Tenebrae, or a Service of Shadows, was once part of the Church’s Divine Office during Holy Week. It is a service of psalms and readings, primarily from the Book of Lamentations. As the service ...

This ancient Holy Week service is a sung reflection on the death of Christ that employs darkness and noise. A Tenebrae service takes place in 2019. (photo: Flickr, 2.0 license / Courtesy of the ...

During Holy Week, amid all the new and artistic celebrations of Christ’s passion that come each year, Cindy de Jong looks forward to one tradition: the Tenebrae service, to be held this year at 11 a.m ...

Previously underappreciated ancient liturgies are making a comeback. One such liturgy? Tenebrae. In the Diocese of Columbus, home to 280,000 Catholics, some 14 parishes (including St. Joseph Cathedral ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook During Holy Week before Easter Sunday, Tenebrae is a ceremony in Catholic and several Protestant ...

A special event at Holy Family Catholic Church will keep people in the dark. “It is a very moving, somber experience,” Dr. Tom Bernard said of a Tenebrae service that will be held Thursday at the ...