Bishop Timothy L. Doherty will celebrate a Simbang Gabi Mass on Sunday, December, 22, 2019, at 2p at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Lafayette. A reception with traditional Filipino foods will follow.
Simbang Gabi is a Filipino devotion celebrated during the season of Advent. Traditionally it consists of a series of nine daily Masses leading up to Christmas Eve. Simbang Gabi draws on the leadership of the Filipino Catholics in the community to carry out these special gatherings and to share their devotional and cultural traditions.