How to put a candle?

Many people, when they come to church, are lost without knowinghow to behave, what to do, which saint and why put candles. And besides, not everyone knows how to put a candle to your prayer or petition were heard.

Why are there candles in the church? A soft wax candle means your desire to serve God, burning this candle means a kind of purification of a person. The lighted candle in the church represents your sacrifice to God, the material reinforcement of your prayers.

How to put the candles

The church is a place where all your actions are strictly regulated, therefore it is important to know how to put the candle correctly:

You should calmly and accurately, without pushing, to approach that icon before which you plan to put a candle.
Then, if you have free stands, melt the lower end of the candle over the already burning candles and set your own.
If all the nests are busy, then you need to put youra candle in a special box next to, in which case the clergy themselves will light the candle you left later. Some people are concerned about the question whether it is possible to extinguish someone else's burning candle to put their own. This is usually done by the temple staff, and you yourself should not do this.
The main thing is still a prayer. After the candle is installed, you must pray, then cross and bow to the icon depicted on the icon.

Do not think that the candle placed before the icon will automatically fulfill your request. The main thing is not the ignition of a candle, but a sincere prayer to God and your pure heart.

For health

If you want to pray for people who live nowand put a candle for them in the church, then you must put a candle on your health. For health, you can put a candle in front of any icons, except those in front of which are the eve tables, on which candles are placed for the dead. After you put the candle, you need to pray for the person or people for whom you are doing it, listing them in your prayer by name, first of men, and then of women.

For the repose

For the dead, the candles are placed on the eve table, which is on the left side of the temple and before it is a crucifix. How to put a candle in peace:

Approach the crucifix and pray to the Lord. Look at the fire of burning candles for a while to get rid of all earthly things.
Light your candle from others and set it in a free socket. It does not matter if you put one candle for all the dead, or for each individual, do not forget that the main thing is your prayer.
In your prayer you can turn to these people.
On the same table, there is usually a special basket, in which you can put something from the meal for the priests, so that they can remember them with you.

Prayer to the saints

How holy in which cases should we pray:

In the illnesses of children - the Mother of God "Healer".
When drinking - before the icon "Inexhaustible Chalice".
From thunderstorms and fires - before the icon "Burning Bush".
With problems in marriage - St. Peter and Fevronia.
With the help of the teachings - the Monk Sergei of Radonezh and the Icon of the Mother of God "Adding Mind", etc.

Separately it is worth mentioning St. Nicholas the Savior. He is loved and revered in many countries, and many people in their earthly problems and troubles are trying to put a candle to Nicholas the miracle-worker, who is considered the best assistant and patron.

Church online

Now on the vastness of the global network there isalmost everything, and even churches and chapels, where you can put a candle online and read a prayer. It is assumed that the Internet chapel is for busy people who do not have enough time to visit the church. To do this, just go to the site you need and act according to the signs. The righteousness of such a prayer, of course, is very doubtful, but still such a service takes place to be.

Thus, knowing how to correctly puta candle, it will be easier for you to orient yourself in the temple and not distract other prayers with your questions. But remember that the main thing is still not a lighted candle, but your sincere prayer.