Candle used in liturgies of Western churches during the Easter season
This article is about the Paschal candle of the Western Churches. For the Paschal triple-candle used in Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches, see Paschal trikirion.
The Paschal candle of Manila Cathedral in 2024.
A Paschal candle is a large candle used in liturgies in Western Christianity (viz., the Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran Churches, the Anglican Communion, and the Methodist Churches, among others). A new Paschal candle is blessed and lit every year at Easter. It is used throughout the Eastertide and then throughout the year on casualities such as baptisms, funerals and some other special occasions such as the ordination of priests, taking vows or the Consecration of virgins, when the fire from the Paschal candle is carried with a wick to light another liturgical candle, as for example the baptismal candle.
The equivalent of the Paschal candle in the Eastern Orthodox Church is the Paschal trikirion, which differs in both style and usage.
A Paschalcandle is a large candle used in liturgies in Western Christianity (viz., the Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran Churches, the Anglican Communion...
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Pascha". In both Western and Eastern Christianity, Eastertide, the Easter or Paschal Season, begins on Easter Sunday and lasts seven weeks, ending with the...
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the icons (in Eastern churches), the clergy, the congregation, the Paschalcandle or the body of a deceased person during a funeral. Incense may be used...
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a-to-po-qo, "bakers", written in the Linear b syllabary. Near the end of the Paschal Vigil, after the Prayer Before the Ambo, a single large loaf of bread,...
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prescribed for the making of the Paschalcandle or "Easter candle". Beeswax candles are purported to be superior to other wax candles, because they burn brighter...
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sacrifice of the Mass, the altar cross, the Book of the Gospels, the PaschalCandle, the priest, and the people. Two double swings (and only at the beginning...
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