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There's no difference whatsoever in a Spanish Mass (except that the Spanish text has been translated more accurately from the Latin than has the English text).

Certain cultures, such as the Filipino and Mexican cultures, have maintained a very high level of emotional, dramatic practices that were probably brought by the Spanish but then transformed by local cultures into something even more spectacular. Spain has penitential processions and sometimes even flagelants, for example, but they do not have people who crucify themselves. Some of these things should have been suppressed, as theatre in the churches was suppressed by the Pope centuries ago when it got out of control, but there has been no control over Catholic liturgical and paraliturgical practice for about 40 years. I strongly suspect that the new Pope and Arinze are going to be looking at these things.