- Spanish for "rooster's mass", also Misa de los Pastores, “shepherd's mass”; Portuguese: Missa do Galo
- is the Roman Catholic name for the Mass celebrated around midnight of Christmas Eve
- Misa de Gallo in different countries:
- SPAIN - Spain, locals begin Christmas Eve by lighting small oil lamps in every home, then proceed to church to hear Midnight Mass. The most popular of these holy services is in the Basílica de Montserrat also known as Santa Maria de Montserrat, a Benedictine monastery built on the steep cliffs of the Montserrat mountain range. The Escolania de Montserrat, Europe's oldest boys' choir known for their angelic voices, graces the celebration.
- BOLIVIA - Bolivians attend Christmas Eve mass, and the celebration is followed by a sit-down meal featuring a traditional bowl of picana del pollo. It is a stew made of chicken with peas, carrots, and potatoes.
- PHILIPPINES - Simbáng Gabi (Tagalog for "night Mass"), is the Filipino version of the Misa de Aguinaldo and traditionally begins on December 16 and ends on December 24. The celebration is held at around four o’clock in the morning. Pope Sixtus V ordered that Mass be heard before sunrise since it was the harvest season, and the farmers needed to be in the fields right after the celebration. White is the liturgical colour
authorised solely for Masses celebrated within the context of the
novena; violet is used for any other Masses said during the day, as
these are still considered part of the Advent season.
A well-known folk belief among Filipinos is that if a devotee
completed all nine days of the Simbáng Gabi, a request made as part of
the novena may be granted.
Similar to the Spanish tradition of lighting small oil lamps on Christmas Eve, Filipinos adorn their homes with paról, which are colourful star-shaped lantern. This is believed to have originally been used by worshippers to light their way to church in the early morning, as well as to symbolise the Star of Bethlehem. Paróls continue to be popular yuletide decorations in the Philippines, as iconic and emblematic as Christmas trees are in the West.
After Mass, Filipinos buy and eat holiday delicacies sold in the churchyard for breakfast. Bibingka, (rice cakes cooked above and below) and puto bumbong (steamed purple rice pastries, seasoned with butter, grated coconut, and brown sugar) are popular, often paired with tsokolate (hot chocolate from local cacao) or salabát (ginger tisane).
- PUERTO RICO - In Puerto Rico, the Misa de Gallo is only one of a series of masses during dawn called “Misa de Aguinaldo”. The name comes from the Spanish word for “Christmas box”. The masses are held for nine days and culminate on Christmas Eve. Puerto Ricans celebrate the mass by singing Christmas songs, which they also call aguinaldos. The more religious versions of these songs are called villancicos and the ones with a Criollo inspiration are called décimas navideñas.
- "Misa de Gallo" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misa_de_Gallo
- "Simbang Gabi" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simbang_Gabi
--------
NOTE: The images below are based on the Gospel readings.
source: panDasal & missalette
--------
16 DECEMBER 2014 (Tuesday) (White)
- Entrance Antiphon = Hear the Word of the Lord, O nations; declare it to the distant lands: Behold, our Savior will come; you need no longer fear. […OR… Behold, the Lord will come descending with splendor to visit His people with peace, and He will bestow on them eternal life.]
- First Reading = Isaiah 56: 1-3, 6-8
- Responsorial Psalm = O GOD, LET ALL THE NATIONS PRAISE YOU!
- Gospel Acclamation = Come, Lord, bring us Your peace that we may rejoice before You with a perfect heart.
- Gospel Reading = John 5: 33-36
- Acclamation = When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim Your Death, O Lord, until You come again.
- Communion Antiphon = Come, O Lord, visit us in peace that we may rejoice before You with a blameless heart. […OR… We are waiting for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; He will transfigure our lowly bodies into copies of His own glorious body.]
17 DECEMBER 2014 (Wednesday) (White)
-
Entrance Antiphon = Rejoice, O heavens,
and exult, O earth, for our Lord will come to show mercy to His poor.
- First Reading = Genesis 49: 2, 8-10
- Responsorial Psalm = JUSTICE SHALL FLOURISH IN HIS TIME, AND FULLNESS OF PEACE FOR EVER.
- Gospel Acclamation = O Wisdom of our God Most High, guiding creation with power and love: come to teach us the path of knowledge!
- Gospel Reading = Matthew 1: 1-17 (Genealogy of Jesus)
- Acclamation = We proclaim Your Death, O Lord, and profess Your Resurrection until You come again.
