Burning candles

[Blien]

I was wondering about burning candles with pictures of Jesus or a saint on it with a prayer on the back. I have one in my room that I burned. My mom is now burning one to Jesus. Does that help or is that bad? I remember as a child my mom use to get candles that she had blessed. She use to burn it all the time. She's lived a blessed life since she started doing that. I'm not saying it was the candle that made her blessed, but maybe that fact that she choose the prayer on the back to match her need. What do you think?????

God bless

Jacqueline

I don't know, for me its always been comforting. There is nothing in the bible about it but I can feel it spiritually comforts me when I light a candle and I'm focusing on God. Its like a homage... that's just me though. I'm not a catholic or have any catholic beliefs but I went to a catholic elementary and high school.

[Guest man]

I was wondering about burning candles with pictures of Jesus or a saint on it with a prayer on the back. I have one in my room that I burned. My mom is now burning one to Jesus. Does that help or is that bad? I remember as a child my mom use to get candles that she had blessed. She use to burn it all the time. She's lived a blessed life since she started doing that. I'm not saying it was the candle that made her blessed, but maybe that fact that she choose the prayer on the back to match her need. What do you think?????

God bless

Jacqueline

I think you want to get away from that practice.

As someone stated, it is a form of idol worship.

[irishcowboy]

Ok, this may be a bit off topic but...my Dad used to burn a candle for my Mum on the date she passed away and now I light one for may Dad on the date he passed...that's fine isn't it? Or does it have some pagan/undesirable background to it?

Actually Jewish people do that every year to mark the anniversary of the passing of a loved one. It is called the "Yarzheit." It is a memorial. They make speical candles that burn for 24 hours just for that purpose.

the candles you get at the Marriage Encounter weekends last 72 hours.....

a couple we know, used theirs to light their house with when they lost power two years ago..... candles are not bad in price, and you can still read by them if you have enough time to allow your eyes to adjust..... placing mirrors behind them tends to increase the light output, as does having prisms in front and around it (crystal chandeliers did this quite well) a single taper can put out quite a bit of usable light.

as for praying, well, i would have to know as to why one might need them, lighting them for a passed on loved one, again, what is the actual reason.... some might say to ensure they are getting into heaven, sorry, once they are gone, we can do nothing for them, it is between them and God.... to honor the day for them? ok i guess, but why not honor them in this life and send them flowers in this life..... do not put flowers on my grave, do not worry about me (is what I tell my kin) if you can not do that when I am alive, dont waste your money after i am gone.....

mike

[Iryssa]

I was wondering about burning candles with pictures of Jesus or a saint on it with a prayer on the back. I have one in my room that I burned. My mom is now burning one to Jesus. Does that help or is that bad? I remember as a child my mom use to get candles that she had blessed. She use to burn it all the time. She's lived a blessed life since she started doing that. I'm not saying it was the candle that made her blessed, but maybe that fact that she choose the prayer on the back to match her need. What do you think?????

God bless

Jacqueline

I think you want to get away from that practice.

As someone stated, it is a form of idol worship.

Is she worshipping the candle? That would be idolatry.

[Guest man]

I was wondering about burning candles with pictures of Jesus or a saint on it with a prayer on the back. I have one in my room that I burned. My mom is now burning one to Jesus. Does that help or is that bad? I remember as a child my mom use to get candles that she had blessed. She use to burn it all the time. She's lived a blessed life since she started doing that. I'm not saying it was the candle that made her blessed, but maybe that fact that she choose the prayer on the back to match her need. What do you think?????

God bless

Jacqueline

I think you want to get away from that practice.

As someone stated, it is a form of idol worship.

Is she worshipping the candle? That would be idolatry.

She's asking about burning a candle to a false image, which would be idolatry.

[Iryssa]

I was wondering about burning candles with pictures of Jesus or a saint on it with a prayer on the back. I have one in my room that I burned. My mom is now burning one to Jesus. Does that help or is that bad? I remember as a child my mom use to get candles that she had blessed. She use to burn it all the time. She's lived a blessed life since she started doing that. I'm not saying it was the candle that made her blessed, but maybe that fact that she choose the prayer on the back to match her need. What do you think?????

God bless

Jacqueline

I think you want to get away from that practice.

As someone stated, it is a form of idol worship.

Is she worshipping the candle? That would be idolatry.

She's asking about burning a candle to a false image, which would be idolatry.

Where did she say she was burning the candle TO the image? I'm sorry, I can't find that in her post.

[Guest man]

Where did she say she was burning the candle TO the image? I'm sorry, I can't find that in her post.

I was wondering about burning candles with pictures of Jesus

Different words, same meaning.

If the picture isn't involved, why was it even mentioned?

[Iryssa]

Where did she say she was burning the candle TO the image? I'm sorry, I can't find that in her post.

I was wondering about burning candles with pictures of Jesus

Different words, same meaning.

If the picture isn't involved, why was it even mentioned?

Um, because it's there. Having a visual reminder is not the same thing as idol worship.

[Guest man]

Having a visual reminder is not the same thing as idol worship.

It is if that visual reminder is not an actual depiction of God.

[johnnybigfish]

Having a visual reminder is not the same thing as idol worship.

It is if that visual reminder is not an actual depiction of God.

Hmmm,...It easy to know the answer to this...Its WHY you burn the candle...or incense....If youre doing it to please God, theres nothing wrong with it......When you sing in church..or in the shower...or wherever....Doesnt it sound better with musical instruments?...God likes it with or without the musical instruments, but the added instruments just make it more interesting, right?...Nothing sinful here...I dont think burning a candle in honor of a deceased parent, or with a prayer session is gonna send you to hell, thats for sure....Honoring someone is not the same as worshipping God...Honoring means showing respect...worshipping means,...well,...you know what it means..It means putting God Higher than anything else!

Oh yeh,...Candles for churches used to be made from beeswax( for whatever thats worth!)

your friend,

john