Getting Ready

Priestly visits this weekend, 

house blessing scheduled.

I changed out my festive clear lampadas

for the red lampadas that I use during fasts.

I catch the burnt bits in cheesecloth

when saving and cleaning the oil from

the lampadas.

Cleaning them I always take special care to do

as the oil is seen as blessed oil by virtue

of it burning in lampadas by icons of Christ,

His Mother, the Angels and/or the Saints.

I've written on how I do this before,

the cleaning and preparing lampadas.

They are so beautiful when newly cleaned,

with new wicks and fresh or refreshed oil! :)

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I would love to hear how you tend your 

oil lamps, lampadas or candles used in prayer.

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I am so glad Lent is coming.

I am working on a schedule for myself for Lent.

May God have mercy on us and bring us

to a fruitful Lent!