Cardinal Cupich was the main celebrant during a Simbang Gabi Mass on Dec. 20, 2018 at Old St. Mary’s Church in Chicago. Simbang Gabi, one of the oldest and most popular Filipino Christmas traditions, is a nine-day novena to the Blessed Mother that culminates on Christmas Eve to welcome the birth of Jesus Christ. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Simbang Gabi: ‘Who is waiting for you?’ In the nine days leading up to Christmas, Filipino Catholics around the Archdiocese of Chicago gat...