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Light candles for the repose of the living, whatever happens. What happens if you light a candle for a living person "for the repose"

And then she began to light candles for the homewrecker on the eve! That is, for her repose, write her in notes “about her repose” and wait for her to finally die!

Hold it in both hands, live! Apparently she has a strong prayer book, you can’t overcome it!
Both nod their heads in agreement.

This is a real conversation between two middle-aged women in a church, and in the conversation - one of the wildest superstitions near the church - lighting candles on the eve for living people.

And such grandmothers are sure that passing a candle with your left hand is terrible sin, rearranging other people's candles on a candlestick is moving someone else's destiny.

And if a candle falls or goes out at a wedding, or at an unction, then that’s it - immediately cover yourself with a sheet and crawl to the cemetery!

If your candle cracks, then you are damaged! It is a sin to scorch the lower end of the candle for stability on the candlestick. And so on and so forth.

In a surprising way, these harmful nonsense seep into the church environment and take root in it. But superstition is faith in vain, a useless and empty faith in nothing.

But the candle in the temple is precisely a symbol of our fervent prayer, standing before the Lord. Therefore, usually believers, when they light candles, pray for loved ones and for themselves.

It doesn’t matter at all whether your candle costs 50 rubles or 10; your participation and your sincerity are much more important here.

There is no point in scolding church authorities for paying ten rubles for a candle. The church itself buys these candles. However, in some churches they are simply freely available, and donating for them is your own business.

Indeed, in Russia candles are placed for the dead and the living in different places. For the dead on the so-called “eve table”. It is easy to recognize: it is not round, but square, above it is a cross with the crucified Christ. And for the living on all other candlesticks (round). If you mix everything up, no one will ever suffer from it: with God everyone is alive. Therefore, in many countries Orthodox churches Candles for both the living and the dead are placed on one candlestick.

It doesn’t matter whether you place it (pass it) with your right hand or with your left.
The candle itself is usually lit from a burning candle already standing on the candlestick. You pass on a candle if there are people in the church and it is impossible to approach the icon you need. But remember that all these actions during the service greatly distract people from prayer. Therefore, it is better to wait until the end of the service or light a candle to the icon that you can approach yourself.

And never listen to those who try to tell you about left hand or about other “candle” superstitions. Your candle is your personal small sacrifice, your personal prayer.

I know that there is no person who would light a candle for their loved ones and not feel at least a little joy.

And joy is the result of prayer.

What else can you add? Our famous, wonderful elder Pavel (Gruzdev) said that he always lit candles for those deceased for whom there was no one to pray for.

He did this for many years, and then a serious illness occurred, the priest was between life and death. And in this state, he suddenly saw many people praying for him and asking for him, and Father Pavel, coming to his senses, realized that these were exactly those for whom he had been praying and lighting candles all these years.

So not a single sacrifice of ours, not a single prayer will go in vain. The main thing is that we have faith, not superstition.

At midnight on the waning moon, retire to a suitable room where no one can stop you from performing a ritual to neutralize this type of damage. Spread a small piece of black cloth in the center of the table, place twelve church candles and light them one by one.
Read the Lord's Prayer six times. Then, focusing your gaze on the burning candles, clasping your hands in a “lock” in the abdomen, quietly say (you can read from a sheet) an ancient magic spell-prayer:
“In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In four directions, on broken grave crosses, on broken church domes, on gallows, aspen, and Judas beams, memorial candles are burning, stinking, the living servant(s) of God (your name) are ordered to leave the world. But the Lord Jesus Christ sees: a wrong, twisted deed, contrary to His will, is being plotted, it is being created by those who betrayed His name, it is crawling across the earth like a viper, it is constantly drinking the blood of the slave (your name), it is breaking bones, it is depriving it of reason. To that creeping misfortune, and to the inevitable memorial misfortune of the Lord's army heavenly war They are coming, remembering my tourniquet with twelve candles: from below and from above, from Alpha to Omega. Amen. Amen. Amen".
Using the fingers of your left hand, extinguish the candles one by one. Wrap the cinders in a piece of black cloth, the one that was on the table. Leave the house and, having reached the nearest intersection, leave the package by the side of the road with the words:
“Whoever remembered God’s servant (your name) with candles, performed his own funeral service. Exactly!"
Turn over your right shoulder and, throwing a handful of change over yourself with your right hand (no need to count coins), say while they are in the air:
"In honor of all evil spirits, all candles, all crosses!”
Upon returning, cross the threshold of the apartment (house) with your right foot, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and running water and go to bed, having first read the Lord’s Prayer six times.
In the morning, visit the church, where at the icon of Christ the Savior light six candles for the health of all potential ill-wishers. Upon leaving the temple, distribute alms within your power to six people who need it.
Be careful!
Over the next six days, those who lit candles for the repose will definitely come to you. Do not let such people into your house under any pretext, do not enter into discussions.

