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  before them, and used to provide light for reading the opening Short  Lesson and the Prayer for Light. From Easter Day through the Day of Pentecost, the Paschal Candle, if used, should be burning in its customary  place before the people assemble; the officiant then goes to a place close  by it to begin the service by its light.