Sacrosanctum Concilium and Challenges, in the Liturgical Inculturation in the Catholic Church of India

Abstract

People who live in the diversity of religions would affirm that the main differences among religions consist in their religious practices. Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, African Traditional Religion worship God in different ways. Various ways of worshiping God in their own religions and various expressions are called 'Liturgy'. "The term Liturgy is an accumulation that indicates work- deed- action which refers to people'. Therefore from ancient times, liturgy is rooted in the various religions. There is no religion that is totally alien to liturgy. In various religions the liturgy includes various symbols because "symbols are the medium through which revelation is communicated and the response of faith is articulated2". Faith and liturgy go together because "faith is the human response to divine revelation. Faith is always related to a particular medium of the self-revelation of the divine mystery.