Each Sunday at 9:00PM, the candles at Christ Church are lit, the incense is released, and the choir begins to sing. People come in and sit in near-darkness — listening to music and looking at the tiny flames. This is Compline. It's a weekly church service that attracts both Christian and non-Christian attendees. How did it begin? And what makes it so special?

Reported and Produced by Suraj Singareddy '25.

This essay is part of the Yale Daily News Magazine's Divine Issue. Read more at https://yaledailynews.com/blog/category/mag/ .