Tenebrae, or a Service of Shadows, was once part of the Church’s Divine Office during Holy Week. It is a service of psalms and readings, primarily from the Book of Lamentations. As the service ...

This ancient Holy Week service is a sung reflection on the death of Christ that employs darkness and noise. A Tenebrae service takes place in 2019. (photo: Flickr, 2.0 license / Courtesy of the ...

During Holy Week, amid all the new and artistic celebrations of Christ’s passion that come each year, Cindy de Jong looks forward to one tradition: the Tenebrae service, to be held this year at 11 a.m ...

A special event at Holy Family Catholic Church will keep people in the dark. “It is a very moving, somber experience,” Dr. Tom Bernard said of a Tenebrae service that will be held Thursday at the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook During Holy Week before Easter Sunday, Tenebrae is a ceremony in Catholic and several Protestant ...

A legend of horror cinema, director Dario Argento’s most famous film might be Suspiria, but he made his name in giallo, Italy’s pulp thriller genre. His 1982 film Tenebrae was more than just a return ...

Previously underappreciated ancient liturgies are making a comeback. One such liturgy? Tenebrae. In the Diocese of Columbus, home to 280,000 Catholics, some 14 parishes (including St. Joseph Cathedral ...