𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆’𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘄𝗮𝘆  (𝗙𝗦𝗦𝗣)

𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆’𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘄𝗮𝘆  (𝗙𝗦𝗦𝗣)

𝗜. 7:30AM Tenebrae – Sung Matins & Lauds (approx. 2 hours). Holy Thursday. I. Thursday, April 2, 2026.

𝗜𝗜. 7:30AM Tenebrae – Sung Matins & Lauds (approx. 2 hours). Good Friday. I. April 3, 2026.

𝗜𝗜𝗜. 7:30AM Tenebrae – Sung Matins & Lauds (approx. 2 hours). Holy Saturday. I.  April 4, 2026.

𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘀-𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗲 

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One of the most interesting aspects of the devotions of the Triduum is the office of Tenebræ, the combined celebration of the offices of Matins and Lauds in the early mornings of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. The office is stark and simplified, lacking any of the aspects of joy normally contained in these Hours, such as the Gloria Patri, and including readings from the soul-rending Lamentations of Jeremiah. The office is sung in darkness (tenebræ is Latin for “darkness” or “shadows”), by the light of six altar candles and fifteen candles mounted on a triangular candlestick known as a “Tenebræ hearse”. The hearse candles are extinguished one by one as the psalms are completed until the topmost candle only is lit, and the six altar candles too are extinguished. The last remaining candle is then hidden behind the altar or a curtain, leaving the church in total darkness and symbolizing the hiding of the Light of the World when He died and was buried. Those present make noise by banging books or knocking on pews or choir stalls, illustrating the consternation of nature at the death of its God. The candle reappears and the noise ceases, just as Christ completed His work of restoring order to Creation by reappearing on Easter Sunday.

The Church, then, keeps company with Our Lady in the solemn silence that followed the death of Christ, looking in faith and hope for the new dawn soon to come. +

Source: https://fssp.com/good-friday-2/