Over 150 Filipinos in Cambodia joined their kababayans in the Philippines and around the world in ushering in the Christmas season through the celebration of Simbang Gabi at the Philippine Embassy grounds in Phnom Penh on 16 December 2015.
Fr. Roel Soto of Don Bosco Catholic Church led the Filipino faithful in the celebration of the mass and reminded them to be open to other cultures and religions because God loves everyone.
Before and after the mass, Koro Filipino treated the audience to several much-loved Christmas carols.
This is the 3rd year that the Philippine Embassy organized the Simbang Gabi for the Filipino community.
An enduring Philippine tradition that has become global with the Filipino diaspora, the Simbang Gabi started in the early Spanish colonial period as a compromise to farmers who need to be in the field at the crack of dawn. END
