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LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 26 Dec 24

I'm supposed to appreciate the cold weather but somehow when I added my time to attend the church mass, I started getting sick. Then finally before my family went out of the country vacation we all started having colds. It was...

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Aguinaldo Masses

Junbals @Junbals (1421) • Philippines 10 Dec 20

Yesterday, I watched some parishioners sprousing St. Ignatius Parish Church with Christmas decors. For non-Filipino Catholics, this might seem too early to envigorate the chapel with a manger, involving the baby Jesus, the three...

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Catholic Night Mass Begins

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 14 Dec 17

This morning I went to the church to check the schedule for the next 15 days of night church mass. The first one starts tonight at 8:00 pm and the second one, which is the official is tomorrow at 4:00 pm. But emerging back...

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Your prayers will come true

aubrey @averygirl72 (38848) • Philippines 20 Dec 16

Some attend evening mass or church service for Christmas because they believe what they will wish for will come true. They need to complete 9 days for the Catholic church while 3 days for some Protestant church. I know I can pray...

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The Dirty Sickly Kitten

Angela Bautista @anjalmonte (106) • Quezon, Philippines 1 May 16

December last year when I picked up a stray kitten when I attended the traditional evening mass. We Filipinos call it "Simbang Gabi" because it is held on evenings or at dawn. The mass was just starting when I noticed this...

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9 Mornings

rbjat4589 @rbjat4589 (104) • Philippines 16 Dec 11

It is near Christmas once again kababayans and most Roman Catholics attend the Simbang Gabi or the 9 Mornings. I have completed the 9 mornings for 3 consecutive years already and is still actively going this year. They say that if...

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Are you ready for the Simbang Gabi?

red_amethyst @red_amethyst (3518) • Philippines 13 Dec 11

It’s December 14 already and on the 16th, Simbang Gabi would start already that is if you would attend the mass in the early morning. But if you will attend the mass in the evening, Simbang gabi would start on December 15. Are you...

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Simbang Gabi with someone

T3chMast3r @T3chMast3r (83) • Philippines 8 Jan 11

I am not a very religious person, but when I was 18, I started attending the Simbang Gabi with my family. Though at first I didn't liked waking up early morning, I soon got used to it. They say that when you are able to complete...

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Have you attended the,"Simbang Gabi"?

berting600 @berting600 (3453) • Philippines 24 Dec 10

Just this early morning of 4:00,from December 16 up to December 24.I wake up at that time just to attend a solemn mass for Jesus.I still noticed that there are some talkative people around,some are hugging,some are sleeping,some...

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How many of you celebrate Simbang Gabi?

Suzieqmom @Suzieqmom (2755) • United States 19 Dec 10

I understand this is a popular tradition in the Philippines, and would love to hear how you celebrate Simbang Gabi. I am even more curious to know how many other mylotters celebrate it. Here in NJ, our church is one of nine in the...

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nine mornings

jornz87 @jornz87 (139) • Philippines 7 Dec 10

what is nine mornings? will it is a nine days of morning mass usually at 3:00 - 4:00 o'clock in the morning before the day Jesus Christ was born. but why is it that in English it is "nine mornings" while in Tagalog it "simbang...

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Simbang Gabi (Mass at Dawn or Evening Mass) during the Christmas season

soledadclickz @soledadclickz (1106) • Philippines 14 Dec 09

Tomorrow is the start of a 9-day novena to the Blessed Mother popularly called here in the Philippines as "Simbang Gabi" (literally translated as Evening Mass or Mass at Dawn). The novena tradition starts every December 16...

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The breeze of Christmas is here!!! Simbang Gabi or Midnight Mass

fler @feodda (579) • Philippines 19 Oct 09

One of the most poignant events we should try to observe during the holiday season in the Philippines is the "Simbang Gabi" or "Midnight Mass." Celebrated only during this season, it is actually held not at midnight but at four in...

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Simbang Gabi starts..

warrior_777 @warrior_777 (1392) • Philippines 16 Dec 08

Today is Dec 16 the first day of simbang gabi. It was actually starts this morning. Did you go to simbang gabi? With whom? Do you buy bibingka or puto bumbong before going home after simbang gabi?

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Simbang Gabi

totallyundecided @totallyundecided (3190) • Philippines 30 Nov 08

i may have said that i am not looking forward to Christmas but who says i am not excited about Simbang Gabi - lol the thing is, our church here is just a walking distance - though along the highway - but "tanods" from the brgy...

Do you plan to complete the nine-day simbang gabi masses this coming December?

natsvelascotan @natsvelascotan (665) • Philippines 6 Nov 08

I've been doing this every year since high school. Initially, my motivation was you'll get your wish once you're able to complete the whole novena. Now I still pray for certain intentions but I attend the masses more to say thank...

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Do you believe that if you completed "Simbang Gabi" your wish will come true?

AltheGreat2430 @AltheGreat2430 (2716) • Philippines 13 Oct 08

Christmas is fast approaching. A lot of people here in the Philippines believes that if you have completed "Simbang Gabi" your wish will come true. What do you think? For me, you have to work hard to achieve what you want. There's...

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Christmas & New Year Season in the Philippines

pinkista @pinkista (892) • Philippines 2 Jul 08

My favorite holiday every year is Christmas and New Year season especially here in the Philippines. Because we share gifts, we attend "Simbang Gabi" (church) every midnight or evening, received gifts as well, lots of foods in...

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for pinoys out there:now is the start of "simbang gabi", still doing it?

lossforredwords @lossforredwords (3619) • Philippines 16 Dec 06

do you have any plans of completing the "simbang gabi"? what do you miss about simbang gabi? and what do you hate about simbang gabi? me what i hate about it, is how teenagers use it as an escapegoat. it annoys me...

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