2009
Alvaro Araica Villagra
A Hispanic Liturgy for the Hispanic Community of The Episcopal Church
The Hispanic/Latino community is characterized as a profoundly religious community. As an immigrant community in the United States comprised of persons of diverse nationalities, it expresses Chrisitan faith taking into account ancestral customs and beliefs. Celebrations that exalt the lives of the individuals and family unity are common in the Hispanic/Latino community. The purpose of the thesis is to awaken a new liturgical consciousness in the heart of the Church and thus achieve inclusion of the rituals and practices that honor life and human relations in the Hispanic community in the official liturgy of the Episcopal Church. The rituals and practices that are described here are already in use in the majority of the Hispanic/Latino congregations in the United States.