{"id":29978,"date":"2015-04-23T11:45:51","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T16:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=29978"},"modified":"2024-09-26T18:35:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T23:35:50","slug":"non-solum-the-placement-of-candles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2015\/04\/23\/non-solum-the-placement-of-candles\/","title":{"rendered":"<i>Non Solum:<\/i> The Placement of Candles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I was home and looking through some of my old photographs from high school. I went to a Jesuit high school and one of the photos that caught my eye was from one of our monthly Masses. My high school had the practice of gathering weekly for a prayer service and once a month for Mass. After looking at the picture I thought back to the way we celebrated Mass, and I was reminded of one particular practice. Every Mass began with the candlesticks flanking the ambo. Then at the offertory they would be transferred to the altar.<\/p>\n<p>I always thought it was an intriguing practice, obviously meant to highlight the importance of both the table of the Word and the table of the Eucharist. I have only seen a few other churches do the same thing, but I have seen many churches try to highlight the importance of both ambo and altar through the placement of their candlesticks.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of the practices I have seen:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a few churches, like my high school, transfer the candles from the ambo to the altar at the offertory<\/li>\n<li>some process candles from the altar to the ambo during the Gospel reading and then back again after the reading has concluded<\/li>\n<li>others put two candles by both altar and ambo<\/li>\n<li>then there is the preference for one candle on one side of the altar and another candle on the opposite side of the ambo<\/li>\n<li>a few churches place the candles on the edge of the sanctuary<\/li>\n<li>and finally, the most mysterious practice IMO, some churches place two candles by the altar and one by the ambo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course the list of practices could go on and on.<\/p>\n<p>While it might seem silly to ask someone where they put their candles, I have come to discover that it says a lot about a community\u2019s theological and liturgical sensibilities.<\/p>\n<p>I know that the GIRM is clear about the placement of candles:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The altar is to be covered with at least one white cloth. In addition, on or next to the altar are to be placed candlesticks with lighted candles: at least two in any celebration, or even four or six, especially for a Sunday Mass or a holy day of obligation. (GIRM, 117)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But the reality is that there are many parishes that have a different practice then the one outlined in the GIRM. Furthermore, their practice often is based in good theological and liturgical reasons.<\/p>\n<p>So I am curious\u2026where does your community place it\u2019s candles and why?<\/p>\n<p>Please comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While it might seem silly to ask someone where they put their candles, I have come to discover that it says a lot about a community\u2019s theological and liturgical sensibilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[8,3813],"tags":[2560],"class_list":["post-29978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-and-architecture","category-non-solum","tag-non-solum"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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