dUSt Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 [attachment=3137:candles.jpg] I love 'em. Do you? Any favorites? Creative holders? Uses? This is the official thread for grocery store religious candles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I like this one because it reminds me that even though we make huge mistakes, Jesus still loves us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 dollar stores have them too :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I've never actually bought one. If I were to buy a candle, it would probably be from a Catholic bookstore rather than a Walmart (Which is where I've found them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeDeum Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I've never actually bought one. If I were to buy a candle, it would probably be from a Catholic bookstore rather than a Walmart (Which is where I've found them). Same here. Btw, does anyone know why St. Jude is so popular in Mexico? I went down there for a mission trip recently and after Jesus and Mary I probably saw more St. Jude pictures, statues, and icons than any other saint. He's always featured in these grocery store/Walmart candles too. Is he a patron saint of Mexico? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Same here. Btw, does anyone know why St. Jude is so popular in Mexico? I went down there for a mission trip recently and after Jesus and Mary I probably saw more St. Jude pictures, statues, and icons than any other saint. He's always featured in these grocery store/Walmart candles too. Is he a patron saint of Mexico? Because I've been to Mexico and, from what I've seen, the government there is a lost cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmaD2006 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I'm a bit leary of them ... because at times they can have a Santeria or a non-Catholic prayer associated with them. So ... buyer beware. If you can't read carefully what the prayer says go find someone who can; and you can't necesarily assume that because it has a Catholic saint as a picture that it is indeed Catholic. Case in point ... I would never buy a candle at a Botanica. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmaD2006 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 (edited) (ugh it was slow and I tried re-posting ... double post) Edited April 9, 2013 by cmariadiaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I don't buy them because for the low price of $1.59, I'm not exactly sure what I'm burning and therefore breathing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I'm a bit leary of them ... because at times they can have a Santeria or a non-Catholic prayer associated with them. So ... buyer beware. If you can't read carefully what the prayer says go find someone who can; and you can't necesarily assume that because it has a Catholic saint as a picture that it is indeed Catholic. Case in point ... I would never buy a candle at a Botanica. Just saying. yup. that's why i tend to avoid them too. I don't like them, I'll stick to the candles we sell at our parish religious store that come from China... :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 :shutup: :shutup: :shutup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vee Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 wow dust you look .... less bald... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 wow dust you look .... less bald... That lipstick is not your shade, though. :hmmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximilianus Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I'm a bit leary of them ... because at times they can have a Santeria or a non-Catholic prayer associated with them. So ... buyer beware. If you can't read carefully what the prayer says go find someone who can; and you can't necesarily assume that because it has a Catholic saint as a picture that it is indeed Catholic. Case in point ... I would never buy a candle at a Botanica. Just saying. It's like when you a go in a bodega and see a statue of St. Barbara surrounded by candles and red Rosaries... is it a devotion to St. Barbara, or the santero/yoruba diety Chango? hmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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