A Candle for Easter
Easter is the morning hope returns. Light a candle in hope, in thanksgiving, or in memory of someone you long to see again.
Guidance
A Quiet Moment This Easter
Let Hope Be Enough
Easter does not ask you to feel triumphant. It offers hope even when you are tired or grieving. Hope is allowed to be quiet.
Remember and Look Forward
If you have lost someone, Easter holds a particular comfort: the promise that goodbyes are not the end. Light a candle for them and for that hope.
Begin Again
The season is about new life. Whatever has felt dead or stuck in your year, this is a fitting morning to ask for a fresh start.
Prayer
An Easter Prayer
Lord, on the morning the stone was rolled away, you turned grief into hope. Meet us in whatever we are carrying this Easter.
Comfort those who mourn with the promise of life that does not end, and let your risen light give us courage to begin again. Amen.
Scripture
Verses for Easter
“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.”
John 11:25
“He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.”
Matthew 28:6
“Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
1 Corinthians 15:54-55
12-Hour Candle
A candle for Easter morning or the Easter vigil. Add a name and intention.
Light a candle24-Hour Candle
A full day in the chapel — the flame stays alight for a whole day with your name and intention.
Light a candle48-Hour Candle
Light it across the Easter weekend, from the vigil through Easter Day.
Light a candleFrequently Asked Questions
- What do people light an Easter candle for?
- In hope and thanksgiving, or in memory of someone who has died, holding to the Easter promise of life beyond death. Add a name and an intention like 'in hope' or 'in loving memory'.
- Can I light it for the Easter vigil?
- Yes. A 12-hour candle suits a single service or morning; a 48-hour candle covers the weekend from the vigil through Easter Day. It appears in the chapel within minutes.
- Is there a guarantee or obligation?
- No. A candle is a gesture of hope and remembrance, never a payment for prayer and never a promise of any outcome.