Mike Wolanin | The Republic A view of the Paschal candle in its holder at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, April 13, 2022. St. Bartholomew Catholic Church Youth and Young ...

FLAME OF FAITH. The company’s Christus Rex candle is shown. Courtesy of Cathedral Candle Co. The Easter vigil on Holy Saturday brings the light of the risen Christ into the world. The Paschal candle ...

MOORHEAD — To those on the outside, it’s just a candle. To parishioners, it’s an Easter, or Paschal, candle with significance. But to Linda and Swede Stelzer, it’s a labor of love. For 35 years, ...

The Paschal candle is a large, decorated beeswax candle blessed and lit at the Easter Vigil, symbolizing Christ as the Light of the World and his resurrection, making it central to Easter liturgy.

A number of springs ago, I went to the Easter Vigil Mass with the joyous anticipation of Easter, though a bit muted. That year, my dad was journeying through what I knew — but did not want to believe ...

For most people, Easter is synonymous with eggs and bunnies.But, in the Roman Catholic tradition, the most distinct symbol of the festival is the Paschal candle, ubiquitous at midnight services all ...

The lack of artificial lighting during the Easter vigil can be a powerful aid to prayer, raising the question of why this practice isn’t done more regularly. Candles flicker in St. Peter’s Basilica at ...