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Maryknoll accompanies U.S. Catholics to discern how to share the gift of mission, says Deacon Leonel Yoque, who leads the Maryknoll Society\u2019s Missionary Disciples team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deacon Yoque, Maryknoll Father John Martin<\/a> and I guided two immersion trips<\/a> last June. The destination for both groups was Mexico\u2019s Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula. Adults from different states and university students from the Catholic Community at Stanford<\/a> set out for our program<\/a> offered in this cradle of Mayan culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Yucat\u00e1n is characterized by lush jungles and an abundance of water. However, this year was the second driest in recent history. Drought and a heat wave proved deadly for wildlife. For example, a news article I read<\/a> reported that howler monkeys were so dehydrated they were falling from the trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the theme of care for creation, participants learned about ecology, Indigenous spirituality and human responsibility. The itinerary centered on engaging with local communities and hearing stories of Maryknoll missioners who accompanied the people for over eight decades. Grateful for Father Martin\u2019s presence, both groups held daily prayer and reflections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the roots of the current climate crisis can be traced back to the subjugation of the original caretakers of the land. We visited Man\u00ed, which was the capital for Tutul-Xiu, a Mayan city-state. It had been an important religious center for the Indigenous people who have inhabited the region for thousands of years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maryknoll Father John Martin (in vestments), trip participants and Maryknoll affiliates gather for Mass at St. Joseph the Worker parish in M\u00e9rida. (Marisol Perez\/Mexico)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The key encounter of the immersion trips was our stay at the agricultural school U Yits Ka\u2019an<\/em><\/a> (Dew that Falls from Heaven). There, participants experienced the school\u2019s mission, promoting sustainable agriculture according to Mayan cosmovision. We were served traditional Mayan meals prepared with ingredients grown on the land. Besides agriculture, the school offers workshops on Mayan practices of beekeeping<\/a>, traditional homeopathic medicine and Indigenous theology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe learned from Indigenous locals about their pursuit to maintain and recover their ancestral ways of being and to protect their cultures and lands from the exploitation and destruction that come from Western \u2018development,\u2019\u201d says participant Brinkley Johnson, who works at Refugee Services of Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego. This type of knowledge, she continues, can help us discern \u201chow we ought to proceed as we try to face this moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Yucat\u00e1n peninsula was selected as the site of our newest mission immersion trip because of Maryknoll\u2019s long history there. As the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers began its presence in Latin America in 1942<\/a>, a group of missioners including Bishop James E. Walsh<\/a> and Father Alonso Escalante<\/a> departed from New York for Bolivia. Along the way they visited the Yucat\u00e1n  at the invitation of Enrique Mu\u00f1oz, who had been a classmate of Bishop Walsh at Mount St. Mary\u2019s College in Baltimore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExactly one year later, in 1943, about 12 Maryknoll missioners arrived in M\u00e9rida, one half to stay and the other half to go to Nayarit on the Pacific Coast,\u201d Father Martin says. Ordained in 1966, the missioner was first assigned to the Mexico region. Even as he served in other countries, the missioner maintained relationships in Yucat\u00e1n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants felt the Maryknoll spirit at the human rights organization Indignaci\u00f3n<\/em> (Indignation), which helps Mayan communities fight for their rights. The director is Cristina Mu\u00f1oz, a granddaughter of Enrique Mu\u00f1oz. She promotes equality for Mayans, who are often discriminated against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The work of Indignaci\u00f3n shares a common thread with Caritas of Yucat\u00e1n. The Caritas center, led by Eduardo Seijo, takes a truly holistic approach. It provides clothes and household items, offers programs on values and courses on Catholic social doctrine, trains volunteers, maintains a cadre of local benefactors and covers the high costs of medical procedures for people of limited resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Participant Brinkley Johnson (far left) and two local partners create traditional Mayan herbal products at U Yits Ka\u2019an. (Courtesy of Brinkley Johnson\/Mexico)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConnection in community needs to move past church gatherings and into everyday life. To meet people where they are and help uplift one another,\u201d says Adelina Almanza, my sibling, who joined the trip from Phoenix, Arizona. \u201cGod in action is what I saw at Caritas, a movement in activism, education and basic needs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnson says, \u201cThe unforgettable adventure with Maryknoll filled me with a renewed commitment to live the Gospel. To venture into new experiences, to learn from different cultures and people, and to pursue \u2014 relentlessly \u2014 my vocation to serve others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testimonies like these from young people show the importance of Maryknoll\u2019s immersion trips. \u201cThrough this experience, participants rekindle their faith,\u201d Deacon Yoque says. \u201cThrough encounters with other people, they broaden their cultural horizons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both groups visited the archeological sites of Chich\u00e9n Itz\u00e1 and Izamal \u2014 as well as witnessing contemporary displays of an ongoing rich cultural life. Artistic and musical presentations in the City of M\u00e9rida exemplified the message that Father Martin emphasized throughout the trip: \u201cMayans are still here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the final day of each trip, we were invited to join the Maryknoll Affiliates<\/a> in M\u00e9rida. Father Martin celebrated Mass at St. Joseph the Worker Church. After the Mass, all were invited by the affiliates community to a special dinner of traditional dishes. We enjoyed the hospitality of our hosts who continue the Maryknoll mission spirit in their local church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visiting groups benefited from Father Martin\u2019s extensive knowledge of the Yucatecan culture<\/a> and Maryknoll\u2019s presence throughout the years. The warmth of the Yucatecan people was felt in no small part because of the relationships Father Martin has nurtured, in some cases spanning multiple generations within a single family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After years of working and living alongside the people of Yucat\u00e1n, Father Martin shared, \u201cI felt a special burst of pride in the richness and creativity of the Yucat\u00e1n and the Mayan people.\u201d He felt a sense of joy, he adds, that this rich Maryknoll connection was \u201cable to resonate with folks from the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Featured Image: Maryknoll immersion trip participants join elders at the U Yits Ka\u2019an school for a Mayan ritual of thanksgiving. (Denny Davis\/Mexico)<\/em>

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