@IamAshrone 16 December 2021 more from that month

First Day of Simbang Gabi

Blessed Thursday to all of you it is December 16th already and the start of Simbang Gabi. For us Filipinos, it is our yearly tradition and many are excited to come to the first day of the celebration. It is the long celebration of Christmas for all of us. And I am like all of them I am preparing to attend the first mass. But before that, I want to say thank you to my dear sponsors here on read.cash. You can check their amazing articles and all of them were worthy of your time.

Simbang Gabi

Simbang Gabi is a Filipino Tradition I was accustomed to. It means a devotional, nine-day series of Masses attended by Filipino Catholics in anticipation of Christmas. On **the last day of the Simbang Gabi**, which is Christmas Eve. (Thanks to Wikipedia). Many of us believe that if you complete the nine days of attending the mass you can have a wish on the last day and it will be given unto you. And when this occasion approaches the church is decorated for the holiday. Last night I already prepared my clothes for the mass and I went to bed early so I can wake up at the exact time and I won't be late for the mass. But my mother is advanced it was just 2 a.m. on December 16 and she was already awake I told her to go back to sleep because it is too early. I have set the alarm on my phone at 3 a.m. so I can still have my coffee before going to church. In the process, I can't go back to sleep so I stand up and drink my coffee before preparing for the mass. My eldest is still on the bed so I wake her up at 3 to prepare. And here we come excited to go to church but sadly that early there were no tricycles or any means of transportation the church is a 15 min walk from our house. We begin the morning exercise we leave the house at 3:15 a.m. and arrived at church 15 mins later and it was full already with churchgoers glad we find a spot near the altar where I can see and hear the mass. After hearing the mass we were set to walk again to reach our home but my daughter is not in the mood so we just buy some food outside the church and wait for an empty tricycle so we can be home safe and sound. Another thing that Filipinos want after the simbang gabi is the food after the mass. There were lots of vendors selling different kinds of Filipino treats. My favorite is ***bibingka and my daughter bought egg caldo or Lugaw with egg as we call it or rice porridge with a hard-boiled egg.***

Simbang gabi is the start of the celebration of Christmas for us. And we like to go to church to have a stronger relationship with our Lord. This is the time for everyone to renew their bond with Christ. Wishing all of you to have a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. Thank you everyone for always finding time to visit my humble article. Bless us all and be safe. All rights reserved @IamAshrone Lead image from sjtv.org All were given proper credits