Pabasa (ritual)

A group in Magdalena, Laguna take part in the Pabása tradition.
An elderly woman chanting a verse of the Pasyon in the Kapampangan language

Pabása ng Pasyón (Tagalog for "Reading of the Passion"), known simply as Pabása is a Catholic devotion in the Philippines popular during Holy Week involving the uninterrupted chanting of the Pasyón, an early 16th-century epic poem narrating the life, passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.[1] The verses are based on the bible and practiced every holy week.

  1. ^ Pazzibugan, Dona. "'Pabasa' is for meditating, not loud wailing". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.