Nihil Obstat Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Why, when I hear "santeria", do I think "voodoo"? Is there a connection? Maybe just in the X-Files...? :-P If I am not mistaken, they are similar concepts, but unrelated in terms of origin and practitioners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incarnatewordsister Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 !!!! now Im wondering about the statue of St Anthony at Mi Tierras bar in san antonioiooioioiii... and basically any mexican place ever They're quite religious there. But sometimes people buy them for other reasons too, or people make them for the wrong reasons. In the Valley the cloistered poor clares get the empty jars and refill them for sale. it really helps the community. Sometimes you can also peel the back prayer too. I personally think the intention with which you use them is more important, but people are entitled to their own opinions. I buy them sometimes, but I prefer to buy them at Oblate and leave them therein honor of our lady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tufsoles Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Santeria: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santer%C3%ADa VooDoo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Voodoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmaD2006 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Sometimes you can also peel the back prayer too. I personally think the intention with which you use them is more important, but people are entitled to their own opinions. I buy them sometimes, but I prefer to buy them at Oblate and leave them therein honor of our lady. Hermana it is wonderful to see you post --- long time no see :). I would suggest at least getting the candles blessed before use -- at least that should help make it "safe." I agree that intention is important, but people can "curse" items. Yeah I tend to buy my candles plain (the scented candles from Israel are my favorites). But I would more likely buy a printed candle from a Catholic shop (or maybe a big chain like Walmart) than from a small store. But then again -- I brought my Divino Nino from a small Mexican store that had some other "interesting" stuff, but I had it blessed immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anastasia13 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 So is it really ok and relatively safe to get candles from Walmart or a discount store chain? Do they need to be blessed before taking it into a home or just before they are lit and prayed with? (Home has not been blessed yet.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 So is it really ok and relatively safe to get candles from Walmart or a discount store chain? Do they need to be blessed before taking it into a home or just before they are lit and prayed with? (Home has not been blessed yet.) It is not allowed by the Church to sell items that are blessed, so even if you went to a Catholic bookstore nothing there is (supposed to be) blessed. Get it blessed after you buy it. However, I think it is incredibly important to support Catholic (or Orthodox, in your case) stores, so if you have the chance you should buy something from one of those instead. Walmart doesn't need the help, and we need to support Christian stores now more than ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaatee Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 El Nino de Atocha, by a mile. Also St. Martin de Porres. I never shop at Walmart. (And not much at Whole Foods or Trader Joe's, either.) They don't carry these candles. It's fun to light them when the electricity goes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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