How to put the candles in the Church

Who often does not go to Church and customs does not know, asks how to put the candles in the Church and in General, why do it? The custom is ancient and carries a lot of sense. The Lord commanded Moses to set the lamp number seven the lamps and light them in worship. It was one of the first commandments. The glare of a burning candle symbolizes the divine light that was brought into the world by Jesus Christ to dispel the darkness of human ignorance. A burning candle seems to be a human repentance and willingness to serve the Lord. 

Many inexperienced parishioners give probably too much importance to rituals and often ask a priest: "How to put the candles in the Church?" The main rules are simple and clear. First – it should be put in front of the icons of the Lord, His Mother or the saints. Candle – a small voluntary sacrifice to God to buy and put it in front of the icons should be with a pure soul, sincere faith and good intentions. Only then will the Lord accept this sacrifice and hear the prayer of a supplicant. If the person is just on the run will go to the temple and will buy even the biggest candle, set it down hastily, without emotional appeals and fear, is not pleasing to God and this candle is no sense of it. 

The Candle symbolizes a prayer and burning love for the Lord and the saints. Therefore, the approach to this action must seriously and thoughtfully. How to put the candles in the Church? First, going to the icon and candle holder, you must twice cross himself and bow, then light a candle and put it in a special candle holder. Then say the prayer, even in your own words, but sincerely, from the heart and again to the cross and to worship. A candle can be put before the image of the Savior, His Mother and beloved Saints to whom they pray. 

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If you came to the temple to seek Holy about some thing, you have to know how to put the candles in the Church and who to contact with this request. For example, if you want to pray for the speedy recovery of a loved one, it can be done before icons healer Panteleimon, the Holy icon of the Mother of the Savior “Healer”. If you want to ask healing from alcoholism-they have to deal with fervent prayer to the mother of God before her icon called “the inexhaustible Cup». About family well-being can apply, but the Mother of God, also the Holy Samona and Aviva Xenia of St. Petersburg. 

He Came to the temple, you have to remember how to put the candle in the Church, that it was accepted by God. First, it is necessary to come early, not yet started the service, then no one is to distract and not to disturb other parishioners. Second – if you need to light a candle for the repose of someone's soul, then the Church has a special table, called the eve. For health you can put in any candle holder. Need to burn a candle from another burning candle and if the candle holder there is no place you can put next. Candle can be placed not only please the saints, she can Express  gratitude for the help in any case. 

To decide where to put the candles in the Church, need to understand what prayer is and who to contact for help. If a person have a serious operation, it is necessary to go to the icon Panteleimon the healer or pray to the saints Cosmas and Domian, who in life were doctors disinterested, that is free of charge treated poor people. In prayer also we have to ask the saints to rule with hands of the doctor during surgery, and to pray for him. Prayer should come from the heart, with faith in healing, then the Lord and the saints will hear it. 

If the beginning of the service time failed, it is better to stand still during the service, and then to buy candles and to submit their requests to the Saint or of the Mother of God and of the Lord. Most importantly, this conversion was sincere, because many come just so, and suddenly will help? And putting a candle on the go, I think that this is enough. Living as you please, not respecting the commandments, many people go to Church, when some sort of trouble, as if performing a ritual. Grandmother said, go, maybe it will help, so went. Or come once a year, holiday, lit a candle and thinks he did a good thing and made clean before God. And because the Lord wants us to love and humility, the performance of its commandments, then prayer will be heard, and the Lord will send comfort to give.