Right after the procession of burying, the El Santo Entierro or Santo Sepulcro was brought inside the church, now dimmed with all the lights turned off. To set the mood for this religious service, the fluorescent lights were replaced with white candles, as people began to fill the seats of the church. It was around ten in the evening when the procession ended and the Tenebrae began.
Tenebrae (Ten·e·brae \ˈte-nə-ˌbrā, -ˌbrī, -ˌbrē\), which means ‘shadows’ in Latin, is a religious Christian service done every holy days of the week. This year, the Parish Youth Ministry (PYM) is the administrator for the holy event, ushering mass-goers to their seats, and even assisting the image itself to get in front of the altar.
With the whole DSPNSDA dimmed, the focus of attention of everyone inside the church goes to the Santo Sepulcro. An exchange of hymns and prayers was heard all throughout the diocese that night, paying respect to the image of the death of Christ. The Tenebrae ended with the bestowing of bottles of holy oil to the sick. Kristine Tuting
