Good Friday Tenebrae Service
Friday, April 10, 2020
7:00 p.m.
Featuring Maestro Luis Haza, violinist
The Service of Tenebrae has been practiced by the church since medieval times. Once a service for the monastic community, Tenebrae later became an important part of the worship of the church and is now celebrated by Christians around the world during Holy Week.
Tenebrae, meaning “darkness” or “shadows,” is a prolonged meditation on Christ’s suffering. The purpose of the service is to recreate the betrayal, abandonment, and agony of the events of Christ’s passion. It is left unfinished, because the story isn’t complete until Easter Day.
Worshipers enter humbly, worship, and leave quietly meditating on the suffering of Christ for their salvation.
Friday, April 10, 2020
7:00 p.m.
Featuring Maestro Luis Haza, violinist
The Service of Tenebrae has been practiced by the church since medieval times. Once a service for the monastic community, Tenebrae later became an important part of the worship of the church and is now celebrated by Christians around the world during Holy Week.
Tenebrae, meaning “darkness” or “shadows,” is a prolonged meditation on Christ’s suffering. The purpose of the service is to recreate the betrayal, abandonment, and agony of the events of Christ’s passion. It is left unfinished, because the story isn’t complete until Easter Day.
Worshipers enter humbly, worship, and leave quietly meditating on the suffering of Christ for their salvation.
