I know everybody is going on and on about groundhogs, but I think Candlemas is a beautiful and meaningful holiday. Candlemas occurs 40 days after Christmas. Candlemas is the...
I hadn’t planned a craft for any of the feast days this week since I’m prepping for my next Little Flowers meeting. I was delighted to find Tiffany’s ~ Family at the Foot of the Cross post on…
For our Candlemas Luncheon this year, I modified the Candlemas Cookies and made Candlemas Cupcakes instead! It wasn't planned, but when...
Happy Candlemas! Today, we're sharing a charming new coloring page from Michelle Abernathy Art (and consequently updating this site for the first time since May!). Download the Candlemas proverb coloring page here. What are your plans for today? Besides this coloring page, in my home, we'll be praying this Candlemas Family Liturgy for evening prayer.…
Candlemas Day Coloring Pages for All Ages Candlemas Day is a Christian festival that celebrates the presentation of Jesus at the Temple and the purification
ACTUAL Witches know! Cheap imitations keep TRYING to copy and failing comically. 😂
Thunder Candles readied for the blessing and procession are available to participants for home use. Greens symbolize the life-giving grace of supernatural light. Pic by A Gołębiowski.
Materials and tools readied to fashion a traditional Thunder Candle. Candlemas, February 2019
Fr Krysa's, St Casimir, collection of blessed Thunder candles. 1st a lit one he made and candle lying to the right (1968-70). Next the slender wood statuette of Our Lady of Candlemas (Poland, 1970s), lies a hand-carved 100% beeswax from Poland (2011), two blessed by St John Paul (1998), and lastly a pure beeswax candle from Michigan (1994). To the left are two 1st Communion candles (1950, 1920), a parafin, communist era candle (Kraków, 1978) and a 2008 Communion candle. Church Archives.
Discover the Pagan roots of Candlemas, a festival of light and purification. Explore the history, traditions, and spiritual significance of this ancient celebration.
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Matterport 3D Showcase. Candlemas Heathfield Avenue, Ascot, SL5 0AL.
A priest's processional candle for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, February 2. Made of 51% pure beeswax, similar candles are blessed for home use. Lighting a blessed candle is a prayer.
Gold bands, white silk ribbons, asparagus fern, victory Cross, and Black Madonna medallions all traditional features of a blessed Polish Candlemas Thunder Candle or Gromnica.
Tying a white silk ribbon symbolizes illumination of the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. Preparing a blessed Thunder Candle.
Coming up next weekend, we have two feast days that I love for the sheer weird-old-Catholic-ness of them: Candlemas and St. Blaise. Candlemas, which occurs 40 days after Christmas on February 2nd, celebrates the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. This was the day that, in keeping with Jewish law, Mary and Joseph brought […]
Herbs and Oils for Candlemas ~ Honoring Brigid at Imbolc ~ Candlemas, also known as Imbolc, is celebrated on, or around, the 2nd of February. I will go further into the traditions and history behind the Imbolc in another post. This one, I would like to dedicate to discussing herbs, resins, and oils that are associated with Imbolc. Both my Candlemas Incense & Anointing Oil are created with the intention of Honoring Brigid at Imbolc, Welcoming the coming of Spring, the Renewal and Awakening of the land, the blossoming of beautiful spring flowers, recognizing the hard work of Smith crafting and the warmth of the forge, and the lengthening of days as the sun returns. They are also great for Spring Cleaning. Herbs that are commonly associated with Candlemas and Imbolc are: All Spring Flowers, Chamomile, Dragon’s Blood, Frankincense, High John Root, Hops Flowers, Red Clover Blossoms, Rosemary Leaves, Red Sandalwood, White Oak Bark, and Witch Hazel. Oils that are commonly associated with Candlemas and Imbolc are: Chamomile, Frankincense, Rosemary, Sandalwood, and most other floral scents. As always, there are many other associations as they vary path to path. These are the ones that I am drawn to work with. I hope that they help to lead you to find the ones that work best for you. Growing those Spiritual Seeds at Imbolc Two videos that you may enjoy about the Herbs and Oils for Imbolc and the Energy of Imbolc Today’s video will help you to understand what herbs and oils are typically used for Candlemas, Imbolc, celebrating Brigid, and spring cleaning. How to make your own anointing oil and why you would use anointing oils or offering herbs in a ritual or just to change the energies of your space or yourself. It is definitely time to use …
Blessed Candlemas, my friends! A Happy Groundhog's Day, too! ❄ I hope you are all enjoying a nice Sunday. Pleasant weather here in my corner of the world ... almost spring-like, dare I say it - the birds are singing...
