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Tenebræ (Latin for darkness or shadows, pronounced ten-eh-bray) is the name of the church service held after nightfall during the last three days of Holy Week, during which the candles in the church are extinguished one by one "to signify the setting of the Sun of Justice" in the words of Benedict XIV. The service is treated as a sort of funeral service or dirge, commemorating the death of Jesus. Following the opening, the service is divided into three sections, called "Nocturns".
Tenebræ (Latin for darkness or shadows, pronounced ten-eh-bray) is the name of the church services of [[Matins]] held for the last three days of {{CC|Holy Week}}, during which the candles in the church are extinguished one by one "to signify the setting of the Sun of Justice" in the words of Benedict XIV. Following the opening, the service is divided into three sections, called "Nocturns". They largely disappeared after the 1969 revision of the liturgy, but were traditionally observed on the eves of the day and thus Couperin's 3 ''Leçons'' were titled "pour le mercredi" (for Wednesday). As standardized in the [[Liber usualis]], the order is thus:


*Feria V in coena Domini ad Matutinum - {{CiteCat|Maundy Thursday}}
*Feria V in coena Domini ad Matutinum - {{CiteCat|Maundy Thursday}}
**1st Nocturn (3 lessons from {{CiteCat|Lamentations|Jeremiah}})
**1st Nocturn (3 lessons from {{CiteCat|Lamentations|Jeremiah}} ([[Lamentations of Jeremiah|1:1, 1:6 & 1:10]], each concluding "Ierusalem, convertere ad Dominum Deum tuum") with their {{CC|Tenebrae responsories|responsories}})
***1. ''In monte oliveti''
***1. ''Quomodo sedet'' & ''[[In monte Oliveti]]''
***2. ''Tristis est anima mea''
***2. ''Et egressus'' & ''[[Tristis est anima mea]]''
***3. ''Ecce vidimus''
***3. ''Manum suam'' & ''[[Ecce vidimus eum]]''
**2nd Nocturn (3 lessons from St Augustin)
**2nd Nocturn (3 lessons from St Augustin with their {{CC|Tenebrae responsories|Responsories}})
***4. ''Amicus meus osculi''
***4. ''Amicus meus osculi''
***5. ''Judas, mercador pessimus''
***5. ''Judas, mercador pessimus''
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***9. ''Seniores populi''
***9. ''Seniores populi''
*Feria VI in parasceve ad Matutinum - {{CiteCat|Good Friday}}
*Feria VI in parasceve ad Matutinum - {{CiteCat|Good Friday}}
**First nocturn (3 lessons from {{CiteCat|Lamentations|Jeremiah}})
**First nocturn (3 lessons from {{CiteCat|Lamentations|Jeremiah}} with their Responsories)
***10. ''Omnes amici mei''
***10. ''Cogitavit Dominus'' ([[Lamentations of Jeremiah|Jer. 2:8]]) & ''[[Omnes amici mei]]''
***11. ''Velum templi''
***11. ''Matribus suis'' ([[Lamentations of Jeremiah|Jer. 2:12]]) & ''[[Velum templi]]''
***12. ''Vinea mea electa''
***12. ''Ego vir videns'' ([[Lamentations of Jeremiah|Jer. 3:1]]) & ''[[Vinea mea electa]]''
**2nd Nocturn (lessons from St Augustin)
**2nd Nocturn (lessons from St Augustin)
***13. ''Tamquam ad latronem''
***13. ''Tamquam ad latronem''
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*Sabbato Sancto ad Matutinum - {{CiteCat|Holy Saturday}}
*Sabbato Sancto ad Matutinum - {{CiteCat|Holy Saturday}}
**First nocturn (3 lessons from {{CiteCat|Lamentations|Jeremiah}})
**First nocturn (3 lessons from {{CiteCat|Lamentations|Jeremiah}})
***21. ''Sicut ovis''
***21. ''Misericodiae Domini'' ([[Lamentations of Jeremiah|Jer. 3:22]]) & ''[[Sicut ovis ad occisionem]]''
***22. ''Jerusalem, surge''
***22. ''Quomodo est obscuratum'' ([[Lamentations of Jeremiah|Jer. 4:1]]) & ''[[Jerusalem surge et exue]]''
***23. ''Plange quasi virgo''
***23. ''Recordare Domine'' ([[Lamentations of Jeremiah|Jer. 5:1]]) & ''[[Plange quasi virgo]]''
**2nd nocturn (3 lessons from St Augustin)
**2nd nocturn (3 lessons from St Augustin)
***24. ''Recessit pastor noster''
***24. ''Recessit pastor noster''

Revision as of 04:40, 16 April 2019

Tenebræ (Latin for darkness or shadows, pronounced ten-eh-bray) is the name of the church services of Matins held for the last three days of Holy Week, during which the candles in the church are extinguished one by one "to signify the setting of the Sun of Justice" in the words of Benedict XIV. Following the opening, the service is divided into three sections, called "Nocturns". They largely disappeared after the 1969 revision of the liturgy, but were traditionally observed on the eves of the day and thus Couperin's 3 Leçons were titled "pour le mercredi" (for Wednesday). As standardized in the Liber usualis, the order is thus:

See also