The wedding process is a beautiful, memorable event aimed at concluding the union of two lovers before the Lord. It is necessary to consciously approach the decision to get married.

There is no need to pay tribute to fashion; you need to come to this decision on your own without anyone’s pressure. Many believe that a wedding will help save a marriage for many years, and the family will live prosperously and not know grief.

During the wedding process, special rituals and ceremonies are performed, wedding candles are used, and illuminated rings are placed on the newlyweds’ fingers as a sign of love and fidelity. It’s just that you need to take care of wedding candles for the rest of your life. It is believed that they have supernatural power that will protect the family of all its members from disease and other misfortunes.

Like candles, wedding towels should not be left in the church; they should be kept at home, as a symbol of the single path along which the married couple walks. The dress the woman wore at the wedding also needs to be stored. It is best to buy a simple dress that is your own, rather than renting one. The clothes we wear are charged with our energy. That's White dress the bride absorbs the energy of the wedding, and then the woman begins to transfer her happiness from hand to hand to each owner of her dress. There is a mixing of energies.

Wedding suits, dresses, icons, candles, rings - all these attributes are carriers of powerful energy. It is their help that one should resort to in case of misfortune in the family. If your spouse or children are sick, you need to put on a suit, pray to the wedding icons, light the wedding candles. What to do with them then? After asking for help, they need to be extinguished and put in a safe place. It is believed that in this way a person is able to change the line of his destiny in the right direction or return to the path of prosperity and health. All these wedding things should be carefully stored and no one should be allowed near them; they will come in handy in many difficult life situations.

It is not uncommon for magicians and sorcerers to ask people who have turned to them for help to bring wedding items to a magical session. The bride and groom should not have their outfits tried on by another person. This also applies to wedding rings, which are considered a symbol of marriage and its well-being. The golden rings of the spouses are talismans, guardians against the evil eye and damage. Therefore, they must be worn without taking them off. Wedding rings cannot be inherited, because this is how a person passes on his destiny.

During the wedding ceremony, candles are lit one after the other above the heads of the newlyweds. Thus, the chakras of the spouses merge together. The candles are then lowered to connect all the other chakras together.

You need to keep the candles until death and then put them in the coffin of the spouse who died last. It is believed that the birth of the first child will be more successful if the wedding candles are lit. It is best to light them in front of icons that also participated in the ritual. And just look at the burning candles and remember the moments when the union of two loving hearts sealed in heaven, very reverently.

There are even wedding love spells using candles. I need to buy two wedding candles on Friday morning. In your head, imagine the image of your chosen one or chosen one. Then tie the candles with red thread and set them on fire. The flame must be one. This should be monitored carefully.

Wedding candles- a talisman for the entire joint married life. If some kind of discord, conflict has occurred, or the husband has left for another, you need to learn how to burn church candles at home. The flame of the fire will make the spouses remember all their happy moments life together, to feel again that great love for each other.

During the wedding, you can watch the burning of candles. If the flame is calm, then life will be smooth. If you hear a crash, it means trouble cannot be avoided. The candles go out - the imminent breakdown of the marriage or the death of one of the spouses.

This article is dedicated to both those who have already gotten married and those who are just about to begin this sacrament. Here you will find detailed answers to many questions, which are compiled according to the opinions and answers of Orthodox pastors.

Wedding candles are our main theme. Before you start reading, it should be explained that each sub-heading is a frequently asked question for married couples. The following is the answer to it.

Why get married?

There are several sacraments in Orthodoxy, one of them is wedding. It is necessary for the spouses to sanctify their marriage, to make a promise before God to always be together in fidelity, love, and harmony. At the same time, the husband and wife, together with the clergy, pray for the sanctification of the marriage. Be sure to take wedding rings to the wedding, which the priest sanctifies and puts on the newlyweds on their wedding day. ring fingers is a symbol of eternity. But in the spiritual sense we are talking about Eternity (with a capital E), as about life after death. It is not without reason that they say that married spouses meet in heaven after death and never separate again.

What is needed and the question price?

If the couple is not rich, they will definitely ask the question: “How much does a wedding cost?” In fact, it is impossible to answer this question unequivocally.