If you, through carelessness or ignorance If you accidentally lit candles for the repose of a living person in a church, this is how you can help correct this situation. In three churches, order three services about the health of this person. Buy live fish, and then bury it, bury it, thereby taking it away from yourself and from this person. Near the fish “grave” let this person read:
“I was born with a fish tooth. She gave the tooth to the fish, and the fish gave the tooth to the earth. Death is on the cards, not on me. The sky is lubyan, the earth is lubyan, there is a fish tooth in the earth, not me. Amen".

If candles are lit for the repose of a living person. Damage

If candles are lit for the repose of a living person. Damage

“In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In four directions, on broken grave crosses, on broken church domes, on gallows, aspen, and Judas beams, memorial candles are burning, stinking, the living servant(s) of God (your name) are ordered to leave the world. But the Lord Jesus Christ sees: a wrong, twisted deed, contrary to His will, is being plotted, it is being created by those who betrayed His name, it is crawling across the earth like a viper, it is constantly drinking the blood of the slave (your name), it is breaking bones, it is depriving it of reason. Against that creeping misfortune, and to the inevitable memorial misfortune, the Lord’s armies of heaven go to war, burning my memory with twelve candles: from below and from above, from Alpha to Omega. Amen. Amen. Amen".

Using the fingers of your left hand, extinguish the candles one by one. Wrap the cinders in a piece of black cloth, the one that was on the table. Leave the house and, having reached the nearest intersection, leave the package by the side of the road with the words:
“Whoever remembered God’s servant (your name) with candles, performed his own funeral service. Exactly!"

“To all evil spirits, all candles, all crosses!”

Upon returning, cross the threshold of the apartment (house) with your right foot, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and running water and go to bed, having first read the Lord’s Prayer six times.

Be careful!

Then walk away without looking back. At home, eat three pancakes and wash down with jelly.

One of the most harmful to human well-being is the manipulation of witches and sorcerers with candles, which they place in the temple every day for the repose of a victim they dislike. This type of spoilage is detected when chicken eggs are rolled out: when they are broken into a glass of water, the white forms visible threads located in a vertical plane around the yolk, resembling burning candles in appearance. Their number indicates exactly how many candles the witch lights daily for the repose of a living person. If you encounter this type of damage, then proceed as follows.
At midnight on the waning moon, retire to a suitable room where no one can stop you from performing a ritual to neutralize this type of damage. Spread a small piece of black cloth in the center of the table, place twelve church candles on it (in the shape of a circle) and light them one by one.
Read the Lord's Prayer six times. Then, focusing your gaze on the burning candles, clasping your hands in a “lock” in the abdomen, quietly say (you can read from a sheet) an ancient magic spell-prayer:
“In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In four directions, on broken grave crosses, on broken church domes, on gallows, aspen, and Judas beams, memorial candles are burning, stinking, the living servant of God (your name) is ordered to leave the world. But the Lord Jesus Christ sees: a wrong, twisted deed, contrary to His will, is being plotted, it is being created by those who betrayed His name, it is crawling across the earth like a viper, it is constantly drinking the blood of the slave (your name), it is breaking bones, it is depriving it of reason. To that creeping misfortune, and to the inevitable memorial misfortune, the Lord’s heavenly armies are marching to war, burning my remembrance with twelve candles: from below and from above, from Alpha to Omega. Amen. Amen. Amen".
Using the fingers of your left hand, extinguish the candles one by one. Wrap the cinders in a piece of black cloth, the one that was on the table. Leave the house and, having reached the nearest intersection, leave the package by the side of the road with the words:
“Whoever remembered God’s servant (your name) with candles, performed his own funeral service.”
Turn over your right shoulder and, throwing a handful of change over yourself with your right hand (no need to count coins), say while they are in the air:
“To all evil spirits, all candles, all crosses!”
Upon returning, cross the threshold of the apartment (house) with your right foot, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and running water and go to bed, having first read the Lord’s Prayer six times.
In the morning, visit the church, where at the icon of Christ the Savior light six candles for the health of all potential ill-wishers. Upon leaving the temple, distribute alms within your power to six people who need it.
Be careful!
Over the next six days, those who lit candles for the repose will definitely come to you. Do not let such people into your house under any pretext, do not enter into discussions.

