Simbang Gabi, a Filipino Christmas tradition, is being celebrated in area Catholic churches through Monday, Dec. 23, with each day having a lesson and theme. Churches in Glenview, Tinley Park, Lake ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Simbang Gabi, which translates to “Night Mass,” is a cherished Filipino Catholic tradition that takes place during the Advent season in the lead-up to Christmas. The Masses bring ...

In the nine days before Christmas, the predominantly Catholic Philippines begins its traditional novena of daily dawn Masses in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary prior to the birth of her son Jesus ...

One way to pack the pews is to host a Simbang Gabi Mass. On Saturday, people filled church benches for the evening Mass at St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church in Indian Creek. Simbang Gabi, a Filipino ...

Some Protestants observe the Catholic tradition of Simbang Gabi, predawn services in the days leading up to Christmas. For Catholics, who make up nearly 80 percent of the Filipino population, another ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The sound of Filipino hymns filled St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan on Dec. 6 as Catholics from Staten Island, across New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut, and beyond ...

There's something beautiful and stunning about rising at 4:30 a.m. and walking through the predawn darkness to attend Simbang Gabi, a yearly nine-day Advent novena that began in the Philippines. The ...

During a Eucharistic celebration for the first day of the nine-day Simbang Gabi, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula urged the faithful to be like John the Baptist and be the light amid the ...