Where to put a candle to your offender. Where to put candles for health in the church? Orthodox rules and the meaning of candles
A candle has several spiritual meanings: it is a voluntary sacrifice to God and His temple, evidence of faith, a person’s involvement in the Divine light and the flame of his love for the one in whose face the believer puts a candle.
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Praying for ourselves or for the health and well-being of our loved ones, after lighting a candle, we must definitely call on the name of that saint or saint, in front of whose icons we will place candles. For example, “Holy Mother of God, save us!” Or: "Reverend Father Seraphim, pray to God for me and for the servants of God (name)."
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If several candles are placed, then, as a rule, in this order: the Feast (the icon opposite the Royal Doors), the relics of the saint (if they are in the temple), for health (to your saint, whose name you bear, revered icons Mother of God and revered saints), for the rest (on the eve).
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Putting a candle, cross yourself and read the prayer:
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Before the image of the Savior: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner."
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Before the icon of the Mother of God: "Most Holy Theotokos, save us"
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Before the chosen saint: “Holy Pleasing to God (name), pray to God for me, a sinner (or name, for whom you ask)”
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At the image of all saints: "All saints, pray to God for us"
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Before the image of the Life-Giving Cross of Christ: “We worship Your Cross, Master, and the Holy Resurrection is yours glorify ”And venerate the icon, crossing and bowing.
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A person who accidentally, out of ignorance, placed candles about health on a tetrapod (a candlestick for funeral candles), has no reason for unbridled despair. By word Holy Scripture, "with God all are alive."
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To whom and in what cases they pray
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1. About the blessing of marriage- icon of St. Mother of God "Kazan", blgv. Book. Peter and Princess Fevronia of Murom.
2. About the patronage of those entering into marriage- St. Cosme and Damian
3. About the happiness of marriage- St. app. Simon the Zealot, Archangel Barahiel, St. Mother of God
4. About advice and love between husband and wife- St. Ap. John the Theologian, mchch. Adrian and Natalia
5. About finding your home- blgv. Book. Daniel of Moscow
6. About any family and household needs- blzh. Xenia of Petersburg
7. About childbearing infertility- righteous Joachim and Anna
8. About giving children- Prophet Zechariah and Elizabeth, St. Roman
9. If you want to have a male child- Rev. Alexander Svirsky
10. About the safe resolution of pregnant women and the birth of healthy children- icon of St. Theotokos "Skoroshlushnitsa", the icon of St. Virgin "Healer", the icon of St. Theotokos "Feodorovskaya", St. Melania the Romans
11. With a lack of mother's milk- icon of St. Mother of God "Mamming",
12. About children- icon of St. Theotokos "Search for the Lost", Forerunner and Baptist John, martyr. Varvara
13. About the upbringing of children in Christian piety- MCC. Sofia
14. About the development of the mind in children- Rev. Sergius of Radonezh, St. Cosme and Damian
15. On the welfare of children in society- holy. Mitrofan of Voronezh
16. Lost Children- vmch. George the Victorious
17. In sorrow for children, where they are and whether they are alive- Rev. Xenophon and Mary, martyr. Eustathius Plakida, martyr. George the Victorious
18. Sleep disorders in infants- the holy seven Ephesian youths
19. In the illnesses of infants- MCC. Paraskeva Friday
20. About patronage of children- right. Simeon the God-Receiver, martyr. Gabriel of Bialystok
21. About marriage and chastity- St. app. Andrew the First-Called, VMTs. Catherine, St. Nicholas of Myra
22. About salvation from violence- MCC. Thomais of Egypt
23. With female malaise and infirmity- Rev. David of Gareji, Fr. Hypatia of Gangaria
24. About arranging family troubles- mchch. Guria, Samon and Aviv
25. About intercession of widows and orphans- holy. Dmitry Rostovsky