If, through carelessness or ignorance, you accidentally lit candles for the repose of a living person in church, then this is how you can help correct this situation. In three churches, order three services about the health of this person. Buy a live fish, and then bury it, thereby moving it away from yourself and from this person. Near the fish “grave” let this person read:
“I was born with a fish tooth. She gave the tooth to the fish, and the fish gave the tooth to the earth. Death is on the cards, not on me. The sky is lubyan, the earth is lubyan, there is a fish tooth in the earth, not me. Amen".
Then walk away without looking back. At home, eat three pancakes and wash down with jelly.

Since childhood, we have become accustomed to thinking that church, icons, and holy water can scare away everything bad from a person. But black magicians and sorcerers can not only freely visit temples, but also perform their rituals in them, even causing damage to death.

How to behave in the temple so as not to get damaged

It is not uncommon to hear stories of people losing their health in the temple or even being damaged to death. You need to be very careful and protect yourself from the sorcerer’s aggression, because... its consequences can be the most disastrous.

It is customary for girls and women in Russia to cover their heads in church.

If someone unfamiliar tries to hug you in church, by doing so he wants to take your health away. To protect yourself, you need to put your hand on the very place that this person touched.
In church you have to light candles. It is very important to make sure that no one touches the candle you set. If anyone tries to take it, he must be stopped, and done so very decisively.
You should not listen to the advice of “good” aunties. Sometimes a stranger may try to teach you something. She may ask you to break the candle in half and place both parts in front of the icon to attract happiness and double prosperity. This cannot be done, because... otherwise you will damage yourself.
To protect yourself from damage to death, it is advisable not to enter the temple through the large gate, from where the deceased is usually brought in for the funeral service. There are also small doors.
When holding a candle in your hands, you need to watch how it burns. If she suddenly starts smoking, there is an object lying nearby, under your feet, that can damage you. It is also not recommended to light it from other candles. There is a lamp in the center, and it is with the help of it that you need to light the candle.
It is better to give alms when you enter the church, and not when you leave it.

Rituals of hexing through candles

There are many ways to cause damage, including death, through ordinary candles. Most often, a candle is lit for the repose of a living person. Sometimes the sorcerer makes the candle himself. He adds some funeral supplies to it: soap, water that was used to wash the deceased, or things that came into contact with him. It is also placed for the repose of the living.

Sometimes a sorcerer manages to sell such a candle under the guise of an ordinary one. This is great luck for him, because... he will do his dirty deed with the help of another person.

Sometimes other rituals are done in the church. If you want to destroy another person, you need to quietly take out the candle that he put for his health. After this, you can put it out and break it, or put the two halves in front of the icon, turn it over and light it, also placing it for repose. A very effective way is to throw it into the coffin of the deceased.

Funeral service with a scarf

There is one more effective way cause damage to death. You need to steal a scarf from someone you wish harm against. Then go to church and sing the funeral service at the same time as the deceased. It is also worth reading the “Our Father” prayer, backwards to front.

Then you need to collect tree branches (aspen, weeping willow) and black datura. It is necessary to burn them for ten evenings. And then leave the inveterate scarf at the grave. After such a ritual, a person lives no more than 6 months.

