The annual Good Friday trek started more than two decades ago when Father Joe Meno led his altar boys to the top of the mountain with a small, footlong cross. Since that first climb in the 1970s, the trek has grown to include hundreds of people, including a core group carrying a cross that weighs up to 800 pounds. Good Friday is the day Christians honor the crucifixion death of their savior, Jesus Christ. The annual Good Friday trek takes about an hour and a half, with stops at 14 ''Stations of the Cross,'' where prayers will be said. The procession from the Nuestra Se ora de las Aguas Church in Mongmong will begin at 6 a.m.
People can bring their own water bottles.
Water also will be provided along the trail. Ungacta said he expects more than 1,000 people to hike the trail. 1 p.m., Stations of the Cross. The Seven Last Words. The Passion of the Lord, veneration of the cross, communion and procession.