Author Topic: candles (Read 1319 times)

songbird · « **on:** June 23, 2014, 01:47:20 PM »

where do you order your candles, for home use. I am looking at 51% Beeswax and we have a priest to bless them. I understand any candle can be blessed? For the 3 days of darkness, I would think 51% beeswax would be the candle of choice and blessed of course.

I have a bookcase with pictures of our family deceased and living. We prefer to light a candle for them when we pray. I also like the tea candles, for they slip in a glass votive and are easy to throw away. But we use that in front of a statue of The Holy Family. I would like another candle and I have seen the ones that are tall glass that can take refills and I was just wondering if anyone uses those. I want something that will not be messy. Right now I have tapered and they get messy.

Your suggestions. I also have an abundance of leftover blessed wax and I did make tea candles but the wick goes faster than the wax.

Judas Machabeus · « **Reply #1 on:** June 23, 2014, 06:30:45 PM »

I order 100% beeswax candles from the Convent of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary: http://www.nativitycandles.com/

They are Orthodox Christian nuns.

I wrote about the use of beeswax candles and posted a photo here: http://catholicforum.fisheaters.com/index.php/topic,3463096.msg33951594.html#msg33951594

songbird · « **Reply #2 on:** June 23, 2014, 06:53:28 PM »

Thank You! I also found that I can melt my leftovers and put them into a mason jar if i buy the wisks and stickers for the bottom of the jar. I am excited about that, too.

Nadir · « **Reply #3 on:** June 23, 2014, 07:07:18 PM »

In our local market, they sell soy candles which are set into a vessel, but usually clear glass. they burn well.

100% beeswax is the go for the 3 days of darkness.

There is a trick to the wick. It must be proprtionate to the thickness of the candle to do well, but I don't know more than that. Maybe you could do a web seach.

songbird · « **Reply #4 on:** June 23, 2014, 08:26:56 PM »

Thank You Nadir.