{"id":3622,"date":"2018-07-18T11:04:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T09:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.lourdes-france.org\/deposer-cierge\/"},"modified":"2018-11-13T15:12:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T14:12:43","slug":"placing-candle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/placing-candle\/","title":{"rendered":"Placing a candle"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3622\" class=\"elementor elementor-3622 elementor-571 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cac7a61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cac7a61\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb3f636\" data-id=\"eb3f636\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e5e3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1e5e3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why light a candle in Lourdes? By placing a candle at the Sanctuary, near the Grotto, you also leave your prayer intentions; you remember your loved ones&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef78439 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef78439\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2461edf5\" data-id=\"2461edf5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3257f485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3257f485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a1a654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27a1a654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #e8a700;\">Why ?<\/span> On 19th february 1858, at the fourth Apparition, Bernadette arrived at the Grotto for the first time with a blessed candle. She held it in her hands up to the end. It is from this gesture that the custom of lighting candles was born. Following her example, you are invited to light and burn your candles on the right bank of the Gave, in the Chapel of Light, which is conducive to meditation and prayer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93aaf71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93aaf71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #e8a700;\">Pope Francis said&#8230;<\/span> &#8220;Many works become dark because of lack of light and lack of prayer. Prayer is what maintains light, what gives life to the Christian light, what illuminates&#8221;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b8dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65b8dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #e8a700;\">Did you know ?<\/span> In the Sanctuary there are votive candle racks. The candles are not for sale but an \u2018offering\u2019 is suggested (each person giving what they can). 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