Simbang Gabi begins nine nights before Christmas Eve with a Mass celebrated before dawn or in the evening of each day of the novena, in preparation for Christmas. The 17th annual Archdiocesan celebration and Mass, with the theme, “Halina’t Magdiwang sa Ating Pakikipagtagpo kay Kristo; Dahil Tayo ay Isang Katawan” (“Come and Celebrate as We Encounter Christ; For We are One Body”) will be held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Sunday. December 15, at 6:30 p.m., led by Archbishop José H. Gomez. 

Below is the full schedule for this year's events throughout the Archdiocese.

Sat., Dec. 14

  • Padre Serra, Camarillo, 5 p.m.
  • St. Dorothy, Glendora, 5 p.m.
  • St. Monica, Santa Monica, 5:30 p.m. 

Sun., Dec. 15

  • 17th Archdiocesan celebration at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m.
  • St. Catherine Laboure, Torrance, 5:30 p.m.

Mon., Dec. 16

  • Nativity, Torrance, 6 p.m.
  • Christ the King, Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
  • Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills, 7 p.m.
  • Our Lady of Grace, Encino, 7 p.m.
  • St. Cyprian, Long Beach, 7 p.m.
  • St. Kateri, Santa Clarita, 7 p.m.
  • St. Madeleine, Pomona, 7 p.m.

Tue., Dec. 17

  • Our Lady of the Assumption, Ventura, 5:30 p.m.
  • Our Lady of Peace, North Hills, 6:45 p.m.
  • Christ the King, Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
  • Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Montebello, 7 p.m.
  • St. John Eudes, Chatsworth, 7 p.m.
  • St. Mariana De Paredes, Pico Rivera, 7 p.m.

Wed., Dec. 18

  • Our Lady of Refuge, Long Beach, 5:45 a.m.
  • St. Bernard, Bellflower, 6:30 p.m.
  • St. Francis of Assisi, Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m.
  • St. Basil, Los Angeles, 7 p.m. 
  • St. Bernard, Los Angeles (Glassel Park), 7 p.m.
  • St. Clare, Santa Clarita, 7 p.m.
  • St. Francis de Sales, Sherman Oaks, 7 p.m.
  • St. Linus, Norwalk, 7 p.m.
  • St. Mel, Woodland Hills, 7 p.m.

Thu., Dec. 19

  • St. Bruno, Whittier, 6:30 p.m.
  • St. Basil, Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
  • St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Encino, 7 p.m.
  • St. Euphrasia, Granada Hills, 7 p.m.
  • St. Joseph, La Puente, 7 p.m.

Fri., Dec. 20

  • Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara, 6 p.m.
  • St. Anthony, El Segundo, 6 p.m.
  • St. Dominic, Los Angeles (Eagle Rock), 6 p.m.
  • Our Mother of Good Counsel, Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m.
  • St. Pancratius, Lakewood, 6:30 p.m.
  • St. Thomas More, Alhambra, 6:30 p.m.
  • Holy Family, South Pasadena, 7 p.m.
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Downey, 7 p.m.
  • St. Ann, Los Angeles (Atwater), 7 p.m.
  • St. Bernardine of Siena, Woodland Hills, 7 p.m.
  • St. Dominic Savio, Bellflower, 7 p.m.
  • St. Ferdinand, San Fernando, 7 p.m.
  • St. Frances of Rome, Azusa, 7 p.m.
  • St. Francis Xavier, Burbank, 7 p.m.
  • St. Gregory the Great, Whittier, 7 p.m.
  • St. Jerome, Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
  • St. Julie Billiart, Newbury Park, 7 p.m.
  • St. Mary Magdalen, Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
  • St. Thomas Aquinas, Monterey Park, 7 p.m.
  • St. Charles Borromeo, North Hollywood, 7:30 p.m.

Sat., Dec. 21

  • St. Lorenzo Ruiz, Walnut, 5 a.m.
  • St. Mary Magdalen, Camarillo, 4 p.m.
  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pasadena, 5 p.m.
  • Holy Angels, Arcadia, 5 p.m.
  • Holy Name of Mary, San Dimas, 5 p.m.
  • Nativity, El Monte, 5 p.m.
  • St. Anthony, San Gabriel, 5 p.m.
  • St. Brendan, Los Angeles, 5 p.m.
  • St. Elizabeth, Altadena, 5 p.m.
  • St. Ignatius of Loyola, Los Angeles (Highland Park), 5 p.m.
  • St. John Fisher, Palos Verdes, 5 p.m.
  • St. Robert Bellarmine, Burbank, 5 p.m.
  • St. John Vianney, Hacienda Heights, 5:15 p.m.
  • All Souls, Alhambra, 5:30 p.m.
  • Beatitudes of Our Lord, La Mirada, 5:30 p.m.
  • Maria Regina, Gardena, 5:30 p.m.
  • Our Lady of Refuge, Long Beach, 5:30 p.m.
  • Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Sun Valley, 5:30 p.m. 
  • St. Athanasius, Long Beach, 5:30 p.m.
  • St. Bede, La Canada Flintridge, 5:30 p.m.
  • St. Denis, Diamond Bar, 5:30 p.m.
  • St. Mary, Palmdale, 5:30 p.m.
  • St. Junípero Serra, Quartz Hill, 6:30 p.m.
  • Immaculate Concepcion, Monrovia, 7 p.m.
  • Our Lady of Loretto, Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
  • St. Augustine, Culver City, 7 p.m.
  • St. Bridget of Sweden, Lake Balboa, 7 p.m.
  • St. Christopher, West Covina, 7 p.m.
  • St. John Baptist de la Salle, Granada Hills, 7 p.m.
  • St. Thomas the Apostle, Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