26. About the well-being of the second marriage- St. Athanasius
27. About the imminent return of the spouse from a long absence- 40 Sebastian martyrs,
28. About help in everyday affairs- holy martyr. Vlasius of Sebaste
29. In trouble, sadness and sorrow- mch. Tryphon
30. About protection from the offender- mch. John the Warrior
31. About those who hate and offend us- first Stefan
32. About the reconciliation of the warring- icon of St. Mother of God "Softener of Evil Hearts"
33. About the appeasement of enmity between neighbors- blgv. Knn. Boris and Gleb
34. About help in poverty and need- holy. John the Merciful
35. Against sedition- Lord Jesus Christ
36. In fear of drowning- icon of St. Mother of God "Savior of the drowning", St. Zosima and Savvatiy, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
37. When bitten by a snake
38. From hunger- Hieromartyr Harlampy, St. Spyridon of Trimifuntsky, the prophet Elijah
39. About the conversion of the erring- Mother of God
40. From drought, thunderstorm, hail- Prophet Elijah, blzh. Procopius
41. About patience of illnesses and misfortunes- right. Job the Long-suffering
42. With various ailments and diseases- vmch. Panteleimon the Healer, St. Luke of Crimea, St. Spiridon of Trimifuntsky, mch. Tryphon, the icon of St. Theotokos "Joy of All Who Sorrow", St. Kosma and Damian, mch. Tryphon
43. For headaches- St. John the Baptist
44. With eye diseases- holy. Demetrius of Thessalonica, icon of St. Mother of God "Kazan", martyr. Lawrence, St. Alexy of Moscow, mch. Longinus Centurion, St. book. Vladimir
45. For dental diseases- sacred Antipe
46. With heart disease- holy. Iosaph of Belgorod
47. When dumb- Rev. John of Rylsky
48. With hearing loss and ear diseases- icon of St. Virgin "Unexpected Joy"
49. With chest diseases- holy. Dmitry Rostovsky
50. In case of celiac diseases, hernia- right. Artemy Verkolsky, St. Theodore the Studite, St. Seraphim of Sarov
51. For diseases of the legs- right. Simeon of Verkhotursky
52. For diseases of the hands- icon of St. Mother of God "Three Hands", St. John of Damascus
53. With fever, fever, heat- St. app. Peter
54. For leprosy and skin diseases- Rev. Anthony the Great, right. Artemy Verkolsky
55. When suffering from insomnia- Rev. Irinarch of Rostov, seven youths of Ephesus
56. With paralysis- Rev. Yakov Zheleznoborovsky
57. With blood disease- mch. John the Warrior
58. For boils- mchch. Cyrus and John
59. Cancer- icon of St. Theotokos "Skoroshlushnitsa", the icon of St. Virgin "Goalkeeper", St. Nectarios of Aegina
60. When the soul is overwhelmed with unbelief- app. Fome, app. Pavel
61. Desperate- holy. John Chrysostom
62. Despondent- holy. Tikhon of Voronezh, St. Ephraim Sirin
63. About the gift of repentance- icon of St. Theotokos "The guarantor of sinners", St. John the Baptist, St. Andrew of Crete, St. Mary of Egypt, St. Ephraim Sirin
64. From pride and conceit- Rev. Alexy, man of God
65. From the love of money- Rev. Theodore and Vasily Pechersky
66. From the disease of drunkenness- icon of St. Virgin "Inexhaustible Chalice", martyr. Boniface
67. When overwhelmed by carnal passion- Rev. Moses Murin, St. Euphemia of Novgorod, St. Mary of Egypt, martyr. Thomais of Egypt
68. With mental illness- St. Juliana Olshanskaya,
69. Strengthening in the transfer of fasting- vmch. Theodore Tyron
70- Rev. Simeon the Stylite
71. When possessed- Rev. Anthony the Great, St. John of Novgorod, right. John of Kronstadt, St. Savva Krypetsky, mch. Tryphon, St. Theodosius of Chernigov
72. When attacked by evil spirits, against the harm of sorcerers, magicians- Holy Martyr. Cyprian and mch. Justine, mch. Tryphon, Rev. Cornelius of Pskov-Caves, right. John the Russian, St. Mary of Egypt
73. From mental demonic temptations- Rev. Seraphim of Sarov
74. About helping soldiers- St. blgv. Alexander Nevsky, martyr. George the Victorious, blgv. Knn. Boris and Gleb, mch. John the Warrior
75. When imprisoned- vmchts. Anastasia the Patterner, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, St. Peter the Athos
About health or in any need, candles are usually placed on the Savior, the Mother of God, the holy great martyr and healer Panteleimon, as well as those saints to whom the Lord has given special grace to heal illnesses and give help in various needs.
Praying for yourself or for the health and well-being of your loved ones, after lighting a candle, you must definitely call on the name of that saint or saint, in front of whose icons you put candles.
