Tenebrae is an adoration service that is held during the three days preceding Easter Day. The service contains sorrowful readings and the gradual extinguishing of candles. This results in total darkness near the end of the service. This symbolizes the expiring of Jesus on the cross.
Every year the senior class presides over the ceremony. This is one of many senior privileges that they look forward to. Senior Sonny Stanley said he is looking forward to this opportunity, “I am excited, yet nervous”. Mekenna McDonald mentioned that although it can be “an uneasy feeling, it is so peaceful and calming at the same time”. Bella Diehl finds “a deep connection to God and opportunity to pray with God”.