TENEBRAE IS LATIN FOR “SHADOWS”

A Tenebrae service is an ancient service dating back to the third century. It commemorates Good Friday by placing us inside Jesus’s final hours as we follow him into the darkness of the grave.

DRAMATIC READINGS

The service consists of seven dramatic readings of Scripture from the passion story in the Gospels that are meant to vividly portray the suffering, agony, and death of Jesus Christ.

DESCENT INTO DARKNESS

With each reading the lights are dimmed until we finally descend into complete darkness as the stone is rolled over the tomb.