How to light candles in church for yourself:
1. Approaching the icon, which is in your spirit (Virgin Mary, St. Nicholas or another saint), we are baptized 2 times.
4. Putting a candle for the health of ourselves (and / or loved ones), we pronounce the following words (what you like):
* “Lord Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner (u) (your name), I have sinned (la) without number, Lord, forgive me”
"Holy servant of God (name of the saint), pray to God for me, sinner (m) (or name, for whom you ask)."
“Holy Mother of God, save me!”- If we put 1 candle for ourselves and those close to the saint:
“Rev. St. (name), pray to God for me and for the servants of God (name1, name2…)”
*to his patron saint:
“Pray to God for me, saint (name of the saint), as I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and prayer book for my soul.”
*Guardian Angel:
“To the angel of God, my holy guardian, given to me from God from heaven, I diligently pray to you: enlighten me today, and save from all evil, guide me to a good deed and direct me to the path of salvation. Amen."
*To the Saint:
"Holy servant of God Nicholas (or the holy martyr Tatiano, the blessed prince Alexandra, etc.)! Pray to God for me a sinner (sinner), may the Lord forgive me all my sins and with your holy prayers make me reach the Kingdom of Heaven."
Usually, they put a candle for themselves at the end, after everyone has put candles.
How to light candles in churchfor relatives:
1. Approaching the icon, which is in your spirit (Theotokos, St. Nicholas or another saint), we are baptized 2 times.
2. We light a candle from a lamp (make sure that the wax does not drip there) or from other people's candles.
3. We put the candle in a free place and fix it so that it does not fall and does not come into contact with another nearby candle.
4. Putting a candle for the health of loved ones, we say these words:
* “Lord Jesus, the Son of God, have mercy on the sinner (s) (name of a loved one), he (she) sinned (la) without number, Lord, forgive him (her)”
* Or we turn in prayer to the saint who is on the icon with the words:
* “Save, Lord, and have mercy on my spiritual father (name), my parents (names), relatives and benefactors, and all Orthodox Christians.”
* If we turn to the Mother of God:
“Holy Mother of God, save (name, for whom you ask)!”
If we put 1 candle for all those close to the saint:
“Rev. St. (name), pray to God for the servants of God (name1, name2…)”
5. After reading the prayer, stay close to the one (s) for whom you prayed. Remember their faces, speech ... Do not be shy about tears if you burst into tears.6. If you have performed a prayer without haste, having crossed yourself and bowed, you can also put another one or carefully move away to a place convenient for you.
We always put candles for ourselves and loved ones when we come to the temple, or at will or there is a need.
How to light candles in churchfor enemies:
1. Approaching the icon, which is in your spirit (it is better if it is St. Nicholas - he loves your enemies), we are baptized 2 times.
2. We light a candle from a lamp (make sure that the wax does not drip there) or from other people's candles.
3. We put the candle in a free place and fix it so that it does not fall and does not come into contact with another nearby candle.
4. Putting a candle for the health of enemies, we pronounce such words that in spirit:
* “Lord Jesus, the Son of God, have mercy on the sinner (s) (name of the enemy), he (she) sinned (la) without number, Lord, forgive him (her)”
You can add words from yourself, looking at the candle:
“I forgive him (her) everything and wish good, happiness and health”
* Or we turn in prayer to the saint who is on the icon with the words:
"Holy servant of God (name of the saint), pray to God for the sinner (m) (name for whom you ask)."
Withdrawal severe spoilage in the church is the most safe way get rid of the negative program. According to the church, it is not magic rituals that help to remove damage, but sincere faith, worship of icons, reading prayers.
Therefore, only those who truly believe in God can remove damage in the church. Otherwise, it will be impossible to remove the damage.
Necessary actions
Arriving at church, put a candle for health. Of course, for yourself. Repeat this ritual every Sunday for three weeks in a row. In the first week, a candle is placed in one church, in the second week - in two churches, in the third week - in three churches.
Which icons put a candle for health
Ideally, you should put a candle for your own health at the icon of your guardian angel. If your name is George, then the candle should be placed near the icon of George the Victorious. If you do not know who your guardian angel is and whether there is an icon of this saint in the church, you better ask the priest. Just do not dedicate it to the purpose of your interest, because the church is ambiguous about the concept of corruption and negatively about magic.
