Paschal Candle Alpha and Omega, Small Candle 20 Pieces 8x1.6 cm Beige Lamb of God Cross Alpha and Omega S/N

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Beautiful Paschal candle, beeswax, stamped with red cross, alpha, omega, and Lamb of God, ideal for gifts or donations to churches and chapels, also for processions. Candle 1.6x8 cm. Quantity: Box with 20 pieces, Available for immediate shipping. Measurements: Height 8 centimeters. Diameter 1.6 centimeters. The 'Paschal Candle' is the candle that is blessed and lit during the Easter Vigil in the Roman liturgy on the night of Holy Saturday; it is a sign of the risen Christ and His light. It is made of beeswax, or at least must contain a significant percentage of it, due to its evocation of divinity. Such composition and importance are widely highlighted in the ancient hymn of the Exultet. Features The candle is renewed precisely in this ceremony, replacing the previous year's. Its size may vary, although it must be larger than the rest of the candles in the temple. It usually has a cross painted on one of its sides. History The candle was lit with the new fire and also served for the blessing of the baptismal fonts. Others attribute the origin of the Paschal candle to the columns of wax that Constantine ordered to be lit on Easter night, and some, to the custom of writing all the movable feasts dependent on Easter on a blessed candle. Later, these feasts were written on a strip of paper or parchment that was attached to the candle, as is still practiced in some cathedrals. The Sacred Congregation of Rites decreed on May 19, 1607, that the Paschal candle should be lit on the three solemn days of Easter, Saturday in Albis, and all other Sundays until the Ascension.1 The current liturgy indicates that the Paschal candle is lit during all ceremonies of the Easter season, that is, from the Easter Vigil until Pentecost Sunday, fifty days (eight weeks) later.