Spanish Mass
The 12:30 service is a rite II communion service or mass en Espanola, but still based on the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer and including a sermon, lessons, and music. The service incorporates symbols and traditions from both catholic and protestant practice, but also includes specifically Hispanic traditions and is conducted entirely in the Spanish language.
Like most services in the Episcopal Church, the central act of the service is the Eucharist, or Holy Communion, in which all people are invited to participate in whatever way is comfortable for them.
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