The rehabilitation of the soul - why put candles in the temple

Many meanings has this ritual of lighting candles. The light is a Divine light that brought into the world Jesus.

People's lives in sin and ignorance is the darkness that will dispel a Saviour. Candle and its light dispels the darkness around. Clean the wax from which candles are made, is a symbol that a person repents of their sins and ready to obey before God.

Speaking about how to put candles, you should start with the fact that it should be done automatically, but with awareness and with a sense of love in your heart, before whom is placed a candle. When you are buying in the temple candle, it becomes your voluntary offering, a symbol of your faith and love.

Put the candles for the health and for the peace. "For the dead" are usually placed in the Church at a special memorial table — the eve to honor the memory of the good man departed to the other world.

Candle "for health" are put on various occasions: in gratitude for something, help with a difficult decision, before a serious trip, risky and so on. Often the question arises: what are the icons and what Saint to light candles? Of course, the emotions and thoughts which is placed a candle.

With kind thoughts and love in your heart you can light a candle for the man and the icon of the Saviour or the virgin. Your good wishes will be heard. If you just want to light a candle for the person, to vissat special wishes, you need to decide what Saint to light candles. For example, if you are worried about a loved one suffering from disease, pray before the icon of the Mother of God "Healer", which you can put a candle.

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If a person stood on the path of alcoholism, the candle can be put the icon "the inexhaustible Cup". Knowing some miraculous properties endowed with a certain Holy way, you will know what icons to put candles to protect, save and help her family in difficult times and in difficult life decision. Often light candles to their patron Saint. If you have icons, you can put a candle and pray to my guardian angel.

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF CHURCH CANDLES? WHY PUT THEM IN THE TEMPLE?
Candle – a symbol of prayer burning before God and His blessed Mother, before the saints of God.

Candle – a sign of voluntary sacrifice to God and His Church and a symbol of involvement of a person to the divine light.

Burning candle – a visible sign that expresses passionate love, to favor someone put a candle. And if not this love and grace, the candles do not matter, sacrifice in vain. So put a candle formally, with a cold heart, it is impossible. External action must be accompanied by a prayer – even the simplest, in your own words.

SYMBOLIZING SET BEFORE THE ICON OF THE CANDLE?
The candle flame symbolizes eternity, prayer to God, to the Mother of God, to the saints. Fire always goes up, no matter how tilted the candle, so people in all circumstances all your thoughts and feelings must turn to God.

WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO PUT THE CANDLES?
Came to the temple to light candles before the service. It is not good to disturb the order in the temple, passing candles during worship or to squeeze up to the candlestick, distracting the worshipers. Late to the Liturgy should put candles after it.

HOW TO LIGHT A CANDLE?
Candles are lit one from another, burning, and put in the socket of the candlestick. The candle needs to stand up straight. Should not be used in the temple matches and lighters, if the candlesticks are already burning candles. You should not light a candle from the lamp, so as not to drip wax into the oil, or not to accidentally extinguish the lamp.

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WHO AND HOW MANY CANDLES SHOULD BE PUT?
There are no binding rules, where and how much to put candles. Their purchase is a voluntary offering to God.
The first well to light a candle for the "holiday" (a Central lectern), or a revered icon of the temple, then to the relics of the Saint (if they are available in the temple), and then the health (any icon) or the rest (on the eve – a square or rectangular table with a Crucifix).

IS IT POSSIBLE TO PUT A CANDLE ON A CANDLESTICK, IF IT IS ALREADY NOWHERE TO PUT?
And it should be done. Doing wrong to those who put candles, two in one cell or relieves someone else's candle to put your.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO KEEP A LIGHTED CANDLE IN HAND AND STAND WITH HER?
With candles it is customary to stand at the funeral service, during the service of Matins the Great Heel. Bosgiraud candles and served, but this tradition has mostly preserved only for priests. With a lighted candle should be treated with caution: ensure the wax does not drip on the floor, and not to accidentally ignited the clothes on the man standing in front. The rest of the time it is correct to put a candle on a candlestick, which is specially designed for this purpose. The Church must observe the established order, not to do what they want.

WHO PUT A CANDLE ON THE ABSOLUTION? WHAT TO READ ABOUT THE REMISSION OF SINS?
Sins require a Confession after a sincere and detailed confession of all of them in the presence of a priest and read them this prayer. The candle is a symbol, by itself it does not absolve from sins and do not connect with God.

