paschal (paskal)

[ over or to Easter. The whole nation of the Jews, who were then a embled to celebrate the paschal solemnity. Bp. Atterbury, Sermons, II. v. Paschal candle, or paschal taper, in the Rom. Cath. Ch., a candle ble ed by the priest in the service of Holy Saturday and placed on the gospel side of the altar, there to remain from Easter eve until Ascension day. To provide lights for the burial of the poor, in some churches the Paschal candle was broken, after Trinity Sunday, and made up again into small tapers exclusively for the funeral service of the poor people.. In old wills bequests were made for the same purpose under the name of "the poor light." Rock , Church of our Fathers, ii. 472, note. Paschal controversy, a controversy in the early church regarding proper time celebration Easter. Such controversies occurred especially in Asia Minor in the latter half of the second and in the third and fourth centuries.-Paschal cycle. See cycle1. - Paschal lamb. (a) over Among (Ex. xii.). the Jews, (b) In the her., lamb a white slain lamb and eaten pa ant, at the carrying Pa a banner argent with a cro gules (the banner of St. George, or simply an emblem of the crucifixion). This was an emblem of the Knights Templars, and occurs sometimes in heraldry as a bearing of persons not of the order. - Paschal letters, in the early church, letters IMG:content-2412.png:[blocks in formation]