirituality," and "Marriage Celebrations in Mexican-American Communities.""This collection of essays by two prominent authors promises to be an essential resource for pastoral agents and liturgical scholars alike." Fr. Ra£l G¢mez, S.D.S. Director, Hispanic Studies Program Sacred Heart School of Theology" . . . serves both Hispanic and non Hispanic persons involved in liturgy preparation equally well. Mestizo Worship brings together in new harmony the Hispanic religious experience of liturgy that is practical and inspiring for anyone engaged in liturgical ministry with the Latino community. This book will be a basic resource for students, clergy, and laity in developing a mestizo pastoral approach to liturgy." Fr. Arturo P‚rez Rodr¡guez St. Francis of Assisi Church, Chicago