The Lights are on for Pasko sa Calbayog

The City Hall Stage and the facade of the City Hall

The Rosales Bridge

The Stage at the Nijaga Park

The road leading to the Obrero Chapel

The Party's over

The belen at the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral.

The longest Christmas celebration (which  proudly Pinoy, if I may add) officially ends today with the celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany. 


During today's mass, the celebrant gave focus on the three words said in the Gospel these words that best sum up of what is expected of us and our belief in God or the newborn child.


" . . . they were OVERJOYED at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They PROSTRATED themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and OFFERED him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh . . ."

an Niño sa palacio

The Cathedral with the lights still on after the Christmas Vigil Mass.

After the mass, the Bishop invited us to have Noche Buena at the Bishop's House (which many old folks fondly refer to as "palasyo"). What caught everyone's attention was the statuette of the Baby Jesus which was the centerpiece at the dining table.

The Bishop's Homily during the Midnight Mass

Here's my unedited video of Bishop Isabelo Abarquez as he delivered his homily during the Christmas Vigil Mass at the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral on December 24, 2011.

Pasko: an belen sa katedral

Bag-o yana an "Belen" sa Katedral. Ini donasyon ni Mrs. Tess Agoncillo ug iya familia.

Pasko: An Belen sa DepEd (Division Office)

it's Gaudette Sunday

Pasko: An Belen sa Christ the King

This is still part of "Pasko / Belen" series". Here are my pix of the "belen" at Christ the King College. This one was set-up near the entrance of the San Damiano Chapel.

Pasko: An Belen sa Rural Bank

As of tonight, not including the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, I have counted only three establishments in Calbayog with the Nativity Scene or the "belen" as a Christmas Decor - the City Hall, Rural Bank and Christ the King College. Here are my pix of the belen at Rural Bank.

An krismas tri sa plaza

Sugad san guinbubuhat sa Calbayog kada bulan san Diciembre sa nakalabay nga pira na katu-ig, guin hayagan na an Christmas Tree san Julio Cardinal Rosales Plaza.

Pasko: An Belen sa City Hall

Pasko Na! Sugad san nababatasan, may pipira nga mga opisina ug panimalay nga nagtikang na pamutan san ira mga dekorasyon. Sa sulod san pira ka-adlaw akun igbubutang sini nga blog an magkalain-lain nga mga belen nga guin plastar dinhi sa Calbayog. Para yana nga adlaw, mayda ko mga litratu san belen nga aada sa may City Hall Stage.