In Association with St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Howell, New Jersey

Light a Candle

Light a candle before the icon of your choice and join us in prayer during the next church service.

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Commemoration Slips

As is customary in the Orthodox tradition, the proskomedia is served to commemorate the names of our loved ones; for the health of the living and for the souls of the departed.

Now you can submit your list of names online to be commemorated during a specified liturgy, which will be streaming Live on Facebook.

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The Candle

Blessed Simeon of Thessalonica (15th century), commentator on the Liturgy, states that pure wax symbolizes the purity and chastity of those who offer it. It is offered as a sign of our having repented of stubbornness and self-will. The softness and pliability of wax speaks of our readiness to obey God. The burning of the candle represents man's deification, his becoming a new creature through the fire of God's love.

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