If the icon you need is not in the church, you should put a candle near the icons of the Mother of God, All Saints and Jesus Christ.
How to place a candle
Never light a candle with matches or a lighter. You need to light a candle from another candle. After that, you should heat the lower part of the candle and insert it into a special hole, and then read prayers.
What prayers are read when removing damage
Three prayers will help you remove the damage. The first two are the basis and do not change - these are “Living Helps” psalm 90 and “Prayer honest cross”, The third prayer directly depends on the type of damage.
- Damage to health is removed by Prayer to the Lord for healing.
- Spoil on the family and family relationships will help to remove the Prayer of Metropolitan Manuel (Lemeshevsky) addressed to the Mother of God for the protection of the family.
- Damage to hard drinking is treated with a prayer to the Martyr Boniface.
- Damage to loneliness is removed by the maiden's prayer for marriage.
- In case of infertility, a prayer is read to the Holy Prophet Zechariah and Elizabeth.
Ways to remove damage
There are as many ways to remove damage as there are ways to induce it. It is best to remove damage using the same method that it was induced, but it is almost impossible to recognize it for sure. Only a highly skilled magician can do this, but since most of us cannot boast even the most ordinary psychic abilities, we will consider the most simple and general views removal of damage.
With the help of an egg
The next method, even simpler, is based on an egg. To do this, you need to take a chicken egg, gently break it into a glass of water and put it at the head of the bed overnight. Waking up, you will see in a glass thin threads squirrels that stretch to the edges of the glass, which indicates that the egg has drawn your negativity into itself. After that, the contents of the glass are poured out with the words "Where it came from, it went there, return to the owner."
This ritual must be repeated seven nights in a row. At the same time, the number of protein strands should constantly decrease, which will indicate that the spoilage is leaving.
With the help of salt
Removing spoilage with salt is also very effective. To do this, you need to buy a pack of salt in the store (without change). For the ritual, you will need a frying pan and a saucer, take those that you will not be sorry to throw away. In this case, the saucer must have White color. In the evening, take a handful of salt from the pack and heat it in a pan, while reading the prayer “Our Father”. After praying, immediately say:
“The salt is consecrated, red-hot on fire, how you are tormented by thirst, so the named (name) twists the damage, take that damage, take all the thinness from it, and I will give you a drink.”
Buy the components of the ritual according to the rules After that, salt is poured out on a saucer and placed at the head of the bed of a spoiled person who will sleep on it the next night. If you cannot do this, then the saucer is placed on the photo of the person. The next evening, take a handful of salt from the pack again and repeat the ritual. Calcined salt is poured in a saucer to the one that is already there. The ritual is repeated for seven days, and on the eighth, the salt is poured into running water (ideally 0 into a stream or river), while saying: “Salt consecrated, red-hot on fire, quench your thirst, I promised - I kept my word.”
The frying pan with the saucer should be thrown into the nearest garbage heap.
With the help of wax
Another option is wax removal. Buy three in the church wax candles, in the evening put them on a saucer at the head of the bed, light and read such prayers - first "Our Father", after - the prayer " life-giving cross”, and after them - any prayer for healing that you know. In this ritual, it is not the number of prayers that is important, but your sincerity and faith when reading them. When spoiled, candles rush about and crack.
Wait for the moment when they calm down and the flame of the candle becomes even, only then extinguish. Repeat the ritual for three days in a row. If after three days the candles continue to crackle, you can work with them for a few more days, but not more than nine. When you achieve positive dynamics, take candles, melted wax, a saucer and burn it in the oven. If there is none, bury them where no one can find them.
This method is the simplest, so it helps only with the evil eye and slight damage. What's this? Regular shower! It washes away from the human body all the negative energy that has stuck to it during the day.
Annealing is one of the most popular ways to get rid of negativity. reprimand
- Go to church, confess, take communion.
- Order Sorokoust for health in three churches.
- Order 12 times a prayer service with water blessing. That is, order - drink water and order again.
- Crisscross the corners and walls of your home, clothes, and bed.
- Drink in the morning on an empty stomach and before going to bed holy water from a prayer service for about three sips, thinking about recovery.
- Do a general cleaning. Wash all dishes and cutlery in a basin, adding holy water from the prayer service, no more than 200 ml. do not wipe the dishes after washing, they must dry themselves, after which they must be arranged and laid out in their places. Wash the strips with the same water, clean carpets and rugs on both sides. The floors are washed from a distant room, while a damp trace should remain behind the rag. Wait for the floors to dry, lay out the carpets and sprinkle them criss-cross.
