Tenebrae 2015
Tenebrae, a Latin word meaning “darkness fell”, is that part
of the Liturgy of the Hours that was celebrated in the evenings during the
Sacred Triduum of Holy Week. The distinctice feature is the gradual extinction
of all the lights in the church as we contemplate the temporary triumph of the
prince of darkness over the Light of the world. The service consists of a
series of prayers, psalms and responses, and 3 readings from the Book of
Lamentation. The service concludes with
a great noise symbolizing the earthquake that followed the death of Christ.