Let's list what is necessary for a wedding:

• personal presence of both spouses;
• spouses (a suit on the groom, a modest long (preferably white) dress on the bride and a scarf/stole/veil);
• wedding rings, if there are none, then wedding rings;
• two wedding candles;
• towel (towel);
• two and the Mother of God.

if you have suitable clothes and shoes for the ceremony, then you do not need to spend on outfits.

Availability wedding rings from the registry office is allowed. You don't have to buy a new pair. If there are none, then it is advisable for your husband to purchase Golden ring, and for the wife - silver. These were the traditions in past centuries, and they continue to this day.

You can choose from the simplest and cheapest wedding candles to the most expensive, festively decorated ones.

You can sew a towel yourself or ask your family and friends to do it. In church shops they are sold at different prices, depending on the material and complexity of the pattern.

You can bring icons from home so as not to buy new ones.

Which candles are better to choose?

Priests and married couples advise purchasing high-quality wedding candles only in church shops/shops. It is not advisable to buy second hand, as you risk getting a fake.

During the wedding, candles should burn and not go out. In addition, the sacrament can last from 45 minutes to 1 hour. Buy thick, large candles. It is even possible with handles and saucers provided so that dripping wax does not burn your hands.

The price of the sacrament

Let's talk about how much a wedding costs. In fact, it's different everywhere. In Moscow, as a rule, the cost is approximately 5 to 10 thousand rubles. Last price - Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

In provincial cities the cost is ten times lower. Many priests perform weddings for a donation (whatever you give) or for free (if the family is in dire straits). As a rule, a married couple simply donates a towel, wedding candles or clothes to the temple for those in need.

Where should I put the candles?

You brought home wedding candles. What to do with them now? You have two options:

• you can place it on candlesticks next to wedding and other icons;
• put it in a special box with shrines (butter oil, land, baptismal shirts and crosses, holy water, prosphora and incense brought from pilgrimage trips, and so on).

Keep candles in a secluded place so that they are not broken by children or chewed by pets. If suddenly the candles break, do not be alarmed, superstitions have no place in Christianity. Just handle them carefully.

Can I light candles?

Many who have just consecrated their marriage forget to ask the priest: “When can you light wedding candles?” But it's never too late to get an answer to this question. This is what the pastors advise - light wedding candles for a reason, but with warm and fervent prayer, especially in moments such as:

• grief;
• joy;
• wedding and wedding anniversaries;
• birth of children;
• quarrels;
• desire to pray for each other.

You can pray for other reasons.

In conclusion, let's say that a wedding candle is a symbol of faith, love and hope. It is enough to light them to bring peace and tranquility to your soul. And prayer will come from the depths of the soul itself. To ensure that your wedding candles last for many, many years, spare no expense, buy large ones and made from high-quality material.

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Hello. My husband and I got married, but it wasn’t as expected. Firstly, we did not receive communion or confession, and secondly, we were late after the registry office, and our wedding was significantly shortened; the granny who sold the candles yelled and scolded us for being late and brought us to tears - but the ceremony was still held. I could describe the situation in detail for a long time - in general, my husband and I expected something completely different from what we received (although I in no way diminish our guilt). Is it possible to get married again in another temple if we really want to?

Alla

Hello, Allah! You cannot get married again. The sacrament was performed, regardless of the setting in which it took place. God's grace is poured out on everyone equally, but it depends on us how much we can accommodate. In fact, such an important event as a wedding rarely passes without temptation. In your case, this is your lateness, the bad manners of the servant in the temple. And it happens that the priest is an hour late due to traffic jams. Joint confession and communion are a tradition. If you went to church more often, you would do this too. But now there is no need to think that something was done wrong. Take more care that you have a strong Orthodox family, visit church and receive communion together. Many spouses do this.

Priest Vladimir Shlykov

Good afternoon What remains from my parents (unfortunately, they are no longer there) are wedding candles, rings and my mother’s wedding dress. Do I need to light these candles or just store them? And is it possible to wash a wedding dress?

Marina

Marina. Wedding candles can be lit or stored – at your discretion. The wedding dress can also be washed.

Hieromonk Victorin (Aseev)

Good afternoon Please tell me how to store and how wedding candles can help? Thank you!

