National Catholic Register

With Shadow and Mournful Chant, Tenebrae Services Evoke a Powerful Reflection on Christ’s Death

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 ...
National Catholic Register

Tenebrae is a Treasure Hidden in Shadow

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 ...
The American Spectator

Tenebrae: An Ancient Liturgy for Modern Times

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 ...
The Conversation

Extinguishing lights and a great big bang: the ancient sights and sounds of the pre‑Easter tenebrae service

Easter is a time of mixed emotions. According to Church of England figures, up to a million people will go to church on Easter Sunday to celebrate the joy and hope of the resurrection of Christ. But ...
The Guardian

Medieval Chant, Tallis Lamentations review – 'hypnotically pure'

The ancient idea of music as "heightened speech" is nowhere better demonstrated than in the Catholic liturgy's chanted settings of the psalms: as a sober meditation on the Passion, the Tenebrae ...