(Dec. 16) Students, teachers, and the whole educational community of the Rogationist College in Cavite gathered at 4.30 AM, for the first day of traditional Christmas Novena Masses. Called "Misa de Gallo" because it is celebrated at the break of the cock's crow in early dawn, it is also referred to as "Misa de Aguinaldo" which is a thanksgiving for the graces received from God. This time-honored devotional practice of the Filipino people resonates with the Christmas Novena handed down by St. Hannibal Mary to his spiritual Children.