Simbang-gabi

Misa de Gallo (Rooster's Mass) in the traditional Spanish and in Filipino as Simbang Gabi, or "Night Mass", this novena of Masses is the most important Filipino Christmas tradition. It will start tomorrow dawn so I need to go to bed early so i can wake up as early as 3am. The mass will be starting at 4am but needs to go earlier so we can still have seats. Simbang-gabi masses are expected to have a lot of church-goers. Going to mass this early for nine consecutive days is meant to show the churchgoer's devotion and faith as well as to heighten anticipation for the Nativity of Jesus. In traditional Filipino belief, however, completing the novena is also supposed to mean that God would grant the devotee's special wish or favour. See you at the church!hehe