Paschal candle
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paschal-candle-203-11476872
title:
Paschal candle
text:
A Paschal candle is a large candle used in liturgies in Western Christianity. 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 eq
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description:
Candle used in liturgies of Western churches during the Easter season
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschal_candle
date created:
2002-06-11T23:41:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T16:53:55Z
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