A word meaning “darkness” that is the title of the solemn chanting of Matins and Lauds for each day of the Sacred Triduum.  It is the most sobering and penitential time of the Liturgical Year, a roughly two-hour liturgy of meditation, psalms, and chants to help force us to focus on the deepest sentiments of the Sacred Heart of Our Suffering Redeemer.

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Traditional Tenebrae

To continue our tradition of preparing for Easter Sunday, a faithful group gathers at 5 am in the Adoration Chapel at St. Augustin’s to pray this wonderful Sacred Office of the Church.