- Communion
Antiphon = Behold, the Desired of all
nations will come, and the house of the Lord will be filled with glory.- First Reading = Genesis 49: 2, 8-10
- Responsorial Psalm = JUSTICE SHALL FLOURISH IN HIS TIME, AND FULLNESS OF PEACE FOR EVER.
- Gospel Acclamation = O Wisdom of our God Most High, guiding creation with power and love: come to teach us the path of knowledge!
- Gospel Reading = Matthew 1: 1-17 (Genealogy of Jesus)
- Acclamation = We proclaim Your Death, O Lord, and profess Your Resurrection until You come again.
18 DECEMBER 2014 (Thursday) (White)
-
Entrance Antiphon = Christ our King is
coming, He is the Lamb foretold by John.
- First Reading = Jeremiah 23: 5-8
- Responsorial Psalm = JUSTICE SHALL FLOURISH IN HIS TIME AND FULLNESS OF PEACE FOR EVER.
- Gospel Acclamation = O Leader of the House of Israel, giver of the Law to Moses on Sinai: come to rescue us with Your mighty power!
- Gospel Reading = Matthew 1: 18-25
- Acclamation = When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim Your Death, O Lord, until You come again.
- Communion Antiphon = His name will be called Emmanuel, which means God-with-us.
- First Reading = Jeremiah 23: 5-8
- Responsorial Psalm = JUSTICE SHALL FLOURISH IN HIS TIME AND FULLNESS OF PEACE FOR EVER.
- Gospel Acclamation = O Leader of the House of Israel, giver of the Law to Moses on Sinai: come to rescue us with Your mighty power!
- Gospel Reading = Matthew 1: 18-25
- Acclamation = When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim Your Death, O Lord, until You come again.
- Communion Antiphon = His name will be called Emmanuel, which means God-with-us.
19 DECEMBER 2014 (Friday) (White)
-
Entrance Antiphon = He who is to come
will come and will not delay, and now there will be no fear within our land,
for He is our Savior.
- First Reading = Judges 13: 2-7, 24-25a
- Responsorial Psalm = MY MOUTH SHALL BE FILLED WITH YOUR PRAISE, AND I WILL SING FOR YOUR GLORY! […OR… FILL ME WITH YOUR PRAISE, AND I WILL SING YOUR GLORY!]
- Gospel Acclamation = O Root of Jesse’s stem, sign of God’s love for all His people: come to save us without delay!
- Gospel Reading = Luke 1: 5-25
- Acclamation = Save us, Savior of the world, for by Your Cross and Resurrection You have set us free.
- Communion Antiphon = The Dawn from on high will visit us, guiding our feet in the way of peace.
- First Reading = Judges 13: 2-7, 24-25a
- Responsorial Psalm = MY MOUTH SHALL BE FILLED WITH YOUR PRAISE, AND I WILL SING FOR YOUR GLORY! […OR… FILL ME WITH YOUR PRAISE, AND I WILL SING YOUR GLORY!]
- Gospel Acclamation = O Root of Jesse’s stem, sign of God’s love for all His people: come to save us without delay!
- Gospel Reading = Luke 1: 5-25
- Acclamation = Save us, Savior of the world, for by Your Cross and Resurrection You have set us free.
- Communion Antiphon = The Dawn from on high will visit us, guiding our feet in the way of peace.
20 DECEMBER 2014 (Saturday) (White)
-
Entrance Antiphon = A branch shall
sprout from the root of Jesse, and the glory of the Lord will fill the whole
earth, and all flesh will see the salvation of God.
- First Reading = Isaiah 7: 10-14
- Responsorial Psalm = LET THE LORD ENTER; HE IS THE KING OF GLORY.
- Gospel Acclamation = O Key of David, opening the gates of God’s eternal Kingdom: come and free the prisoners of darkness!
- Gospel Reading = Luke 1: 26-38
- Acclamation = We proclaim Your Death, O Lord, and profess Your Resurrection until You come again.
- Communion Antiphon = The angel said to Mary: Behold, you will conceive and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus.
- First Reading = Isaiah 7: 10-14
- Responsorial Psalm = LET THE LORD ENTER; HE IS THE KING OF GLORY.
- Gospel Acclamation = O Key of David, opening the gates of God’s eternal Kingdom: come and free the prisoners of darkness!
- Gospel Reading = Luke 1: 26-38
- Acclamation = We proclaim Your Death, O Lord, and profess Your Resurrection until You come again.