Sun., Dec. 22

  • St. Lorenzo Ruiz, Walnut, 5 a.m.
  • St. Didacus, Sylmar, 4 p.m.
  • Cathedral Chapel, Los Angeles, 5 p.m.
  • Sacred Heart, Altadena, 5 p.m.
  • St. Finbar, Burbank, 5 p.m.
  • St. Paul of the Cross, La Mirada, 5 p.m.
  • St. Peter Chanel, Hawaiian Gardens, 5 p.m.
  • St. Rose of Lima, Simi Valley, 5 p.m.
  • Sacred Heart, Lancaster, 5:30 p.m.
  • St. Benedict, Montebello, 6 p.m.
  • St. Timothy, Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m.
  • Our Lady of Lourdes, Northridge, 7:15 p.m.

Mon., Dec. 23

  • Queen of Angels, Lompoc, 5 p.m.
  • Cathedral Chapel, Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
  • St. Joseph the Worker, Canoga Park, 7 p.m.

Parishes with full novena:

  • Annunciation, Arcadia, Dec. 15-23, 6 a.m.
  • Holy Family, Artesia, Dec. 16-24, 5 a.m.
  • Holy Family, Glendale, Dec. 16-24, 5 a.m.
  • Holy Trinity, Los Angeles (Atwater), Dec. 16-24, 5 a.m.
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary, Los Angeles, Dec. 16-24, 5 a.m.
  • Our Lady of the Valley, Canoga Park, Dec. 16-24, 5 a.m.
  • Precious Blood, Los Angeles, Dec. 16-24, 5 a.m.
  • St. Anthony of Padua, Gardena, Dec. 16-21, 23-24, 5 a.m., Dec. 22, 7:30 a.m.
  • St. Catherine of Siena, Reseda, Dec. 16-24, 6 a.m.
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Rowland Heights, Dec. 16-21, 23-24, 5:30 a.m. Dec. 22, 6:45 a.m.
  • St. Genevieve, Panorama City, Dec. 16-21, 23-24, 5:30 a.m., Dec. 22, 5 a.m.
  • St. Hilary, Pico Rivera, Dec. 16-21, 23-24, 5:30 a.m., Dec. 22 6:30 a.m.
  • St. Jane Frances de Chantal, North Hollywood, Dec. 16-24, 5:30 a.m.
  • St. Kevin, Los Angeles, Dec. 16-24, 5:30 a.m.
  • St. Louis of France, La Puente, Dec. 16-24 5 a.m.
  • St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Lomita, Dec. 16-20, 23-24, 6:30 a.m., Dec. 21, 8:15 a.m., Dec. 22, 6:45 a.m.
  • St. Martha, Valinda, Dec. 16-20, 22-24, 5 a.m., Dec. 21, 4:30 a.m.
  • St. Mary of the Assumption, Santa Maria, Dec. 16-21, 23-24, 5:30 a.m., Dec. 22, 7 a.m.
  • St. Peter Claver, Simi Valley, Dec. 16-21, 23, 5:30 a.m., Dec. 22, 8 a.m.
  • Blessed Sacrament, Los Angeles, Dec. 16-19, 23, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 20, 7 p.m., Dec. 21, 6 p.m., Dec. 22, 5:30 p.m.
  • Holy Trinity, Los Angeles (Atwater), Dec. 15, 21-22, 5 p.m., Dec. 16-20, 23, 7 p.m.
  • Incarnation, Glendale, Dec. 16-23, 7 p.m.
  • Mary Star of the Sea, Oxnard, Dec. 16-20, 23, 7 p.m., Dec. 21-22, 5 p.m.
  • MAST Sisters Convent, Long Beach, Dec. 15-19, 21-23, 7 p.m.
  • Our Lady of Lourdes, Tujunga, Dec. 16-21, 23, 7 p.m. Dec. 22, 6 p.m.
  • St. Barnabas, Long Beach, Dec. 15, 22, 5:30 p.m., Dec. 16-20, 23, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 21, 5 p.m.
  • St. Columban, Los Angeles, Dec. 16-20, 23, 7 p.m., Dec. 21, 5:30 p.m., Dec. 22, 5 p.m., Dec. 24, 6 p.m.
  • St. Elisabeth of Hungary, Van Nuys, Dec. 16-23, 7 p.m.
  • St. John of God, Norwalk, Dec. 15-23, 7 p.m.
  • St. John the Baptist, Baldwin Park, Dec. 16-22, 7 p.m. Dec. 23, 5:30 a.m.
  • St. Lucy, Long Beach, Dec. 15-23, 6 p.m. 
  • St. Philomena, Carson, Dec. 15, 22, 6 p.m., Dec. 16-21, 23, 7 p.m.
  • St. Stephen, Monterey Park, Dec. 16-20, 22-23, 7 p.m., Dec. 21, 5 p.m. 
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