Tenebrae

Occurring at 7pm on Monday, April 11, at St. Maximilian Kolbe, the service of Tenebrae or darkness grew out of a combination of Night Prayer and early Morning Prayer. A series of Scripture readings commemorating Jesus’ final week, ending with his burial. At the end of each reading a candle is snuffed out, until the final candle, the Christ candle, is carried out, leaving the room in darkness. A powerful experience of Christ passion and death.