- Communion Antiphon = The angel said to Mary: Behold, you will conceive and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus.
21 DECEMBER 2014 (4th Sunday of Advent) (Violet)
-
Entrance Antiphon = Drop down dew from
above, you heavens, and let the clouds rain down the Just One; let the earth be
opened and bring forth a Savior.
- First Reading = 2 Samuel 7: 1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16
- Responsorial Psalm = FOREVER I WILL SING THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD.
- Second Reading = Romans 16: 25-27
- First Reading = 2 Samuel 7: 1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16
- Responsorial Psalm = FOREVER I WILL SING THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD.
- Second Reading = Romans 16: 25-27
-
Gospel Acclamation = Behold, I am the
handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.
- Gospel Reading = Luke 1: 26-38
- Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed (Nicene Creed)
- Acclamation = We proclaim Your Death, O Lord, and profess Your Resurrection until You come again.
-
Communion Antiphon = Behold, a Virgin
shall conceive and bear a son; and His name will be called Emmanuel.- Gospel Reading = Luke 1: 26-38
- Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed (Nicene Creed)
- Acclamation = We proclaim Your Death, O Lord, and profess Your Resurrection until You come again.
22 DECEMBER 2014 (Monday) (White)
-
Entrance Antiphon = O gates, lift high
your heads; grow higher, ancient doors. Let Him enter, the King of glory!
- First Reading = 1 Samuel 1: 24-28
- Responsorial Psalm = MY HEART EXULTS IN THE LORD MY SAVIOR.
- Gospel Acclamation = O King of all nations and keystone of the Church: come and save man, whom You formed from the dust!
- Gospel Reading = Luke 1: 26-56
- Acclamation = Save us, Savior of the world, for by Your Cross and Resurrection You have set us free.
-
Communion Antiphon = My soul proclaims
the greatness of the Lord, for the Almighty has done great things for me.- First Reading = 1 Samuel 1: 24-28
- Responsorial Psalm = MY HEART EXULTS IN THE LORD MY SAVIOR.
- Gospel Acclamation = O King of all nations and keystone of the Church: come and save man, whom You formed from the dust!
- Gospel Reading = Luke 1: 26-56
- Acclamation = Save us, Savior of the world, for by Your Cross and Resurrection You have set us free.
23 DECEMBER 2014 (Tuesday) (White)
-
Entrance Antiphon = A child shall be
born for us, and He will be called God, the Almighty; every tribe of the earth
shall be blest in Him.
- First Reading = Malachi 3: 1-4, 23-24
- Responsorial Psalm = LIFT UP YOUR HEADS AND SEE; YOUR REDEMPTION IS NEAR AT HAND.
- Gospel Acclamation = O King of all nations and keystone of the Church: come and save man, whom You formed from the dust!
- Gospel Reading = Luke 1: 57-66
- Acclamation = We proclaim Your Death, O Lord, and profess Your Resurrection until You come again.
-
Communion Antiphon = Behold, I stand at
the door and knock: if anyone hears my voice and opens the door to me, I will
enter his house and dine with him, and he with me.- First Reading = Malachi 3: 1-4, 23-24
- Responsorial Psalm = LIFT UP YOUR HEADS AND SEE; YOUR REDEMPTION IS NEAR AT HAND.
- Gospel Acclamation = O King of all nations and keystone of the Church: come and save man, whom You formed from the dust!
- Gospel Reading = Luke 1: 57-66
- Acclamation = We proclaim Your Death, O Lord, and profess Your Resurrection until You come again.
24 DECEMBER 2014 (Wednesday) (White)
-
Entrance Antiphon = Behold, when the
fullness of time had come, God sent His Son into the world.
- First Reading = 2 Samuel 7: 1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16
- Responsorial Psalm = FOREVER I WILL SING THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD.
- Gospel Acclamation = O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice: come and shine on those who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death.
- Gospel Reading = Luke 1: 67-79
- Acclamation = We proclaim Your Death, O Lord, and profess Your Resurrection until You come again.
- Communion Antiphon = Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel! He has visited His people and redeemed them.
- First Reading = 2 Samuel 7: 1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16
- Responsorial Psalm = FOREVER I WILL SING THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD.
- Gospel Acclamation = O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice: come and shine on those who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death.
- Gospel Reading = Luke 1: 67-79
- Acclamation = We proclaim Your Death, O Lord, and profess Your Resurrection until You come again.
- Communion Antiphon = Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel! He has visited His people and redeemed them.
