Simbang Gabi Advent Novena:
The Commissioning Mass

Simbang Gabi ("Mass at Night") is a devotional tradition from the Philippines that leads up to Christmas, a "novena of Masses" in the nine days preceding the birth of Christ. The 13th annual Simbang Gabi Commissioning Mass and Parol Lighting will herald the beginning of the Simbang Gabi season in many parishes of the Archdiocese.
For information about plans and how to register for the Commissioning Mass, please visit: www.filipinoministrysf.org. 

St. Augustine Church, 3700 Callan Blvd., South San Francisco
LIVESTREAMED on the St. Augustine FACEBOOK page:
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BREAKING NEWS REGARDING MASS ATTENDANCE:  Due to the recent spike in COVID spread, this Mass will be held outdoors and livestreamed.  For information about plans and how to register for the Commissioning Mass, please visit: www.filipinoministrysf.org. 

For schedule of Simbang Gabi novena of Masses in a particular parish in the Archdiocese, contact the parish.

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Traditionally, Christmas Day in the Philippines is ushered in by nine days of dawn Masses. These came to be known popularly as Misa Aguinaldo or also known as the Misa de Gallo (“Rooster’s Mass”) in Spanish, and these Masses are also more popularly known in Tagalog as Simbang Gabi (pronounced SimBONG GaBEE), or “Mass at Night.”

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