In Chiapas, Mayans get Mass, sacraments in two of their languages (fwd link)

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Wednesday, January 08, 2014


*In Chiapas, Mayans get Mass, sacraments in two of their languages*
Catholic News Service

MEXICO CITY — Mayans who speak Tzotzil and Tzeltal will now be able to
attend Mass in their language and even be married in a Catholic ceremony
that follows their native tongue.

Pope Francis has approved the translations of the prayers for Mass and the
celebration of sacraments into the two indigenous languages used in Chiapas
state, said Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of San Cristobal de Las Casas.

The translations into Tzotzil and Tzeltal -- two Mayan tongues spoken by an
estimated 650,000 people -- include the prayers used for Mass, marriage,
baptisms, confirmations, confessions, ordinations and the anointing of the
sick

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