Description

Beautiful, printed candle

Please note that we can personalize your Paschal Easter candle.  Contact us on orders@catholic-shop.co.za

This candle is made on order.  Please allow us 5 working days

The Paschal Candle tradition has its origins in the early church, and it is believed that Saint Ambrose made this candle prominent during the Easter season late in the third century. The term “Paschal” comes from the word Pesach, which in Hebrew means Passover. The flame of the Paschal Candle symbolizes Christ’s illuminating light, and His presence in the midst of His people.

The Easter Lily

History and tradition

A prolific spring-blooming flower, the pure-white lily has come to represent Easter. There is a vast and beautiful variety of colors and types of lilies, but the Easter lily is unique in its meaning in relation to Jesus’s resurrection. Easter lilies have a distinct trumpet shape, which signifies Jesus’s triumph over death at the resurrection. The white of the Easter lily symbolizes rebirth and purity. A popular legend says that in the Garden of Gethsemane, lilies sprung up from the drops of blood that Jesus sweated during His agony.