ASSEMBLE AND LISTEN
Dawn Mass / Misa de Gallo Reflection (2nd Day) 2nd Day of Simbang Gabi(K) December 17, 2009 Readings: Gn 49:2, 8-10 / Mt 1: 1-17 The first reading today has to do with what exactly we are doing at this very moment. We assemble … in big numbers … in glee … in excitement. For that is what Simbang Gabi is, year in and year out … a time to gather, a time together with family and friends, and a time for “puto bumbong” fun, and – there is no denying it … a swell time for text messaging galore! For many young people, it is also a time to date without having to spend money … a time for some legitimate-looking chaste intimacy, near enough the church to make one feel one has gone to church, but far enough from the sanctuary to be left alone in semi-intimate encounter, and still go home with stories about how cool the priest presider is, or how boring, or how old-fashioned as the case may be. It is a fact that church-goers increase dramatically during Simbang Gabi. But whatever your reason for b...