Since the Second Vatican Council, the sacred liturgy has been made more accessible across the world by incorporating local traditions. This celebration of the Feast of the Nativity in Malawi is a moving example
Every country has its own traditions and ways of celebrating the feast of Christmas, and in Catholic churches all over the world the very same readings will be read at the Christmas Masses. However, the way the liturgy is celebrated will vary from culture to culture.In Malawi, for example, the liturgy may include an imaginative combination of dance, song and drumbeat with diverse and creative costumes and structures built in the sanctuary. Mua is a parish located in the Central Region of Malawi, the first mission established by the Missionaries of Africa (the White Fathe
17 December 2014, The Tablet
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