Dmitriy

Dmitry, Wedding candles are kept next to icons or in a holy corner. Wedding candles by themselves cannot help. God, the Mother of God and the Saints help us when we turn to Them in prayer, and at the same time our life should be Christian, built according to the Divine commandments. Wedding candles can be lit at home on major church holidays.

Hieromonk Victorin (Aseev)

Hello! Please tell me, my husband and I have been married for 10 years and are now expecting a child. We want to get married, can we do it now? If so, how to properly prepare for this sacrament? To our shame, we are not parishioners (baptized), we go to services occasionally. At the church they asked and said to sign up three days before the date, fast for three days the day before, confess and take communion. I thought for this you need to first come to a conversation with the priest? And other questions: what kind of clothing is acceptable, what rings can be purchased for a wedding, how to choose the day according to the calendar on which the wedding takes place (we asked at the reception, they didn’t answer us anything specifically), they wanted October 13, but there is 14 Pokrov, they asked , we were not told whether there would be weddings on this day. So I’m writing here, please excuse me for disturbing you. If you can, please clarify the situation a little for us. Thank you! And another question: can guests at a wedding be unregistered? Thank you all the best!!!

Svetlana

Hello Svetlana! Wedding is a sacrament of the Church in which God gives the future spouses, upon their promise to remain faithful to each other, the grace of pure unanimity for a common Christian life, the birth and raising of children. Through weddings, the Church unites people for their mutual assistance and growth in love for God and each other. So that they learn together to fulfill the commandments of the Gospel and teach this to their children. If spouses approach a wedding with such a goal, then God helps them survive all life’s hardships together and preserve mutual love. Those wishing to get married must be believers, baptized Orthodox Christians. They must deeply understand that the unauthorized dissolution of a marriage approved by God, as well as the violation of the vow of fidelity, is an absolute sin. Weddings are not performed: on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, on the eve of the great twelve and temple holidays, on the eve of and during multi-day fasts, during Christmastide, Cheese and Bright Week, on the holidays of the Exaltation of the Cross and the Beheading of John the Baptist. For the wedding, you must prepare two icons: the Savior and the Mother of God, with which the Church will bless you after the Sacrament, two wedding candles and a long new towel. You can take your wedding rings, but if you wish, buy gold or silver ones, you can buy them in the temple with the words “Save and Preserve.” Clothing should correspond to the solemnity of the event, be strict and not too revealing. A headdress is required for women. Makeup should be modest, without lipstick, as you will be touching sacred objects. Women are not allowed to participate in the Sacrament during menstrual periods. Before the wedding, prepare for confession and communion. You can receive communion the day before or on the day of the sacrament, whichever is more convenient for you. But it is still advisable to talk with a priest to find out the nuances. If this cannot be done on a duty day, then you can approach the priest for confession.

Priest Vladimir Shlykov

Good afternoon Please tell me what to do. When I got married, my parents blessed my future husband and me at home with an icon of the Kazan Mother of God with a towel. My husband’s parents did not bless him; in their opinion, this is an unnecessary archaism. After some time we got married. We received the towel, the wedding couple, and the candles in the church. Now we have a wedding couple at home (with the image of Jesus Christ and the Kazan Mother of God), and another icon with the image of the Kazan Mother of God, with which my parents blessed us. Would it be correct to place them together (at our house we have one red corner for icons)? And what is the right thing to do in this case?

Evgenia

Evgenia, it will be very good if all your icons are located together. And don't forget to pray before them.

Hieromonk Victorin (Aseev)

Hello, Abbot Nikon (Golovko), Christ is Risen! Please tell me where the wedding icons will be placed in the house? I found information that wedding candles should be carefully preserved throughout your life and lit during prayer in difficult moments of life, is this true? Please explain, what does the service mean and at what moments is it ordered in the Church? About 2 months ago, I said that if the business I started succeeds, I will donate my gold chain to the Church. It worked out, with the help of the Lord, but I don’t know how to do it! Can I just put it in the begging box? Please answer me by email. address, thank you! Thank you for everything! God bless you!

