Tenebrae service

Tenebrae A Service of Shadows. Readings trace the story of Christ’s passion, music portrays his pathos, and the power of silence and darkness suggests the drama of this momentous day. The word tenebrae comes from the Latin meaning darkness. It may be used as (1) a concluding service following Holy Communion on Holy Thursday, or (2) the evening service on Good Friday, particularly as the beginning of a prayer vigil lasting.

There are as many candles as there are readings, plus a white Christ candle.

In it are fifteen candles, fourteen darker natural wax candles and one white candle. The purpose of this page is to help you design one. The fourteen candles represent Jesus’ followers, the white candle represents Jesus. All Your Music Needs In One Place.

During the service , candles are gradually extinguished while a series of readings and psalms are recited and chante followed by meditative musical responses. Followed by an Agape Meal in the Manning Room (Trinity Church). Worshipers leave worship in silence to ponder the impact of Christ’s death and await the coming Resurrection.

Here’s a few things we did to add some creative ideas to the service.

Represent Jesus as a cross We had a smaller cross about 6. It’s meant to be slow-paced and reflective. During the service , different readers will recall the events that led Jesus to the cross, and we will extinguish seven candles, one by one, dramatizing the suffering and death of Jesus. Tonight we will experience only a small portion of Christ’s pain and suffering on the day of His crucifixion.

Join us for a service of dark and light, and reflections on the passion. The service will be live streamed on our channel at 7pm. This service , as the “Caeremoniale episcoporum” expressly directs, is to be anticipated and it should be sung shortly after Compline “about the twenty-first hour”, i. T en eb rae is a Latin word meaning “shadows, ” and begins with lit ca ndles which, one by o ne, are extingu i shed until we are in dar kness. He maintains the entire structure of the service , but shortens the readings and psalms. Scripture readings and the successive extinguishing of candles as the service progresses.

Various readings trace the story of Christ’s passion, the music expresses his pathos, and the darkness with the accompanying silence suggests the drama of this momentous day. ENTRANCE TO WORSHIP (Enter in Silence) Scripture Reading: Psalm 22:1–(Silence) Opening Leader: The Lord be. It involves extinguishing candles one by one as Christ goes through his passion. On Thursday, 7:00pm, FPC will be streaming a TENEBRAE service as the Maundy Thursday offering. You’ll recognize some of it since we’ve based it on the TENEBRAE that we offered three years ago.

This service will be a meaningful service calling us to introspection as we recall the passion of Christ.

The Latin name is translated as “darkness,” and it is a. John’s Roa Maria Stein. It is a service of psalms and readings, primarily from the Book of Lamentations. Welcome ~ Bienvenidos WELCOME TO WORSHIP AT CENTER CHURCH.

We are glad you have joined us for this service of worship and the fellowship of this congregation. It is a word that pointedly calls our attention to the scriptural accounts of our Lord’s crucifixion. Recent News and Posts.

Adult Sunday School June 14. TENEBRAE – Service of Shadows This article is from Issue of “On The Move,” a publication of new learning possibilities for churches, at one time published by The Joint Board of Christian Education of Australia and New Zealand.