December 7th Celebration of the Liturgy at 5PM Mass at St. Mary church followed by a reception in the cafeteria. Please join the Filipino-American Catholic Community in a Philippine Christmas Celebration. Simbang Gabi is a Filipino Christmas tradition. It is a series of nine dawn Masses on the days leading up to Christmas. It begins on December 16th and ends at midnight on the 24th of December, when a Midnight Mass is held.