Thursday, March 30, 2006
Tenebrae
On Palm Sunday, April 9, a Tenebrae service will be held at St. Paul's Cathedral in Worcester at 7pm.
This beautiful service of Scripture Readings and hymns symbolizes the temporary triumph of evil over good. One by one the candles are extinguished until only the Christ Candle remains. The Christ Candle is then hidden and there is the strepitus, a loud noise symbolizing the earthquake at the time of Christ's death. The Christ Candle then reappears, reminding us to look forward to Christ's Resurrection. Tenebrae is a great way to begin Holy Week and prepare for the event of Holy Week.
If you've never before attended a Tenebrae service, or if you haven't had a chance to hear the Cathedral Choir, please consider coming. You'll thank me for it.
This beautiful service of Scripture Readings and hymns symbolizes the temporary triumph of evil over good. One by one the candles are extinguished until only the Christ Candle remains. The Christ Candle is then hidden and there is the strepitus, a loud noise symbolizing the earthquake at the time of Christ's death. The Christ Candle then reappears, reminding us to look forward to Christ's Resurrection. Tenebrae is a great way to begin Holy Week and prepare for the event of Holy Week.
If you've never before attended a Tenebrae service, or if you haven't had a chance to hear the Cathedral Choir, please consider coming. You'll thank me for it.
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