See also Paschal candle.

: This article describes the Paschal candle of the Western Churches.

The Paschal candle is a large, white candle used at liturgy in the Western Rites of Christianity ( Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, etc .).

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 flame of the Paschal candle symbolizes risen Christ as light of the world and his presence in the midst of his people.

The Paschal candle is sometimes referred to as the " Easter candle " or the " Christ candle.

The equivalent of the Paschal candle in the Eastern Orthodox Church is the Paschal trikirion which differs both in style and usage.

For congregations that use a Paschal candle it is the largest candle in the worship space.

# The cross is always the central symbol, most clearly identifying it as the Paschal candle

The Paschal candle of Salisbury Cathedral was said to have been 36 feet tall.

For churches that celebrate the Easter Vigil on the night of Black Saturday, the ceremonial lighting of the Paschal candle is one of the most solemn moments of the service.

The minister will trace the symbols ( mentioned above ) on the Paschal candle, saying words similar to: " Christ, yesterday and today, the beginning and the ending.

The Paschal candle is the first candle to be lit with a flame from this sacred fire, representing the light of Christ coming into the world.

Typically, the worshiping assembly in school then processes into the church led by the Paschal candle.

Deacon chanting the Exultet next to the Paschal candle

The Paschal candle.

Before 1955, the option existed of blessing the baptismal font on the Vigil of Pentecost, and this was the only time the Paschal candle would be lit at services after Ascension.

The Paschal candle is also lit during baptisms to signify the Holy Spirit and fire that John the Baptist promised to those who were baptised in Christ.

A pysanka, bearing the Paschal greeting in Ukrainian " Christ is Risen!

Easter eggs are blessed by the priest at the end of the Paschal Vigil ( which is equivalent to Holy Saturday ), and distributed to the faithful.

Perhaps the earliest extant primary source referencing Easter is a mid-2nd century Paschal homily attributed to Melito of Sardis, which characterizes the celebration as a well-established one.

One reason for this is that the full moon involved ( called the Paschal full moon ) is not an astronomical full moon, but the 14th day of a calendar lunar month.

The 14th of the paschal lunar month is designated by convention as the Paschal full moon, although the 14th of the lunar month may differ from the date of the astronomical full moon by up to two days.

After Lazarus Saturday comes Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and finally Pascha itself, and the fast is broken immediately after the Paschal Divine Liturgy.

The Paschal Vigil begins with the Midnight Office, which is the last service of the Lenten Triodion and is timed so that it ends a little before midnight on Holy Saturday night.

The first is when Jesus makes wine out of water, He went up to the Paschal feast-day, after which He withdraws and is found in Samaria.

Guillermi's version is mostly copied from other works with small additions or excisions from the papal biographies of Pandulf, nephew of Hugo of Alatri, which in turn was copied almost verbatim from the original Liber Pontificalis ( with the notable exception of the biography of Pope Leo IX ), then from other sources until Pope Honorius II ( 1124 – 1130 ), and with contemporary information from Pope Paschal II ( 1099 – 1118 to Pope Urban II ( 1088 – 1099 ).

Icon of St. Mary Magdalene holding a red easter egg with the words Paschal greeting | Christ is Risen.

Just as on the first Pesach night, breaking bones from the second Paschal offering ( Numbers 9: 12 ) or leaving meat over until morning ( Numbers 9: 12 ) is prohibited.

Rosemary and Darroll Pardoe, authors of The Female Pope: The Mystery of Pope Joan, theorize that if a female pope did exist, a more plausible time frame is 1086 and 1108, when there were several Antipopes ; during this time the reign of the legitimate Popes Victor III, Urban II, and Paschal II was not always established in Rome, since the city was occupied by Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and later sacked by the Normans.

* The Chronicon Pachale ( Paschal Chronicle ) reports that the Black Sea is completely frozen.

* Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Paschal II.

* Antipope Paschal III is elected by cardinals supporting Frederick Barbarossa.

The Triodion is used until the lights are extinguished before midnight at the Paschal Vigil, at which time it is replaced by the Pentecostarion, which begins by replacing the normal services entirely ( during Bright Week ) and gradually diminishes until the normal services resume following the Afterfeast of Pentecost.

The last liturgical service in the Lenten Triodion is the Midnight Office which forms the first part of the Paschal Vigil.

Paschal is credited with finding the finding the body of Saint Cecilia in the Catacomb of Callixtus and building the basilica of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, and the church of Santa Maria in Domnica.

Among Orthodox Christians, Sunday is considered to be a " Little Pascha " ( Easter ), and because of the Paschal joy, the making of prostrations is forbidden, except in certain circumstances.

Each household also brings an Easter basket to church, filled not only with Easter eggs but also with other Paschal foods such as paskha, kulich or Easter breads, and these are blessed by the priest as well.

When the Temple in Jerusalem was standing, the focus of the Passover festival was the Passover sacrifice ( Hebrew korban Pesach ) also known as the " Paschal Lamb ").

He also was clearly favoured by Paschal ’ s successor, Pope Eugene II, to the point where rumours were circulated that Valentine was really the son of Eugene.

Heartened by this victory, he lifted the siege of Ancona and hurried to Rome where he not only had his wife crowned empress, but he also received a second coronation at the hands of Paschal III.

This document was challenged by later historians as a forgery as Paschal ’ s relations with the imperial house never became cordial, and he was also unsuccessful in winning the sympathy of the Roman nobles.

The deacon also carries a special Paschal candle which is a single large candle whenever he leads an ektenia ( litany ) or censes.

Ralph also quarreled for a time with Pope Paschal II.

" Once the procession concludes, the deacon or a cantor chants the Exultet ( also called the " Easter Proclamation "), and, the church remaining lit only by the people's candles and the Paschal candle, the people take their seats for the Liturgy of the Word.

Yet another prominent spiritualist and trance medium prior to the Civil War was Paschal Beverly Randolph ( 1825 – 1875 ), of mixed race, who also played a part in the Abolition movement.

Although the principal conflict began in 1075 between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, a brief but significant struggle over investiture also occurred between Henry I of England and the Pope Paschal II in the years 1103 to 1107, and the issue played a minor role in the struggles between church and state in France as well.

Underground group Diamond District represent the vanguard as well as an underground rapper from ( Fairmont Heights / P. G. County ) born name Micah Paschal rap name MIKE. P also represent DC hip hop today.

For Christians, the central events of the Paschal Mystery of Christ, i. e., his passion, death and resurrection, also are obviously associated with Passover.

There is also a moveable Paschal cycle which is fixed according to the date of Pascha ( Easter ), by far the most important day of the entire year.

It is the birthplace of Pope Sabinian ; Pope Paschal II was also originally thought to be from here.

The Premonstratensian Rite was also characterized by an emphasis on the Paschal Mystery unique among the Latin rites.

( The Royal Beginning is omitted at All-Night Vigil and also during Paschal season, when it is replaced by the Paschal troparion chanted thrice ):

At the Final 9, Vecepia and Sean were able to convince Kathy Vavrick-O ' Brien to side with them against the alliance of 4, but they also needed the votes of Paschal English and Neleh Dennis to ensure a majority.

* Korban Pesach, also known as the " Paschal Lamb "

The choir enclosure and pulpit has Cosmatesque decoration, and there is also a fine Cosmatesque Paschal candlestick made in the 12th or 13th century.

Lyrics for all of the key songs are also included and the album has been remastered by Paschal Byrne from the original master tapes.