Office of Holy Thursday: arrival of the choir and the celebrant, Mgr WachAt the end of each psalm, the sacristan extinguishes one of the fifteen candles of the triangular candelabrum.The cantors.The first three lessons, taken from the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah, are sung in a particular tone.The readers succeed one another to sing one of the nine lessonsThe readers succeed one another to sing one of the nine lessonsThe last candle, which is never extinguished, symbolizes Christ.Extinguishing of all lights during the singing of the BenedictusThe last candle is hidden behind the altar to evoke the darkness of the crucifixion. After the singing of the Christus factus est and the great noise evoking the earthquake of Good Friday, the candle is made visible, thus symbolizing the Resurrection of Our Lord.The Office of Good Friday: the ceremony proceeds as on previous days, but the altar is stripped.The schola sings the responsories that follow each lesson.The Office of Holy Saturday: only the Cross is unveiled.
