The Paschal candle represents Christ, the Light of the World. The pure beeswax of which the candle is made represents the sinless Christ who was formed in the womb of His Mother. The wick ...

After the fathers lit their child's candle from the Paschal candle during the Mass, the pope told the parents to always keep the candle in their homes as a reminder of the day. "And when there is ...

In a Catholic funeral several symbols are used. The paschal candle, sometimes known as the Easter candle, is lit as a sign of the light of Christ. The belief is that in the darkness the light of ...