- Thirty minutes before the bath, drink holy water with a prayer service. Steam so that you sweat profusely. Next, wash yourself starting from the genitals. After washing, pour water into the basin, add 200 ml of holy water from the prayer service to it and pour the entire basin onto your head so that the water runs down all over your body. Don't wipe! Wait until the body is completely dry, after which you can dress. This ritual should be repeated every time you visit the bath.
- When you are healed of corruption, which you can feel on your condition, order thanksgiving service"Savior", as well as a prayer service to the Most Holy Theotokos "Deliverer from troubles" and a prayer service to "Archangel Michael".
- And lastly, every time you come to church, do not forget to put three candles for the health of your enemies, while saying: “Remember, Lord, about the health of my enemies, their names, Lord, you yourself know.”
You should know it
If you remove the damage yourself, you should remember and know that at this time, and also three days after the end of the ritual, do not give anyone any things, neither personal, nor household utensils or products. There is a possibility that the person who caused damage to you will start calling you at this time and even come, because he will be tormented by the negativity that you will remove from yourself. Your ill-wisher will try to return everything back and for this he will need something from your hands or your help. If you lend money, give matches and salt or anything else, the damage will return.
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In the tradition of the Orthodox christian church a candle is an indispensable attribute in a sacred ceremony. At the same time, the burning candle itself is considered a visible sign, personifying a warm and bright human heart, filled with burning love for the Almighty, the Most Holy Theotokos, as well as for the Saint, in front of whom a candle is placed.
But it should be remembered that putting it with an insensitive heart is a great sin, because as soon as the candle has been lit, it is necessary to say a prayer service, albeit in your own words, but with faith, attentively and reverently, thereby turning all your feelings and thoughts to the Lord.
It is very important to understand the meaning of this tradition, how to properly place candles for health and which of the Saints, and whether there are any special signs if the candle suddenly goes out. You can find answers to these questions in the article below.
There are no mandatory rules for where to place candles, but there is a certain tradition according to which the first candle must be placed on a candlestick near the miraculous images of the Mother of God and the Almighty, located in the center or a revered church icon.
You can also put a candle near the relics of the Saint (unless, of course, there are any within the walls of the temple), the Saint whose name was given to a person at baptism and only after that for health / repose.
As a rule, candles for health or for any other need are placed on the miraculous images of the Mother of God, the icon of the healer and great martyr Panteleimon. as well as the Savior himself. However, at the same time, one can also refer to those images of the Saints, to whom the Almighty granted special grace, which consists in providing assistance in various human needs, which include the ability to heal from a serious illness.
After putting a candle for the health and well-being of your relatives or close people, you should definitely appeal to the name of the saint / saint in front of whose miraculous image you put candles.
How to light candles for health in church (for yourself)
- First of all, you need to approach the Holy Face, which is closest to you in spirit (for example, Nicholas the Wonderworker, the Heavenly Queen or any others) and then we are baptized in front of him several times;
- Then we light a candle with the help of a lamp, making sure not to drip wax there, or you can also use someone else's candle;
- Choose a free place and put a candle on it, securing it in such a way that it does not come into contact with nearby candles and does not fall;
- Then it is necessary to say a prayer service before the image of the Saint;
- After reading the prayer appeal, do not immediately leave, stay there again and do not be shy about the emotions that have manifested, if tears suddenly come out;
- After completing this ceremony, slowly cross yourself and bow, then you can put another candle or move away, making room for other people.
However, remember that you should put a candle for yourself at the very end, after you put candles for the health of enemies, friends and people dear to you, while mentally pronouncing the prayer “Our Father” (before the image of the Lord).
How to put a candle for the health of enemies
- First, go to the image (best of all, to the icon of St. Nicholas) and cross yourself several times;
- Light a candle and place it in any free place, fixing it in it;
- Read the prayer, and then think about this person, his speeches and forgive him, forgetting about all the bad deeds that he caused you;
- Then cross yourself and bow to the image.
The main thing to remember is that if you pray for others, then you will be rewarded for this and bless your enemies for good deeds towards you.
If a similar incident occurred, then you should not take it to heart and, being afraid that something will happen to you or your loved ones. In fact, a candle can go out for several reasons:
- A breath of wind;
- Poor quality wick;
- Not lit enough.
