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v  Inculturation and the Roman Liturgy, Varietates legitimae The Fourth Instruction “for the Right Implementation of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council,” issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on January 25, 1994.
v  Liturgical Diversity and the Unity of the Mystery from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second  edition 1997 (Part 2, Section 1, Chapter 2, Article 2).
v  Ideas for Liturgists and Prayer Leaders, USCCB Office of Migration & Refugee Services.
 

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v Models for Multicultural Celebrations by Rev. Mark R. Francis from Multicultural Celebrations: A Guide (Washington, DC: FDLC, 1998)
v Liturgy and Culture: A Failed Connection by Rev. Msgr. M. Francis Mannion from Antiphon (Vol.5, no. 3, 2000)
v Towards Asian Liturgical Inculturation by Jonathan Yun-Ka Tan (1999) 
v The Sacred Sound of Ðoc Kinh: Exploring the Sonic World of Vietnamese Chanting by Rufino Zaragosa, OFM from Ministry and Liturgy (November 2001).

 
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Resources
v Instituto Nacional de Liturgia
v USCCB Committee for African American Catholics
v USCCB Committee on Hispanic Affairs
v USCCB Office of Migrant and Refugee Services
        African/Caribbean Apostolates
        Asian and Pacific Islander Apostolates
        European and Latin American Apostolates
v Mexican American Cultural Center
 

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Guidelines for Multicultural Celebrations—By Mark R. Francis. Copyright © 1998 Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions, P.O. Box 29029, Washington, DC 20017; 202-635-6990.

Liturgy in a Multicultural Community—By Mark R. Francis. Copyright © 1991 Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN 56321.

Shape a Circle Ever Wider: Liturgical Inculturation in the United States—By Mark R. Francis. Copyright © 2000 Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Ave., Chicago, IL 60622-1101; 800-933-1800; fax 800-933-7094; www.ltp.org.

Plenty Good Room: The Spirit and Truth of African American Catholic Worship—This book furthers the call for the instillation of a distinctly African American flavor to the Catholic celebration, lays the theological foundation for cultural adaptations, and frames the discussion of the interplay between African American culture and liturgical celebration. Copyright © 1991 USCCB (OPPS), Publication No. 385-X, 96 pp.

Earthing the Gospel—By Gerald A. Arbuckle. An inculturation handbook for pastoral workers. Copyright © 1990 Orbis Books, P.O. Box 308, Maryknoll, NY 10545.

The New Catholicity: Theology Between the Global and the Local—By Robert J. Schreiter. This book deals with questions that arise as Christian faith attempts to respond to its new global reality. Copyright © Orbis Books, P.O. Box 308, Maryknoll, New York 10545.

Primero Dios—An Hispanic liturgical resource by Mark R. Francis and Arturo J. Perez-Rodriguez. Copyright © 1997 Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Ave., Chicago, IL 60622-1101; 800-933-1800; fax 800-933-7094; www.ltp.org.

Preaching Justice: Ethnic and Cultural Perspectives—By Christine Marie Smith. Copyright © 1998 United Church Press, Cleveland, OH 44115.

Liturgical Music Resources

Misa Del Mundo—By Jesse Manibusan. Copyright © 1993 OCP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213; www.ocp.org.

Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal—Copyright © 1987 GIA Publications, 7404 South Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638; www.giamusic.com.

Celebremos/Let Us Celebrate (quarterly missal)—Copyright © 2001 World Library Publications, 3825 North Willow Road, Schiller Park, IL 60176; www.jspaluch.com.
 

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