And now some space with which we would like to tell all our Filipino friends:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

And what better way then giving their rendition of the recent big liturgical bash followed by the mother of all holiday parties recently at St. Patrick's Cathedral in El Paso, Texas?

Simbag Gabi
ng
Pagdadamayan

Ang Lubhang Kagalanggang
Obispo Armando X. Ochoa, DD

At

Ang Sambayanang Filipino
Sa El Paso
Ika 17 ng Disyembre, 2005

Sa Katedral ni San Patricio

You can well believe that no matter how you translate this, it was indeed an impressive and inspiring ceremony, followed by traditional ankle-cracking log-dancing and good food and fellowship!

Unhappily, yours truly was still kinda burned out from the Posadas the night before, so I couldn't make it. But! I did make it in 2004, so I pretty well know the drill.