Damage to death in three churches

If done correctly, this ritual can be very effective. But, before spoiling death, you need to remember that there may be a strong rollback. Experienced magicians know how to cope with this, but beginners will have a hard time.

Preparation for the ceremony

For this ritual you will have to visit three churches. In each of them you need to order a magpie “For the Repose” of the one you want to harm. It is also necessary to take a candle from the very place where the candles for repose stand, replacing it with your own. As a result, you will collect three candles. They are necessary to achieve results.

You need to get some black fabric, the same thread, a needle, a piece of chalk and a photo of the victim. Through these objects damage to death will be caused.

Carrying out the ceremony

For the ritual you need to take a cloth and draw a triangle. In its corners you need to place candles taken from churches. Then we take a needle with the prepared thread and sew it on the picture, as your heart desires, repeating 13 times:

“Let unexpected destruction come upon him, and let his net, which he hid for me, catch him; let him fall into it to destruction.”

After this, the needle and thread must be removed. It is necessary to place a photograph in the center of the triangle and light the candles. Then you need to take a candle, and while saying the words written above, you need to drip wax into the photo. Repeat the same with other candles. We say these words once with each candle. At the end of the ritual you need to say three times:

“Thrice you are cursed, thrice entangled in the nets of death, doomed to destruction and deprived of all forgiveness and salvation.”

Completion of the ritual

Candles must be left to burn out. Wrap the photograph in cloth and bury it on the grave of a person with the same name as your enemy. Then, for 12 days in a row, you must read prayers for the repose of the person for whom you wish death.

The remaining needle needs to be broken by saying:

“He broke the needle in two and stopped the life of slave (name). The needle is broken, life is stopped. Amen".

Having uttered these words, it is necessary to imagine how a person dies. These halves of the needle need to be thrown into the enemy’s house.

How to determine that you have been damaged to death

Determining that you have been damaged to death is not very easy. Its symptoms are similar to those of ordinary damage. But you can still highlight something:

Obsessive thoughts about suicide.
Serious illnesses.
I have no strength all the time.
Doctors cannot make a diagnosis.
Restless dreams, nightmares.
Craving for alcohol and drugs.

If you are experiencing these symptoms, you need to get diagnosed. To do this, you need to visit the church and purchase 3 candles and an icon of the Virgin Mary there. At night, at exactly 11 p.m., you need to cross yourself and light the candles. Then read prayers. If the flame fluctuates and smokes heavily, then there is damage.

Removing damage from a church

You need to go to the temple and pray to God. It is worth asking Him to forgive all your sins and help you recover. A person must sincerely believe, and he must also have a desire to live according to God's laws. The prayers “Our Father”, “ To the Honest Cross" and "Alive in Help." They have enormous power.

Today, damage to a candle or the evil eye is quite a common occurrence. This magical intervention can greatly harm a person, resulting in discord in the family, an apathetic state, serious illnesses which sometimes lead to death. Magicians and sorcerers perform dark incantations over a lit candle. It is these witchcraft actions that damage human health. How is damage to a candle carried out, how to protect yourself from negativity? What should you watch out for? How to remove damage or the evil eye using an ordinary or church candle?

Today, damage to a candle or the evil eye is quite a common occurrence.

How to damage a church candle

With the help of a church candle you can both get rid of damage and bring negativity to a person. A person who casts a witchcraft spell with a candle from a church dooms his victim to serious suffering caused by serious illnesses. These diseases cannot be cured with medications. How is this type of damage carried out?

When a service takes place in a temple, a specialist (sorcerer) lights a candle for the repose of the soul of a living person. After this, he gazes intently into the bright light of the flame and whispers a curse:

“As this candle burns, so the body of the slave (name) will hurt, it will break, shiver, shake, he will suffer and toil. I’ll put out the candle and bring the pendulum to the slave (name). Key, lock, tongue, stone, amen."

Then the candle is turned over with the wick down and placed in the place where it originally stood.

