A family in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City is continuing a tradition of ‘Pabasa’ during the Holy Week.

The ‘Pabasa’ is one way for Catholics to express their faith by singing or reading the ‘Pasyon,’ a book that narrates the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

The Mayno family started reading at 6 p.m. on Maundy Thursday and continued non-stop until 3 p.m. on Good Friday.

Family members switch places from time to time to allow rest.

For the family, the tradition is their way of sharing their faith with their community even during Holy Week.

Now the fourth generation doing the ‘Pabasa,’ the family intends to keep the tradition alive for the younger generation.

Catholicism plays a huge part in the history of Cebu as it was in the island where Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan introduced the religion to locals.

Every January, Cebuanos pay tribute to the Child Jesus through the Fiesta Señor and Sinulog Festival that draw thousands upon thousands of devotees from across the country year after year.