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Tenebrae at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
« on: September 13, 2010, 09:09:58 AM »
Tenebrae at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis


     The name Tenebrae, meaning darkness or shadows, has for centuries been applied to early morning offices of Matins and Lauds of the last three days of Holy Week, which in the middle ages came to be celebrated on the preceding evenings. The most conspicuous feature of the service is the gradual extinguishing of candles and other lights in the church until only a single candle, considered a symbol of the Lord, remains. Toward the end of the services, this candle is hidden typifying the apparent victory of the forces of evil. At the very end, a strepitus ("loud noise") is made, symbolizing the earthquake at the time of the resurrection, the hidden candle is restored to its place, and by its light all depart in silence.

    This Tenebrae services is divided into two parts. The first part of the services is the moern Office of Readings (Matins) for Holy Thursday. Documents from the Second Vatican Council encourage the use of the Office of Readings and the other hours from the Liturgy of the Hours to be celebrated on the most solemn of days in the cathedral church.

    The second part makes use of the major elements from the ancient Office of Tenebrae arranged in devotional form. The Lamentations with their Hebrew alphabetical organization, Latin Responsories with their Gregorian melodies, the Benedictus from Lauds and the Lord's Prayer and Miserere which are softly spoken are all retained from the medieval liturgy.

















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