GABI
A Light in the Darkness
on our last day or night of Simbang Gabi, we have a feast with lechon, Filipino-style whole-roasted pig, chicken adobo, empanadas, pancit, and assorted desserts such as bibingka, puto and sinuman. This year, we will not have refreshments or a feast after the Masses.” St. Michael’s Filipino Catholic community encourages all parishioners to celebrate this novena of Masses for the birth of Jesus. “This is a great opportunity to celebrate our diversity as a parish because it reflects the spirituality that we all share as Catholics,” Donna says. "Simbang Gabi is all about requesting blessings, worshiping God and praising the Birth of Jesus Christ. Our faith is all around the world — it’s not just within parishes, it’s within all of us Catholics.”
If you would like more information about Simbang Gabi, or to help out by hosting a novena Mass, please contact Donna Urban-Higuchi at 808-938-5137.
Advent & Christmas Schedule
This year there will be NO • Mary’s Tea (Dec. 8) • Las Mañanitas (Dec. 12) • Advent Penance Services
Dec. 16 & Dec. 23 —7 a.m. Dec. 20 — Bishop Silva presides, 9 a.m. Mass; Offertory procession w/parols, collection, & lei Dec. 21-22 — 5 p.m. Mass
Feast of the Immaculate Conception Dec. 7 — Vigil Mass - 5 p.m. Dec. 8 — Masses - 7 a.m.; 12 noon; 5 p.m. (will be live-streamed)
Las Posadas (Dec. 15–23; NO food) Holy Rosary to be recited at 6 p.m., except on Dec. 20, when it will begin at 5:15 p.m.
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Dec. 12 — 7 a.m. Mass; 5 p.m. Mass; 7 p.m. Spanish Mass (no food after) Simbang Gabi: (Dec. 15-23; NO food) Dec. 15, 17, 18, 19 (Vigil) — 5 p.m. Mass
Christmas Eve 7 a.m. (regular daily Mass), 6 p.m., 8 p.m., 10 p.m. (all in English) Christmas Day 7 a.m., 9 a.m. (live-streamed, both in English) 11 a.m. (live-streamed in Spanish)
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