Candles

This has become such an important liturgical calendar moment for me in my house. My son Ambrose in the Advent season with the candles beams when his patron saint is the one who blesses the bees who make the wax that makes the candles. My eldest daughter beams when she explains the St. Lucy tradition of an eldest daughter carrying the Christlight to her family. My daughter born in the third week of Advent beams when she lights the rose candle of Joy, which renders her middle name. Then comes the pivotal moment of Candlemas, when we close Christmastide and look towards the Paschal Candle, exulted for the work the bees did to make it, and we bless the candles that remind us that the Light of the World has Advented, and He will shine on us at the Easter Vigil. Then we take those blessed candles and place them on the throat of my beaming boy Blaise. 

I am truly blessed in this wreath of children encircling me with Light!

"The One True Holy Catholic & Apostolic Church taking time out to bless my throat!" -Flannery O'Connor, from the homage of Amy Welborn

Crepes for Candlemas: https://ashley315.substack.com/p/candlemas-the-presentation-of-christ