Regardless of whether you put a candle for health or peace, you just need to try to light it again or buy a new one.
May the Lord keep you!
See also a video on how to put candles for health:
The custom of placing a candle in front of an icon is very ancient. Everyone knows that this should certainly be done, but not everyone knows about the reasons why this ceremony is performed. 
The custom of putting candles in churches came to Russia from Byzantium, but it originated in the Old Testament times. In the Moses Tabernacle, the lamps were a necessary accessory of the priesthood: they were lit in the evening before the Lord and served as a symbol of God's guidance, that the Law of God is a lamp for a person in his life.
“We never celebrate divine services without lamps,” said the teacher of the Church, Tertullian, “but we use them not only to drive away the darkness of the night, but we celebrate the Liturgy in daylight; but in order to depict Christ through this - the uncreated light, without which we would wander in darkness even in the middle of the day. Our Lord Jesus Christ said: “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12).
Gradually developed rules for lighting candles in temples. At first, a burning candle preceded the taking out of the Gospel, and during the reading, all the candles were lit. Subsequently, they began to put candles in front of other sacred objects, in front of the tombs of martyrs, in front of icons. The custom of putting candles has come down to our days. Moreover, it has become so familiar to us that when putting a candle, many do not think, but what does this action mean?
A candle lit in front of the icon is a symbol of prayer, a sign of spiritual aspiration to God. Pure wax, from which candles are made, is a symbol of the fact that a person repents of his sins and is ready for obedience in the face of God. Speaking about how to put candles correctly, it is worth starting with the fact that this should not be done automatically, but with awareness and with a feeling of love in the heart in front of the one to whom the candle is placed. When you buy a candle in a temple, it becomes your voluntary offering, a symbol of your faith and love.
External action is accompanied by internal - prayer. A praying person often cannot find words to accurately convey his condition, to express everything he wants to say to the Lord, especially when he is surrounded by other people. And here a candle helps him, the flame of which is a symbol of this prayerful feeling that is inexpressible to the end in words.
How many candles to put and in front of which icons depends on the desire of the believer. But always put a candle with a prayer. If this is an icon of our Lord Jesus Christ or the Crucifixion, then you can say: “Lord, have mercy on Your servant (name)” or “Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us.” And you can also read such a prayer “Lord, accept this sacrifice for Your servants (whom you put the name for).”
If this is an icon of the Mother of God, then with the words: “Holy Mother of God, save us, Thy servants (names)”, in front of the icon of the saint: “Holy servant of God (name), pray to God for me (or for us and list the names)”.
It is very good to add to these prayers a prayer in your own words, expressing your request, thanksgiving.
Going to the candlestick, you need to light a candle from other candles or from the lamp on the candlestick, then put it in an empty place (or, if all the places are occupied, just put it next to it - it will be put in the empty place). After that, you should cross yourself twice, venerate the shrine, cross yourself again and bow.
Candles that believers buy in the temple have another very important spiritual meaning: they are a voluntary sacrifice of a person to God and the Church. This has been the custom from time immemorial: at first, believers themselves donated wax for candles, then the production and sale of candles became one of the sources of income for monasteries and temples. The proceeds from the sale of candles are spent on the maintenance, repair and decoration of the temple, on the maintenance of the choir, Sunday school, on the salaries of clergy and workers. Therefore, candles should be purchased only in the temple where a person came to pray. You can’t bring candles bought outside the walls of the temple with you and put them in front of the icons, because they may not be consecrated.
Since the level of well-being of believers is different, they can donate different means. An expensive big candle is not at all more beneficial than a small one. It is better to put down a small one with humility and pray fervently than with grumbling and regret - dear one. And remember at the same time that the most important thing is the burning of a believing heart. If there is no ardent love and reverence in us, then candles have no meaning, our sacrifice is in vain.
So, where and to whom of the saints to put candles is up to you. But it is desirable to keep order. If you are going to put several candles, then the first one must be put to the Lord Jesus Christ and in front of the icon of the holiday (usually it is always located in the center of the temple on the lectern). Then a candle is placed to the Mother of God, then to the Archangel and the saints, to whom the Lord has given special grace to heal illnesses and help us in various needs.
It is customary to put candles to the saint, whose name a person bears and to the Guardian Angel.
