22/12/2025
๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ช๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ค, ๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐คโ๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐?
Every Christmas season, these terms are often used interchangeablyโbut Church history tells a clearer story. According to a Varsitarian article by Vince Alfred M. Pillagara, Misa de Aguinaldo is the proper liturgical name for the nine dawn Masses from December 16โ24, offered as a spiritual โgiftโ in preparation for Christโs birth. Simbang Gabi refers to the Filipino devotional practice surrounding these Masses, while Misa de Gallo is a distinct Spanish tradition originally celebrated at midnight on Christmas Eve.
Different names, different historiesโyet one deeply Filipino expression of faith and devotion.
Source: The Varsitarian (UST)
https://varsitarian.net/whats-the-difference-simbang-gabi-misa-de-aguinaldo-misa-de-gallo/?fbclid=IwY2xjawO2Pb1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFlRVpIaUJzckVBVXNnMlFwc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtwb0Xrasu1oU9xY44m-X3PS-YCcyw-O5kIowbTdvjMcCZ_1NsVRuLOB9crn_aem_HEYI59B0tiP3YWP2Nyz_OQ