Early Simbang Gabi observance at Kartilya ng Katipunan

Fr. Ramon Jade Licuanan presides over the opening anticipated Mass of the nine-day "Simbang Gabi" dawn novena at the Kartilya ng Katipunan in Manila on Monday, 15 December 2025, marking the start of the traditional Filipino Christmas observance held weeks before Christmas Day.

John Carlo Magallon·15 December 2025, 8:03 pm·1 MIN READ

Early Simbang Gabi observance at Kartilya ng Katipunan — Photo by John Carlo Magallon for Daily Tribune.

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