WHAT A SAINT IT IS BETTER TO LIGHT A CANDLE FOR FAMILY DISCORD WHEN A HUSBAND WANTS TO LEAVE THE FAMILY?
About family well-being pray to the Mother of God, the Holy Guria, Samona and Aviva, the Holy blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg.
It is also helpful to remember and understand his guilt towards her husband, to beg forgiveness, try to reconcile.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO PUT A CANDLE ON NAKRASANA NEWBORN CHILD WHO IS SICK?
Pray for unbaptized his personal prayer and put them candle can not only write their names in the Church notes, as the Church of the unbaptized does not pray.

Sick child it is necessary as soon as possible to baptize. If the child is seriously ill, you can call a priest to your home or hospital. In the Sacrament of Baptism the child will receive special grace, which will help him. If the child dies unbaptized, the parents would sin. A baptized child to the sacraments, and to order prayers for the dead, prayers for the health is the first help in sickness.

WHO PUT A CANDLE ABOUT A MAN WHO IS ADDICTED TO DRUGS?
Deliverance from this passion, to pray and to light a candle in front of icons of the Mother of God "inexhaustible Cup", the Martyr Boniface, John of Kronstadt.

WHO PUT A CANDLE, IF A CHILD IS SERIOUSLY ILL?
A candle can be put to any icon: the Lord Jesus Christ, the Mother of God, saints of God.

In addition, we must know that the child's illness for the whole family a time of prayer and repentance. It stimulates spiritual life. The baby should be given Holy water to wash him with this water. And the most important is the communion of the sick child of the Holy communion. Communion can be both at home and in the hospital and in the temple, depending on the condition of the baby. If the child already knows how to pray, let him do it himself, if able, the parents and godparents to do it for him. And, of course, a spiritual action must be combined with treatment that will be able to recommend a professional doctor.

WHICH ICON IS BETTER TO LIGHT A CANDLE BEFORE THE UPCOMING SURGERY?
You can put candles and pray to the Holy great Martyr and healer Panteleimon, Holy doctors of the unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian. And still it is necessary to prepare for Confession and Communion, book of prayer for the successful outcome of the operation, to know the doctor's name and pray that his hand was ruled by a Lord.

CAN I LIGHT A CANDLE FOR THE HEALTH OF HIMSELF?
Of course, you can put candles and pray for their health. The candle is a symbol of prayerful appeal to God. Most of the prayers composed from the first person.

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CAN A PREGNANT WOMAN TO LIGHT CANDLES FOR THE DEAD?
To light candles and pray for the deceased can and should all.

WHO PUT A CANDLE ON WELFARE?
Who wants to get anything from God or from the saints, he should not only pray for them but to build their lives according to the commandments. Through the gospel God speaks to all with a request that was kind, loving, humble, etc., but people often don't want to hear about it, and ask Him to help them in business.

For prayers to be successful, we must pray from the heart, words, with faith and hope in God's help. And remember that not everything that people ask of the Lord, good for him. The Lord is not the machine that fulfils all desires, one has only to click a button that anything sent to Them directed for the benefit and salvation of the soul, though at times people think that's unfair.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO PUT CANDLES OVER A PERSON WHO DIED TRAGICALLY, AND IN GENERAL FOR THE REPOSE OF THE UNBAPTIZED?
To light candles and pray for the unbaptized, but to submit to the Church notes with the names of the unbaptized not.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO PUT CANDLES ON THE HEALTH AND REPOSE IN THE PASSOVER?
Put the candle on the health and repose, but of prayers for the dead in the Easter and Bright week, the Church does not do, they are transferred to the day of rejoicing – the second Tuesday after Easter.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO PUT CANDLES, BOUGHT IN ANOTHER TEMPLE?
Candles are usually bought in the temple, where people come to pray – it's a small sacrifice to this temple.

WHAT TO DO WITH THE CANDLE AFTER THE CONSECRATION ON THE FEAST OF CHRIST'S RESURRECTION? CAN I TAKE HER HOME?
You can carry home and ignite during prayer at home, and can be put in the temple before any icon.

WHY YOU REMOVE BURNT ONLY HALF THE CANDLES, BECAUSE WE MONEY PAY…
Due to the large number of people willing to put the plugs in they sometimes shoot not fully gogolewski. Don't be embarrassed by this, and that is not completely burned candle is extinguished after the service, the sacrifice has already been accepted by God.

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WHEN USED INCENSE? CAN I USE IT AT HOME?
Incense is used in Church for worship, and when the funeral service for the deceased, at the blessing of homes by the priest. You can use incense during prayer at home.

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