Svetlana

Svetlana, wedding icons should be placed in the red corner, along with all the other icons, maybe even at the head of the corner. As for candles, you were told correctly; they can be lit in prayer during difficult moments in life. Requirements are those services - prayers, memorial services, sacraments of baptism, weddings, confessions and others - that are performed at the request, demand of parishioners. As for your donation, it is best to give it personally to the rector of the temple or the elder.

Hegumen Nikon (Golovko)

Good evening. My husband and I got married. And at the very beginning of the wedding, when the priest led us to the analogue, the candle in my hand went out. I lit it from my husband’s candle and it never went out. I came home, read a lot of unpleasant things and was very upset. A sign of death, and in general, not a very good one. And we are expecting a child and somehow I got very excited. Please tell me how should I feel about this? Thanks in advance for your answer.

Pauline

Hello, Polina! I congratulate you on such a great sacrament. Do not doubt anything and fear only the Lord God. Believing in omens is a sin.

Priest Vladimir Shlykov

Wedding candles are a mandatory attribute of the ceremony. They differ from ordinary ones in greater elegance and the sacred meaning that the ritual gives them.

They choose them carefully, preferring the most beautiful and largest candles, believing that tony will ensure a long and happy family life.

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However, they do not have time to be completely used up, so what should you do with them later?

Signs about wedding candles

Many people pay attention to how wedding candles burn during the ceremony. It is believed that if they burn evenly, then the life of the spouses will be long and happy, and if they smoke and crackle, then the newlyweds will experience many difficulties in life.

There is information that retribution for a love spell is inherited in the form of a family curse.

The entire clan of the customer suffers, down to the seventh generation.

A love spell is a terrible thing.

In essence, it is damage that cripples the victim, his health and his entire life in general.

You won’t envy the one who committed this black crime - the consequences of the love spell for the customer will be terrible.

— Consequences of a love spell

One of the signs speaks about the duration of their burning. The spouse whose candle burns longer will live less.

Wedding candles after a wedding or divorce, the opinion of the holy fathers, when to light them, what they should be, how to store them if they are broken, what they are for

Many priests recommend lighting wedding candles during particularly solemn or difficult moments for the family. For example, if a child gets sick, or a couple is on the verge of divorce. You can also use them at the birth of a child or recovery from a serious illness.

Definition of magical abilities

Choose the description that suits you best and find out what your hidden magical abilities are.

Pronounced telepathy - you can read and transmit thoughts at a distance, but it takes a lot of work to achieve your goal and believe in your hidden capabilities.

Remember that the lack of a mentor and control of abilities will turn good into harm, and no one knows how destructive the consequences of the devil's influence can be.

All signs of clairvoyance. With some effort and the support of higher powers, you can develop the gift of recognizing the future and seeing the past.

If the forces are not controlled by a mentor who can help cope with them, ruptures in temporary space are possible and evil will begin to seep into our world, gradually absorbing it with dark energy.

Be careful with your gift.

By all indications, he is a medium. It's about being able to connect with spirits and even control the passage of time, but it takes years of practice and the right mentor.

If the balance of power is upset, then darkness will begin to absorb the remnants of good and power that could serve for good, I will move to another hypostasis and darkness will reign.

By all accounts, it’s witchcraft. You can study and cast damage, the evil eye, you can do love spells and divination will not be an overwhelming task.

But everything must be used exclusively for the good and done so that others do not suffer, in their innocence, from your superpowers bestowed from above.

Developing inner strength requires at least 5 years of practice and the right mentor.

What is most characteristic of you is telekinesis. With the right concentration and effort, which can be compressed into a spherical force, you will be able to move small and, over time, larger objects with the power of thought.

By choosing a mentor who has more power, you have a bright future, which can be darkened by a transition to the dark side if you are not strong enough to keep yourself from the temptations of Satan.

You are a healer. Practical magic, incantations, spells and everything connected with it are not just words, but your life choice and power, which is given by the higher mind and this is not just like that, but for a sacred purpose that you will soon learn.

It will be like a vision, like a prophetic dream that you can never forget.

Remember that this power must be used only for good, otherwise you will be swallowed up by darkness and this will be the beginning of the end.

It is better to store them separately, wrapped in a clean towel or scarf, placing them next to the icons. Sometimes candles break, then they can be cut into pieces that will be lit separately.