Joe’s Candles

Last Sunday, Catholic Churches celebrated the Feast of Pentecost and next Sunday the Orthodox Churches will do so. The image of fire always stands out to me when Pentecost comes around. Imagine one hundred and twenty people in a room with fire hanging over them. That truly must have been a sight! 

Yet, we know that while there was an external fire burning over them, there was a far longer lasting internal Fire burning within them. How true this must have been with Joe. How many times did he light a candle or a lamp to give light to the eyes? Yet, how brightly the Fire must have burned within him to give light to his heart! 

I am reminded of encountering online a group of Orthodox nuns who support themselves by making and selling beeswax candles, and they put their work under Joe’s patronage (link is below). I would recommend checking out their stock and consider buying a candle or two to assist your prayer—or perhaps to be prepared in case of an emergency. I’m sure Joe did both.

https://www.saintsmaryandmarthaorthodoxmonastery.org/candles.html