For the repose of the dead, you should put a candle on the eve - a special rectangular candlestick with the Crucifixion.
If a desired icon not in the temple, then you can put a candle in front of any image of the Lord, Holy Mother of God or in front of the icon of All Saints and pray. And pray in your own words, as long as they are sincere. Let the clear fire of candles help build a warm, bright prayer in your heart!
It is good to light church candles and houses in the red corner, in front of the icons. Candles and lamps are lit not only during morning and evening reading. prayer rule, but also when solving important life problems(choosing a life partner, choosing a profession, getting a job, buying a house, a car, etc.), when we are overcome by illness, grief, sadness, or when demonic forces are clearly acting on a person.
During the Six Psalms (when a reader enters the middle of the temple and all the lamps are extinguished in the temple), the candles are extinguished. But after the end of this reading, the candles are lit again. Therefore, having placed your candle during this period of time, one should not look for any bad sign in this, let alone swear.
About candles in questions and answers
How to place a candle correctly?
- Candles are lit one from the other, burning, and put in the nest of the candlestick. The candle must stand straight. It is FORBIDDEN to use matches and lighters in the temple if there are already burning candles in the candlesticks of the temple. You should not light a candle from a lamp, so as not to drip wax into the oil or accidentally extinguish the lamp.
Who and how many candles should be placed?
- There are no binding rules on where and how much to put candles. Their purchase is a voluntary sacrifice to God. First of all, it’s good to put a candle to the “holiday” (central lectern) or a revered temple icon, then to the relics of the saint (if they are in the temple), and only then - about health (to any icon) or repose (on the eve - square or rectangular table with a crucifix).
Is it possible to put a candle on a candlestick if there is nowhere to put it?
- That's how it should be done. In extreme cases, you can light the wick of a candle, extinguish it and put it on a candlestick. Those who put two candles in one cell or take off someone else's candle to put their own do it wrong.
Is it possible to hold a burning candle in your hand and stand with it?
– With lit candles, it is customary to stand at the memorial service, during the divine service of Matins of the Great Heel. Candles are also lit on polyeleos, but this tradition has mainly been preserved only for the clergy. A burning candle must be handled carefully: make sure that the wax does not drip onto the floor, and that the clothes and hair of the person standing in front do not accidentally ignite. The rest of the time it is more correct to put a candle on a candlestick, which is specially designed for this. In the temple, you must follow the established order, and not do as you like.
To whom to put a candle for the remission of sins and what to read at the same time?
– Sins are forgiven only at Confession after a sincere, detailed confession of all of them in the presence of a priest and the reading of a permissive prayer by him. A candle is a symbol, in itself it does not free from sins and does not connect with God.
Is it possible to put a candle on an unbaptized newborn baby who is sick?
- You can pray for the unbaptized with your personal prayer and light candles for them, you can’t just write their names in church notes, since the Church does not pray for the unbaptized. A sick child should be baptized as soon as possible. If the child is seriously ill, you can call the priest home or to the hospital. In the Sacrament of Baptism, the child will receive a special grace that will help him. If a child dies unbaptized, there will be sin on the parents. And a baptized child can be given communion, ordered magpies, prayers for health - this is the first aid in illnesses.
Can you light a candle for yourself?
- Of course, you can put candles and pray for your health. A candle is a symbol of prayer appeal to God. And most of the prayers are written in the first person.
Is it possible for a pregnant woman to put candles for the dead?
– Everyone can and should put candles and pray for the departed.
Is it possible to light a candle for the tragically deceased and in general for the repose of the unbaptized?
- You can put candles and pray for the unbaptized, but you cannot submit notes with the names of the unbaptized in the temple.
Is it possible to put candles about health and repose on Easter?
- You can always put candles for health and repose, but prayers for the dead on Easter and on bright week The Church does not commit, they are transferred to Radonitsa - the second Tuesday after Easter.
You can light candlesbought in another temple?
- Candles are usually purchased in the temple where they come to pray - this is a small sacrifice to this particular temple.
What to do with a candle after the consecration of Easter cakes and eggs? Can you take it home?
- You can take it home and light it on time home prayer, but you can put it in the temple in front of any icon.
When is incense used and can it be used at home?
- Frankincense is used in the Church during divine services, as well as during the funeral of the dead, during the consecration of dwellings by a priest. You can also use incense during home prayer.
Some churches collect donations for a common candle. What it is?
