On Christmas Eve, the last candle of Advent is lit. The Christ Candle. It is one of the most well attended church services of the year. At the church I attend, the 11 p.m. candlelight service is ...

Purple is used to symbolize the love that comes through Christ. This third Advent candle represents the joy that the shepherds felt when they found out about the coming of the Messiah. It is also ...

Traditionally, the Advent wreath with its four candles and sometimes a central fifth, the Christ candle, is lit on Christmas Eve. The candles remind believers of the light Jesus brings into the ...

A fifth, white candle known as the Christ candle sometimes sits unlit in the center of the wreath; it is only lit on Christmas Eve. Another German Advent tradition is the Advent calendar.

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 ...

"The advent wreath with the Christ candle in the center emulates (the light of Christ). Then we take that candle and light everyone's candle from that light, and you can see the light on their faces.

A candle was lit for each name as well ... organized by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, which is based at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, HomeAid Orange ...

cascading the church in darkness until only one candle remains, the Christ candle, said Pothier. Following a hymn about Jesus' acceptance of death, the Christ candle is taken to a side room ...