What do the two candles on the altar represent?
A. Stage left and Stage right.
B. The Gospel and the Epistles
C. They are the lights used to read the service book.
D. They represent the need to save electricity.
The most correct answer is B. Acolytes learn to never allow the Gospel candle to burn alone. So, we light the Epistle candle (on your right as you face the altar)and then we light the Gospel candle (on your left as you face the altar). The Gospel candle is then extinquished first at the end of the service. We describe the church as having a Gospel and an Epistle side.
If you would like to submit a question for ACE, please drop me an e-mail at rwcornner@aol.com or fill out one of the forms at church found at the back of the church and in the parish hall on the kiosk.
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