the paschal candle is lit in church every year at easter.
the paschal candle is lit in church every year at easter.
when is the paschal candle lit in church?
every year at easter
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a paschal candle is a large, white candle used in liturgies in western christianity (viz., the roman catholic church, the anglican communion, lutheran, and methodist churches, among others). a new paschal candle is blessed and lit every year at easter, and is used throughout the paschal season which is during easter and then throughout the year on special occasions, such as baptisms and funerals. 









































the equivalent of the paschal candle in the western orthodox church is the paschal trikirion which differs both in style and usage.









































section::::etymology.
paschal candle
guillaume durand, in his chapter on the paschal candle, does not mention the triple candle. in the sarum rite, only one candle was lighted. while it was carried in procession to the paschal candle, a hymn, "inventor rutili dux bone luminis", was sung by two cantors, the choir answering the first verse after each of the others. in the mozarabic rite, the bishop lights and blesses one candle; while it is brought to the altar an antiphon, "lumen verum illuminans omnem hominem", etc., is sung. in milan, in the middle of the "exultet," a subdeacon goes out and brings back a candle lit from the new fire without any further ceremony. he hands this to the deacon, who lights the paschal candle (and two others) from it, and then goes on with the exultet.
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