Posts tagged with candles.
Pilgrims lighting candles in the basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida, Brazil.
(Source: Flickr / carolinatorres)
A Lady chapel in the church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Èze, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
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Onze Lieve Vrouwe van Bijstand
The shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in the basilica of Hulst, the Netherlands.
The candle on the right was lit at the Virgin Mary’s house in Ephesus for all the followers of this blog.
A statue of Mary in the church of the Immaculate Conception, or Hartebrugkerk, in Leiden, the Netherlands.
During World War II the Catholic population of Leiden would often pray before this statue for protection and peace.
The altar of the Presentation of Mary in the basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Eternal rest grant them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
Today is All Souls’ day, when Catholics worldwide commemorate the faithful departed.
In the Belgian shrine Scherpenheuvel pilgrims traditionally gather for a candle procession on the first Sunday after All Saints’ day, known as the ‘Kaarskensprocessie’. It is taking place for the 383rd time this year.
People light candles for deceased family members and loved ones while the small miraculous statue of Mary is carried through the town, as seen on the painting above by artist Frans van Leemputten.
I have returned from my pilgrimage to Kevelaer.
I lit a candle for everyone who sent in a prayer request and I left a note with your prayers at the shrine.
The chapel inside the basilica of Our Lady Star of the Sea in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
