PASAY CITY, Dec. 24 The global pandemic has changed the way the Cultural Center of the Philippines celebrated the Simbang Gabi. What used to be a live mass celebration at the CCP Main Theater became a virtual gathering of the Catholic faithfuls.
While the COVID-19 situation upended many traditions that draw large gatherings, it also presented an opportunity to CCP to partner with different parishes all over the country which shared how they celebrate this time-honored tradition through the dawn masses from December 16 to 24.
The Albay Cathedral) in Legazpi City
It also allows the Filipino people to hear the Christmas Eve Mass from Bicol, one of the provinces affected by typhoons, and the Christmas Day Mass all the way from Rome.
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Nothing should shake the fundamental pillars of the Catholic faithful and hinder the time-honored Filipino traditions, especially during this trying time.
Here, we asked the parishes who are participating in this year’s
CCP Simbang Gabi, which has taken a different course by migrating to the digital platform, on their messages for the Filipino people.
“May this Simbang Gabi / Misa de Gallo be a source of inspiration and hope for all of us, a reminder of the beauty and importance of our Filipino cultural traditions and the strong faith of our ancestors in God, that like them, may we continue to pray and ask for God’s pardon and mercy, and His most powerful protection and blessing for our country, that the light of Christ may banish the evils, the threats our country is currently facing and may Jesus Christ continue to be the pillar and strength of the Fili
PASAY CITY, Dec. 17 When he received the invitation from the Cultural Center of the Philippines to participate in its virtual Simbang Gabi project, Father James Narisma, Cssr, the rector of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Redemptorist) Church in Iligan City, was quite hesitant.
“I asked myself and my other companions here in our religious community, why us? There are more beautiful churches and good livestreaming facilities in Mindanao,” shared Fr. Narisma, who had a change of heart later on, believing that this is God’s way for the people to witness the gospel values.
This year, due to the current situation, the CCP decided to migrate its annual tradition of Simbang Gabi to the digital platform. While at it, the Center ambitiously seizes the opportunity to reach out and partner with different parishes all over the Philippines to bring this time-honored tradition to every Filipino home here and abroad.
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Simbang Gabi goes digital
FOR the last 15 years, it has been a tradition at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) to hold
Simbang Gabi when the Christmas season comes. For the Center, holding the novena (nine) masses is no ordinary program, but a special event that needs careful and meticulous planning. The dawn masses would be held at the CCP Main Ramp, while the
Misa de Aguinaldo (Christmas Eve Mass) at the Main Theater, with performances from resident companies, would draw a capacity crowd, spilling over to the Main Theater Lobby. But as the pandemic made such large gatherings impossible, the CCP Simbang Gabi 2020 migrates to the digital platform. The virtual