In addition to this ritual, magicians also take out candles placed in the health, extinguish them and break them into two parts, and read powerful spells over it. One of the most dangerous magical manipulations is a candle placed in the coffin of the deceased. It is impossible to get rid of this type of damage at home. In this situation, only a specialist specializing in white magic will help.

To protect yourself from black witchcraft, wear a sacred cross on your body, visit holy places as often as possible, and do not forget to pray!

Can a funeral candle be damaged?

When a person dies, candles are lit in every house until the deceased is buried. People close to the deceased place the candle not in a candlestick, but in an ordinary glass filled with wheat or salt. When the candle burns out, you need to make sure that the cinders do not disappear. The burnt fragments are a real find for the magician. Using cinders to damage a living person is not difficult. This negativity will carry a powerful, destructive force. This type of damage can bring death in a matter of months.

Burnt fragments of a church candle are a real find for a magician

The use of glass, grain or salt is prohibited. After the funeral ceremony is over, these items must be buried away from home. By doing this you will protect yourself from black magic.

Getting rid of damage with wax candles

Some types of damage can be removed with the help of candles. Waking up early in the morning, go to the temple, buy wax candles (three pieces). When you come home, wait until evening, before going to bed, light candles and place them at the head of the bed. Closing your eyes, read the “Our Father”, then a prayer speech to the Life-giving Cross:

“May God rise again, and may His enemies be scattered, and may those who hate Him flee from His presence. As smoke disappears, let them disappear; as wax melts in the face of fire, so let demons perish in the face lovers of God and signifying sign of the cross, and in joy saying: Rejoice, Most Honest and Life-giving Cross Lord, drive away the demons by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, who descended into hell and trampled upon the power of the devil, and who gave us His Honest Cross to drive away every adversary. O Most Honest and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Virgin Mary and with all the saints forever. Amen".

Then a prayer for healing:

“Merciful Lord, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, look kindly upon Thy servant (...), who is overcome by illness, forgive him all his sins, drive out the feverish illness from his body and give him a long and prosperous life, so that he may offer thanksgiving prayers with us To You, the All-Bountiful God and my Creator. Most Holy Theotokos, Queen of Heaven, through Your omnipotent intercession, help me to beg Your Son, my God, for the healing of God’s servant (...). All saints and angels of the Lord, pray to God for His sick servant (...). Amen".

If the damage is severe, then the candles will crack and flutter. Once the flames have calmed down, extinguish the wax objects. This ritual must be carried out for at least three days. If your health does not improve, you can extend the procedure up to nine days. When you feel better, take the candle stubs and the container they were in and take them outside. Find a secluded place and bury all items deep into the ground. When performing the ritual, your heart must be pure, without anger or resentment. Only sincerity and faith in the Lord will help cope with witchcraft.

Some types of damage can be removed with the help of candles

Getting rid of the evil eye

This ritual can only be used by a baptized Christian. It is not difficult to perform; it is only suitable for removing the evil eye, light damage, or clearing negativity. Visit a church or temple early in the morning on an empty stomach. Buy a church candle, but you need to take it with your right hand. After this, move the lit wax object around yourself, drawing cross-shaped outlines. During this time, say the Lord’s Prayer. If there is an evil eye, then the candle will crack and smoke unnaturally. Black witchcraft along with the flame will leave your body and mind. While drawing crosses with fire, say:

“In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen".

The sacred words must be read at least seven times.

Despite the simplicity of the ritual, the evil eye will disappear very quickly. The very next day you will feel lightness and protection. Recovery will follow faster if you order a prayer service for health in the church.

This ritual is able to relieve people who truly believe in higher powers from the negative impact and evil eye. After sunset, fill a wide container with warm water and lower your feet. The liquid should only cover the ankles. Place a handful of regular coarse salt in your right hand and throw it into the water. Close your eyes, completely relax, don’t think about bad things. All thoughts should be filled with positivity. Imagine how salt takes away all witchcraft and negativity. After fifteen minutes have passed, take the sacred, lit candle in your left hand. It should burn to the ground on its own. While the whole candle burns, the water may cool down, thereby causing your feet to freeze. Therefore, you can use half the candle. The ritual will not only remove the evil eye, but also clear the negative field that has formed next to you.

