It’s a week that runs the gamut, from the preparation of Maundy Thursday to the sorrow of Good Friday and Easter Vigil to the joy of Easter. Is there a part of the week that leaves you feeling especially close to God?
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At our Good Friday Tenebrae service, very close to its end, all the lights in the church are extinguished, the Christ Candle is carried to the narthex, and a solo tenor sings the first three vereses of "Were You There." At the conclusion of the song, we strike a gong as the strepitus, signifying the closing of the tomb. Then, after a word of blessing, we all leave in silence to await the Resurrection morning. Very moving.