Glossary: Paschal candle

The large candle placed near the Lord's table and lighted during the Easter season, placed near the baptismal font at other seasons and lighted for baptisms, and placed lighted near the head of the coffin at church funerals.

Source: A Dictionary for United Methodists, Alan K. Waltz, Copyright 1991, Abingdon Press. Used by permission.

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