Handsome Mr R at the doors of
Saint Joseph Cathedral
on Good Friday.

It was a reverent time to contemplate the

stories told in the stained glass windows.

{We were an hour and a half early.}

The candles were lit before the service began.

Each candle was gradually extinguished throughout the
"Tenebrae" as the choir sang, all in Latin,
of Jesus' impending death by Crucifixion,
until the cathedral was cast into total darkness
as the one remaining candle was removed.
We, the congregation, then provided the strepitus,
by loudly making a sustained noise by
pounding on the pews with our hands or books
until the last candle was returned.

The return of the single light symbolizes
His Triumph and Resurrection.
Happy Easter!
{photo five by flickr Irayholly}