Rediscovering Abos

In the Roman Catholic liturgy the readings for the first ‘Matins Nocturne’ of the triduum sacrum (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday) consist of the lamentations of Jeremiah, or portions of the Old Testament prophetic book of the same name. Often the lamentations are sung, which is why, along with the great responsories, they are musically the most important texts of ‘Tenebrae’.