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 ...

One example is Raphael who is not called an archangel in the Book of Tobit though he claims, “I am the angel, Raphael, one of the seven, who stand before the Lord.” He is, however, identified ...

Candles were first mentioned in Biblical times, as early as the tenth century BCE. These early candles were made of wicks stuck into containers filled with a flammable material. The first dipped ...

O Commanders of the Heavenly Host, we the unworthy beseech you, that through your entreaties you will fortify us, guarding us in the shelter of the wings of your ethereal glory, even as we fervently ...

Candlesticks are so named because the rectangular shape and lines on either end resemble a candle with wicks. Each candlestick usually represents one day’s worth of price data about a stock.

There’s some debate about whether burning candles is bad for your health. Some people claim that candles release potentially harmful toxins. Long before the invention of the light bulb ...

Obsessed with quirky candles? Hand-painted candles (aka Instagram’s favourite interiors trend) are flooding our feeds right now and they’re really easy to make yourself – here’s how to do it.

Saint Raphael the Archangel School and Prince of Peace School, both on the south side, are tentatively scheduled to move into new buildings in the first half of 2026. Both schools operate now in ...

It is believed that the Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel was transferred to this day from March 26 so that it could be celebrated more festively than in the period of the Great Fast; and, in fact, all ...