What candles to use for a vigil?

White Vigil Candles are an excellent choice for hand-held candlelight vigils, tributes, memorials, church services, candlelight ceremonies, remembrances, concerts, and for placing in luminaries. To save hands from hot wax, each unscented candle features a paper drip protector that will catch every drop.

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What do you say at a candle vigil?

What should the program include? Respectful music. Moment(s) of silence. Other speakers who will share their experiences with the deceased or with the cause associated with the vigil. Memorial poetry. The reading of names of the deceased. Can you pray for the dead to go to heaven? Do Christians think praying can help a dead person get into heaven? Not exactly. All Christians believe that only God can determine whether a person belongs in heaven or in hell. Entreaties on behalf of the deceased can't sway God from what's right, but post-mortem praying does have other uses.

Thereof, is it a sin to pray for the dead?

There is no second chance after death. The Bible tells us, "Man is destined to die once and after that to face judgment" (Hebrew 9:27, see also Luke 16:19-31). It would do no good to pray for someone who has died. What prayer should you say when someone is dying? God, we thank you that you never leave us, that you never forsake us, but you love us. We trust you, and pray this in your name. Amen." Caregivers also experience God's presence in caring for their loved one.

Correspondingly, how do you light a prayer candle?

You may light a prayer candle for yourself, another person, or for a situation. Bow your head in quiet solitude. Direct your prayer to God, Allah, the angels, the universe, your higher self, or to whatever source from where you draw your spiritual strength from. Say a prayer in silence.