Votive
In the pre-electrification days, when the dying were cared for in their homes, vigils were held with various prayers and devotions. Candle light would also have been needed for The Anointing and Last Rites.
The candle used to light the other candles on the menorah or chanukiah is called the shamash.
vigils are the masses before a holy event
The shamash.
Lonely Vigils was created in 1981.
Lonely Vigils has 377 pages.
This would most likely be the Easter Candle.
The ISBN of Lonely Vigils is 0-913796-03-4.
The name Shama is mostly used as a boy name. It means light, flame, candle.
The nine-candle holder at Christmas is called a Menorah. It is used for Hanukkah. The ninth holder is called a Shamash.
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It's called the shamash (servant; helper).