What does the large candle by the baptismal font signify?
A. Each year a new paschal candle inscribed with the numerals of the current year is carried in procession during the Easter Vigil on Easter Eve. The paschal candle stands next to the baptismal font, and is lit during the season of Easter, representing the light of Jesus’ resurrection. It is also lit for each baptism, to show that in baptism we share Jesus’ death and resurrection. Finally, it is lit at funerals revealing that in death our baptism is complete as we share Christ’s victory over death.
