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Simbang Gabi will be celebrated in Tampa in 2015! This year, nine churches in the Tampa Bay Area will be participating in this nine-day novena mass anticipating the coming of Christmas

The Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church stands out as a gem within the heart of historic Ybor City. As beautiful as it is historically significant, OLPH, as we call it, offers a meaningful refuge for a number of devotees composed of mostly Italian, Filipino and Latino communities in the Tampa Bay Area. It is also a perfect venue for religious rites such as weddings, quinceaneras and others.

Organist Sylvia Chai will be having a free solo organ recital in Downtown Tampa on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 3PM. The recital will be held at the Sacred Heart Church at the corner of Florida Avenue and Twiggs St.

Leche flan is a delightful dessert popular in the Philippines and, to me, it is Spain’s greatest contribution to my culture. I have always considered myself as a leche flan gorger but I never attempted to make it until the last holiday season, thanks to Google search and Youtube! However, I mistakenly used orange extract instead of vanilla but it turned out to be so much better. Masarap na pagkakamali, as our friend, Tita Isabel, termed it so I feel proud to share my recipe with you!