{"id":3216,"date":"2025-09-02T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/?p=3216"},"modified":"2025-12-31T02:09:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T02:09:19","slug":"the-wisdom-of-the-mojenos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/the-wisdom-of-the-mojenos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wisdom of the Moje\u00f1os"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In our pastoral ministry in Sant\u00edsima Trinidad parish in the Isiboro S\u00e9cure Indigenous Territory and National Park (TIPNIS) in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2024\/06\/a-seminarians-reflection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Bolivian Amazon<\/a>, we encounter companions in our mission journey: catechists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They oversee pastoral activities such as sacramental preparation, celebrations in the absence of a priest and the leading of processions and rituals for Church festivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These men have taught us what it means to be an active community. Luis Miguel is the youngest catechist and has been a volunteer at the parish for years. Following his faith and call to service, he is undergoing <a href=\"https:\/\/maryknollsociety.org\/vocations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a vocational discernment<\/a> process with the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has learned from other community leaders like don Avelino, the senior catechist, who reminds us that the processions and rituals the parish celebrates are related to Gospel passages. Don Avelino also encourages parishioners to participate in religious services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another catechist, don Silverio, told us that his religious traditions were passed down through his ancestors from generation to generation, never being lost even when his people migrated to other regions. The liturgical and worship melodies are provided by don Florent\u00edn, who has taught many others to play Indigenous music on violins, bass drums and a bone flute. Don Francisco and don Valent\u00edn have been his students and play the violin at Masses and celebrations. Don Joaqu\u00edn, a young catechist, is eager to learn from his elders to continue this legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The catechist structure is completed by the <em>abadesas<\/em> (literally, \u201cabbesses\u201d). They are the wives of some of the catechists and other elderly women from the village. They are responsible for praying for the needs of the community and collaborating in various services. Many have not had the opportunity of formal education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of our projects is to start a literacy program for adults. Do\u00f1a Andrea, don Avelino\u2019s wife, told us how difficult it was to access education when she was a child. Another abadesa, do\u00f1a Julia, also spoke to us about the violence women in the community have suffered, from both their fathers and their partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a mission visit, do\u00f1a Baldomera spoke to us about the loneliness experienced by the elderly in the community. Although the families provide love and care for their loved ones, the younger family members go out to work on their farms, leaving the elders alone for most of the day. Do\u00f1a C\u00e1ndida explained how difficult it is to access adequate care for a complex illness, as advanced hospitals are located in large cities \u2014 more than six hours away\u2014and poverty prevents them from paying for medical treatment. Often, they must accept deterioration or death because they have no other option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2024\/06\/trial-by-fire-in-the-amazon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The community of the Sant\u00edsima Trinidad parish<\/a> belongs to the Moje\u00f1o Trinitario ethnic group, one of the three variants of the Moje\u00f1os or Moxos Indigenous people. The other two are Moje\u00f1os Ignacianos and Moje\u00f1os Javerianos. Another group sometimes mentioned is the Moje\u00f1o Loretano. The names of the communities became known in the department (state) of Beni, where they settled over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Moje\u00f1os were evangelized by Jesuit missioners who taught them agricultural techniques, trades and music. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Trinidad-Bolivia#ref75262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Father Cipriano Barace,<\/a> a Spanish martyr who was the founder of the city of Sant\u00edsima Trinidad and is now a candidate for canonization, is one of the most well-known Jesuits among them, as he introduced livestock farming. These early missions established an economic and social system in keeping with Indigenous culture and the logic of the Gospel, promoting community organization and collective work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the ecclesial structure, the presence of \u201ccatechists\u201d was instituted to lead religious life and practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Moje\u00f1os have maintained the faith and life of the community for centuries, even in the absence of priests or religious women. They are a synodal model of mission and of lay leadership in the life of the Church. We Maryknollers were welcomed here two years ago, and since then we are learning the role of the pastor as a servant of the community. Everything we do is in consultation with these leaders to help us integrate into their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Featured image: Don Saturnino Yabanure, a catechist at the Sant\u00edsima Trinidad parish, plays music he learned from his ancestors and that he now passes on to younger generations in his community in the Bolivian Amazon. 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