- The tradition of raising funds for a common candle is not in all churches. As a rule, the collected funds are spent on the purchase of candles, which are placed on candlesticks and burn when there is no one in the temples. There is another tradition, when a large wax candle is purchased for a candlestick, which is taken out at certain moments of the service.
I read prayers every morning at home. church candle, which I light at the same time for two days, as it began to crackle strongly (crack like a log in a fire, only a little quieter) What is it?
- There is nothing wrong with that, it often happens, and this is due to the technology of candle production. There is no mysticism in this.
I am left-handed, since childhood I do everything with my left hand, my parents retrained some things from childhood, for example, to write right hand, also when I go to church, when I need to cross myself, I do it with my right hand, sometimes when I put a candle, it happens with my left hand. I couldn’t hear with my left hand, and I read a lot and everywhere it is written that the left is, as it were, everything is bad.
“Pay no attention to these stupid superstitions. You can put candles with your right and left hand, there is no difference.
I am not baptized. My parents died, they were not baptized either. Can I put candles in the church for their repose?
- Yes, you can light candles with a prayer for the repose of the souls of your parents. But you cannot submit notes about their repose to the altar, as well as order memorial services and sing them.
Tell me, please, how to light a church candle in the temple? In one church, I lit a candle from another candle, and they told me that it was impossible to do this, because it was someone else's victim, and it is not known with what thoughts the person lit it. The next time I lit a candle from a lamp. Again they made a remark to me, they said that it was impossible to do this. How to light a candle correctly?
- A candle is lit from another candle standing on a candlestick. It does not matter who and with what thoughts lit the candle from which you will light yours. These are all superstitions, do not pay attention to them. You can light, if necessary (when there are no candles lit on the candlestick), a candle from the lamp, but they try not to do this so that the wax does not get into the lamp. This also has not a symbolic, but a purely practical explanation - the lampada then needs to be cleaned of wax, both outside and inside, so it's better not to get dirty.
My mother died a little more than 2 months, she was Orthodox, I am a Muslim. Mom was buried properly Orthodox customs. My relatives are all Orthodox, and everything they did in the church and beyond, they did, and I took part in it. I prayed and I pray for her soul. Tell me, how is it correct in my case to commemorate my mother, can I put candles in the church for her myself? Maybe something else? And for some reason, my mother dreams of being sick ...
Please accept my sincere condolences on the death of your mother. You are doing the right thing by praying for your mother. Yes, you can put candles yourself with a prayer for the repose of her soul. Also do in memory of your mother all possible alms, any good deeds. Usually the fact that we dream of the dead means that they need our prayers for them.
My grandmother died yesterday... A person I love very much. I want to do something, go to church… It's very hard. Tell me, please, when and how to put a candle for the dead and what else should be done in such cases?
Please accept my sincere condolences on the death of your grandmother. If your grandmother was baptized, order a magpie for the repose of her soul, arrange a funeral service (how to do this, you will be prompted for candle box is a place where they take notes and sell candles). On the ninth and fortieth day, order memorial services. If the grandmother was unbaptized, light a candle and pray in your own words, asking the Lord to forgive her grandmother for her sins and save her soul. In any case, it is good to give all possible alms for the grandmother, to do good deeds in her memory. Candles for the repose of the dead are placed on the canon - this is usually a rectangular candlestick with a crucifix (ask to show where the canon is when you purchase candles).
For the third year now I have been taking part in the Sacrament of Unction during Great Lent. In previous years, parishioners always took a candle with them, so that later, if necessary, they could pray with this candle for health. But my friend says that it is better to leave this candle in the church, explaining that there are many unhealthy people at the service during the Unction, and the candle absorbs all the negativity, and when used again, it will no longer benefit, but harm. If so, please answer?
- No, this is a superstition: a candle does not absorb any negativity, and in itself does not bring any harm or benefit. We benefit from prayer, not from a candle. You can take a candle home, you can leave it in the temple - it doesn’t matter: traditions can be different, and both are acceptable. God bless you!
- My friend's mother is very sick, they are Muslims, can I put a candle in church for her health?
Yes, you can light a candle with a prayer for the health of your friend's mother.
I buy large candles from the church, light them for prayer times at home, and then blow them out until the next time. Can this be done or does it have to burn to the end?
- Yes, candles can be blown out after the prayers are finished and lit again next time.