A candle and salt will take away the negativity forever

What type of damage can a church candle not cope with?

White magicians and sorcerers are sure that some types of damage cannot be removed on their own. Not every magical effect can be overcome by a church candle. In what cases is the help of a specialist needed?

If a black magician has imposed a strict destructive program.
Candles will not help with a black love spell.
If an item was used to perform the spell.
If damaged to death.
With generational curses.

A church candle will cope with light damage, the evil eye, and child or adult fear. A candle in case of damage will not remove serious magical interference. However, it is possible to provide psychological support to a wax object.

In case of serious witchcraft, it is better to contact an experienced specialist. If rituals are performed independently, you must believe in the Lord and regularly ask him for help. In this situation, the candle is a conductor between you and higher powers.

I agree that this is how the soul is sold or lost. It has become a popular action. Even mothers forgotten by their children light a candle for the repose: “so that he gets into trouble and remembers me.” Creepy, as Ellochka the Ogre would say, DARKNESS!
“More recently, we considered questions about how to properly light candles in churches. After all, many people have different goals. Some need to remember those who have passed on, while others want to do something good for living loved ones... However, this topic has affected many of our readers. And the editors received a lot of letters. Most of them, to my surprise, were that many people, trying to harm someone, deliberately light a funeral candle for a living person and even ask me how best and safest to do this in order to do so! avoid negative consequences...
Olga from the Primorsky Territory wrote: “Recently I accidentally witnessed a conversation between two people about how one person, wanting to take revenge on the offender, decided to light a candle in the church for the repose of his soul... But this is a great sin. Are there any signs or superstitions about this?” - Olga asks. Similar questions concern Svetlana K. from the Chita region, Valery and Polina Ch. from Vladivostok, Mila L. from St. Petersburg. V. Grensberg from Cologne, Germany, in particular, clarifies: “What could happen to such a person who deliberately lit a funeral candle for a living soul?”
This has probably happened before, when people, unable to cope with their own emotions, decided to do similar things. But such actions became more frequent in the nineties. One priest I know even once said that now they have introduced a rule about presenting a Death Certificate in order to accept an order for a funeral service, otherwise people have often begun to order such rituals for the living. They say they have completely lost their conscience, they don’t even remember it in church. Some sell their immortal soul to the devil for thirty pieces of silver, while others, look, are ready to give it away for free!.. I think that these words of the priest contain all the answers to the questions of readers interested in this topic.
For a long time, in Orthodox churches there was not a particularly clear distinction between which icon a person should put a candle for health, and next to which - for repose... For there has always been an unspoken rule that a person comes to church with pure intentions and an open soul. Even a sinner. If you crossed the threshold of the temple, it means that from pure heart repented and was ready to confess. Only this way, not otherwise. Wherever the soul is drawn, to which image, put a candle to that, you can’t go wrong... However, times have changed, and it has even become “popular” to light a candle for the repose of a well-to-do person, often an offender, and often one of whom there is envy, evil feelings, desire to harm...
But, as my wise grandmother said: “Remember, my granddaughter, everything that you do in secret from others, you do in front of God!..” This will be stronger than any argument that people who violate God's laws directly in the temple of God! What happens at the moment when a person decides to light a funeral candle for a living soul and place it directly in front of the icon of the crucifixion? And the following happens. Thus, a person himself, voluntarily, without any conditions or incentives, gives a part of his soul to the Devil as a gift. Knowledgeable people They claim that three such cases are enough for your immortal soul to forever come under the influence of the devil’s hand, and never again leave this black captivity. And the person who committed such an atrocity (lit a candle for the repose of a living soul!) may not even have a clue about what happened, what ordeals he himself, with his own hands, doomed his soul to...
In many European countries, including Russia, it was believed that such people who wanted to commit such a thing in the temple, for what they had done, turned into “black servants” of Satan, in order to then commit all sorts of unseemly acts under his tireless influence. They were assigned the role of the lowest executors of the devil's power. And they knew neither peace nor freedom."

