The Easter Vigil begins in darkness, symbolizing the world before Christ, and is illuminated by the outdoor lighting of the Paschal Candle — reminding all that Jesus is the Light of the World. The ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As the lights of St. Peter's Basilica were extinguished and silence settled through the sprawling interior, a single flame -- the paschal candle -- pierced through the gloom, ...

Credit: Zosia Czubak The Paschal Candle is seen during the Easter Vigil at St. Peter's Basilica, Saturday, April 19, 2025. Credit: Zosia Czubak The Catholic News Agency (CNA) Staff is a team of ...

As a newly ordained cleric, I did nearly set myself alight once, as I joined a group of worshippers outside a parish church for the lighting of the Paschal candles. Traditionally the first ...

It ends with the Easter Vigil, during which Christians prepare for the resurrection, with Christ’s victory over death symbolised by the lighting of the Paschal Candle. It is during this vigil ...

It begins in darkness, often with the lighting of the Paschal candle, followed by Scripture readings, baptisms, and finally the joyful proclamation: “Christ is Risen!” In Greece, the Resurrection Mass ...

After sunset, the Church prepares for the Easter Vigil. The Paschal candle is lit, and the faithful proclaim the Risen Christ, the light that breaks through all darkness. But before that light, there ...

Then the priest comes out with a single lit Paschal candle representing the light of Christ emerging from the tomb. The altar boys then receive the light from the priest and distribute it to the ...

The Easter Vigil is divided into four parts: the service of light when the Easter fire is blessed and the pascal candle is lit; the Liturgy of the Word; Christian Initiation when we welcome our ...

“The liturgy starts with the blessing of the Easter fire and the lighting of the Paschal candle, symbolising Christ’s light overcoming death. “The Vigil also includes multiple readings from ...

On Holy Saturday, the airline’s crew will welcome passengers on all domestic and international flights arriving in Greece with paschal candles.

When Father Francis Foley was assigned to St. Gabriel Parish in the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia, he was surprised to learn that the paschal candle blessed at the Easter Vigil Mass ...