The Filipino tradition of holding Holy Week activities such as "Pabasa" and "Caridad" is still alive during this time of the pandemic.
The Antipolo Cathedral has sponsored the "Pabasa at Caridad," a marathon reciting or chanting of the narrative about the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ based on the book ‘Pasyong Mahal’ of Gaspar Aquino De Belen, and the sharing of food for the participants and other beneficiaries of the Lenten activity.
Fr. Reynante Tolentino, shrine rector of the National Shrine of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage told Manila Bulletin that the activity has benefited many with food being shared with the Pabasa participants and others including the scavengers and street people.
Pabasa (reading) and Caridad (sharing of food) are among the Holy Week activities that have become Filipino traditions in homes or communities in many parts of the country.
The Pabasa is participated in by chanters holding the book of De Belen with the entire activity held overnight without interruption.
The cathedral’s "Pabasa and Caridad" can be viewed online through the cathedral’s Facebook page from Holy Monday until Holy Tuesday.
The online activity can be accessed through the link, https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=493882919081445