After browsing the Internet, you can see that this question worries a lot of people. This topic is even discussed on forums. Some are interested in such actions in order to harm someone, to punish the enemy. Others, to find a means that will protect them from causing damage. But in reality, is it so scary if you light a candle for the repose of a living person in church? We will talk about different opinions on this matter. You will choose what you like more.

People's opinions (information from forums)

This is definitely guidance damage and curses per person. The victim will begin to get sick, dry up, lose interest in life, and finally die.
There is another opinion, although some scientific basis. A person who finds out that a candle has been lit for his repose will become nervous and worry. Experiences can drive him into depression. Against this background, you can even get sick.
Third point of view optimistic. You cannot harm a living person while praying for his repose. If we assume that all these tricks with the candle are true, then our people would die out in droves (“well-wishers” abound).
The opinion of the fourth categorically. A person who attempts to harm others by using magical rituals, harms only yourself. His soul is given over to the power of evil forces, satanic forces.

Opinion of black magicians

All practicing magicians speak out unequivocally on this matter.

Some people use a funeral candle to kill a victim or to make a person sick. This opinion is wrong. It is based on a common misconception. As a result, the aggressors themselves suffer.

A candle that is lit for the repose of a living person, masters use black magic when causing damage to death. They only do this as a additional action , which is only part of the ritual. This manipulation is not the main and not the only one.

The opinion of Orthodox priests

Such judgments are utter heresy. In the Church, it is the grace of God that works, not magical spells. God listens only to good thoughts and requests. It is he who decides what events will follow the prayer and the lit candle. Manipulations with God will not work. You can't force him to do what you want.

Therefore, if you give a note “for the repose” of a living person or light a candle, all this will not have any consequences for the victim. But those who do such things with malicious intent should think twice. Evil usually returns to those people who wish it on others.

It is foolish to believe that your life and health depend on wax church candles. The Lord will not encroach on a person because someone decided to put a candle in the wrong place.

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In the traditions 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 the candle is placed.

But it should be remembered that to pose it with an insensitive heart is 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 with reverence, thereby turning all your feelings and thoughts to the Lord.

It is very important to understand the meaning of this tradition, how to correctly light candles for health and which 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.

Where in church to light candles for health

There are no mandatory rules for where candles should be placed, 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 Most High, located in the center or a revered church icon.

You can also place a candle near the relics of the Saint (if, 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.

Which icons should I light candles for health?

As a rule, candles are lit for good health or for any other need. miraculous images Our Lady, as well as the Savior himself. However, at the same time, one can also turn to those images of the Saints, to whom the Almighty has granted special grace, which consists in providing assistance in various human needs, which include the ability to heal from a serious illness.

After lighting a candle for the health and well-being of your family or friends, you should definitely invoke the name of the saint/saint in front of whose miraculous image you are placing the candles.

How to light candles for health in church (for yourself)

First of all, you need to approach the Holy Face that is closest to you in spirit (for example, Nicholas the Wonderworker, the Heavenly Queen or any others) and then we cross ourselves several times in front of it;
Then we light a candle using a lamp, making sure not to drip wax into it, or you can also use someone else’s candle;
Choose a free place and place 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 address, do not leave immediately, stay there and do not be shy about the emotions that appear if tears suddenly appear;
After completing this ritual, slowly cross yourself and bow, then you can light another candle or move away, making room for other people.

However, remember that you should light a candle for yourself at the very end, after you light candles for the health of your enemies, friends and people dear to you, while mentally saying the prayer “Our Father” (before the image of the Lord).

How to light a candle for the health of your enemies

First, go to the image (preferably to) and cross yourself several times;
Light a candle and place it in any free place, securing 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, you will be rewarded for this and will bless your enemies for good deeds towards you.

The candle for health has gone out: can this be considered a bad sign?

If such an incident occurs, then you should not take it to heart and be afraid that something will happen to you or your loved ones. In reality, a candle can go out for several reasons:

Blowing wind;
Poor quality wick;
Not set on fire enough.

Regardless of whether you lit a candle for health or repose, you just need to try to light it again or buy a new one.

May the Lord protect you!

Also watch a video about how to light candles for good health: