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.
Photo by John Carlo Magallon for Daily Tribune.