her sanctuary. Maya churches are easily distinguished from Roman churches by the presence of a walled inner sanctum, the gloria, inside the Maya church (Villa Rojas 1945). God and his angels K'u, 'God', is one, undepictable and incorporeal, (Motul Dictionary). Hunab K'u, 'Unique God', (Motul Dictionary). Hahal K'u, 'True God', (Motul Dictionary). Tepal, 'Lord', epithet for God and His Angels, (Motul Dictionary). Ahau, 'Lord', epithet for God and His Angels, (Motul Dictionary). Yumil Kaan, 'Father of the Sky', widespread indigenous epithet for God and His Angels (Berendt 1888). Chakoob, 'Angels', are God's active force, who manifest his will on earth and can be petitioned for aid. There are 1, 4, 5, 6, or 7 Chakoob, one for each direction addressed in a particular ritual. The directions are color-coded along with their Chakoob. Thus, east is red, north is white, west is black, south is yellow, sky is blue, earth is green and the center is clear (Thompson 1965). Kiichpam Kolel, 'Beautiful Grandmother', U Kolel Cab, Grandmother Earth, Guadelupe, any of the feminine principles of the universe, (Gann 1888, Thompson 1933, Villa Rojas 1945). She and the other feminine spirits are autonomous and can be petitioned for good through prayers before her cross or image. Yumz'iloob, 'Fathers', Patrilineage Ancestors, are autonomous and can be petitioned for good or ill through prayers before the appropriate lineage crosses, (Villa Rojas 1945). Balam, 'Jaguar', Patron of the village, town, province, state, nation which acts as agent and protector for the social unit in question, (Proskouriakoff 1961, Villa Rojas 1945). Balamoob, 'Jaguars', Twenty Patrons of the days of the 260-day Sacred Round, the four Yearbearers of the 365-day year, the Ahauoob of the 360-day year, and the K'atun, (Proskouriakoff 1961, Villa Rojas 1945). Ik'oob, 'Spirits', are autonomous and can be petitioned for good or ill, (Villa Rojas 1945). K'asal Ik'oob, 'Evil Spirits', are autonomous and chaotic and must be exorcized before any ritual can begin, and appeased before any ritual can end, (Villa Rojas 1945). Ix Ceel, 'Little Tree', family devotional cross, (Roys 1965). Worship There are two great annual festivals, both descended from the two great annual festivals of the pre-Columbian Maya. U K'in Crus (The Day of The Cross) is the ancient Maya New (365-day) Year Festival and U K'in Kolel (The Feast of Our Grandmother, Guadelupe), is the ancient Maya New (360-day) 'Year' Festival. The Crusoob also celebrate a Mass and Novenas,