7.3K views · 103 reactions | TOMORROW: Psalm 27 (The Lord is My Light) from Laura Story Music and Jordan Kauflin Music! | Keith and Kristyn Getty | Facebook

In the darkened chapel during Tenebrae, the chanting of the Miserere resonates as a profound symbol of mourning for the death of Christ, echoing the sorrow of humanity and the Church at the foot of the Cross. This penitential psalm, sung at the conclusion of Lauds, pleads for mercy and forgiveness, uniting the faithful with the desolation of Good Friday. Following the Miserere, the Strepitus—a loud noise created by striking pews or slamming books—reverberates through the silence, recalling the r

9.3K views · 901 reactions | Opening antiphon of Friday Vespers. The Sisters look forward to the chanting of Vespers at the end of the busy school day. Friday Vespers begins with the the psalm of David, “Domine probasti me…”, “Lord, Thou hast proved me and known me…” #religiouslife | Sisters of St. Thomas Aquinas | Facebook