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Hi, Ann —
Let me say up front this is not my special area of
knowledge, but I'll do the best I can.
My colleagues will correct me if I make any mis-statements.
Our Church is, and always will be, a missionary Church.
Jesus demands such from us when he gave us the
Great Commission before His glorious Ascension.
The world is made up of many ethnic backgrounds and
cultures; not all of them follow Catholic Christian
principles.
Inculturation is the creative and dynamic relationship
between the Christian message and those other non-Christian
cultures.
As stated on a Vatican web page:
In-Culturation Is The In-Carnation of
the Good News In a particular cultural context.
The goal of inculturation is to bring other non-Christian
cultures in line with Catholic Christian principles.
Any question dealing with how a certain Catholic
culture celebrates any feast day or worships should
be addressed to the local bishop. He would
know what is proper inculturation and what is not
proper inculturation.
I'm not very familiar with the day of the
dead occasion
though I found this article on Wikipedia interesting:
I wouldn't worry about the issue beyond that. By
celebrating Holy Mass yourself in honor of the Holy
Souls, within your cultural background, you
did as much, if not more, then from an Hispanic view.
P.S. If you have a great devotion for the Holy Souls,
check out my other web site:
Helpers
of the Holy Souls
Hope this helps,
Mike
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