We celebrate the anniversary of the dedication of the abbey church as a symbol of being ourselves temples of God, together the place where He is worshiped in spirit and in truth. The very architecture of a church tells a mystical story of Christ's love for his church/
Resurrexit Sicut Dixit! We don't take enough time to be joyful. Joy is not mere happiness, nor is it happiness despite the darkness around us. Joy is, in a sense, a Christian response to darkness.
The liturgy of Tenebrae (Latin for "darkness"), which dates back to the ninth century, is a special expression of Matins and Lauds unique to Holy Week. The psalms chanted during Tenebrae ground Our Lord's Passion in the context of Salvation History.