Good Friday - Tenebrae Service

Tenebrae means “darkness or shadows.” This is the time we recall the passion of our Lord, the pain, the suffering and the grief which he bore for our sake. It is through the cross that our freedom was gained by Christ. We light candles which symbolize the last hours of Christ's life. As each candle is extinguished, we walk with Christ on his journey to the Cross until finally, only the Christ Candle remains. Finally, that candle too, will be extinguished symbolizing our Lord's death on the cross. As the bell tolls for each year of Christ's life, we wait in silence and remember. Following the service, we depart in silence and in darkness until we return to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord from the power of sin and death.