The History Of Candles
According to A Handbook of Catholic Sacramentals, by Ann Ball (Our Sunday Visitor Books) , the practice of lighting candles in order to obtain some favor in all probability has its origins in the custom of burning lights at the tombs of the martyrs in the catacombs. The lights burned as a sign of solidarity with Christians nonetheless on earth. Mainly because the lights continually burned as a silent vigil, they became identified as vigil lights.
The Roman Catholics seldom use incense even though they have permission beneath the Common Instruction of the Roman Missal to use it in the following ways: At the entrance of a processional Mass (worship service) at the procession and proclamation of the Gospel Book preparing clergy, altar, cross, and congregants at the offertory placement of the elements (bread and wine) on the altar after the consecration (changing the components into the body and blood …
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