Question

[~Karin~]

Hi! I am RC and have attended the local Episcopal church with my husband on numerous occasions. Since this is the only Episcopal/Anglican church I have ever been in, I have a question I thought you might be able to answer. Do some Episcopal/Anglican churches ever have prayer candles? You know the votives on a stand where you can say a prayer and light a candle? Thanks for your help! :) Karin

[RedneckAnglican]

I've never seen one, but I go to a fairly evenglical congregation...there's nothing saying the the real high Church Anglo-Cath never use them...it would have to depend on the parish...

[john23237]

Hi! I am RC and have attended the local Episcopal church with my husband on numerous occasions. Since this is the only Episcopal/Anglican church I have ever been in, I have a question I thought you might be able to answer. Do some Episcopal/Anglican churches ever have prayer candles? You know the votives on a stand where you can say a prayer and light a candle? Thanks for your help! :) Karin

Yes, our does in the chapel. We (St. Marks, Richmond, Va.) are rather on the high end of "broad church".

[AngCath]

my home parish, my parish of choice in san antonio, and the chapel at my seminary all have votive stands.

[RedneckAnglican]

where do you go in SA?...

[AngCath]

St. Luke's... haven't been there in a long time though, not a fan of the current rector.

[Groce]

My parish does, but we are high church. We also have other things that I don't see in some other Episcopal churches, like the Stations of the Cross and a holy water fount. We had a Vatican I style alter until 1996 when they finally the priest turned around. Most parishes close to my home don't have these things because there low church or evangelicals.

[RedneckAnglican]

St. Luke's... haven't been there in a long time though, not a fan of the current rector.

Episcopalian?...where abouts is it?...next time you come down give me a hollar and we'll have to go out for mexican...

[AngCath]

Episcopalian?...where abouts is it?...next time you come down give me a hollar and we'll have to go out for mexican...
yeah, it's Episcopalian. it's located in Alamo Heights.

[Fairbairn]

I've only ever seen these candles in Cathedrals.

[RedneckAnglican]

yeah, it's Episcopalian. it's located in Alamo Heights.

I know exactly where it is...I used to throw newspapers out there...I'll have to go visit one sunday and use your name in vain...

[AngCath]

I know exactly where it is...I used to throw newspapers out there...I'll have to go visit one sunday and use your name in vain...
have fun ;)
and i realized i made a mistake about them having a votive stand. my mother-in-law's parish does (also in San Antonio, but Roman Catholic). sorry about the mess up. that's what happens when you go to mass all over the place.

[karen freeinchristman]

The Anglo-catholic church where I did a placement has a votive stand, and my parents Episcopalian church in California has one (it's a cathedral, though).

Here at my own CofE broad church, we are talking of getting one. I quite like the idea.
We lit votives for All Saints last Sunday.

[ebia]

Hi! I am RC and have attended the local Episcopal church with my husband on numerous occasions. Since this is the only Episcopal/Anglican church I have ever been in, I have a question I thought you might be able to answer. Do some Episcopal/Anglican churches ever have prayer candles? You know the votives on a stand where you can say a prayer and light a candle? Thanks for your help! :) Karin
I don't think I've ever been in an Anglican Cathedral that didn't have votive candles. Our central parish church has them. We don't, but that's only because I keep forgetting to get off my butt and sort out somewhere to put them.

[No Swansong]

Ours does, it also has the Stations and Icons. Go figure.

[~Karin~]

thanks everyone for all your answers! :)

[dv81]

Hi! I am RC and have attended the local Episcopal church with my husband on numerous occasions. Since this is the only Episcopal/Anglican church I have ever been in, I have a question I thought you might be able to answer. Do some Episcopal/Anglican churches ever have prayer candles? You know the votives on a stand where you can say a prayer and light a candle? Thanks for your help! :) Karin
Hey, I'm Catholic and there are always prayer candels in the church ( ones you light in rememberence of those who died, or after church we can go light a candel and say a prayer )

[DeoJuvante]

I didn't realise we (mostly) only had them in cathedrals. Still, there is something to be said for making a trip to the cathedral for the single purpose of lighting a votive candle.

[ebia]

Went to our cathedral this morning (not something that happens often as it's 400km away). My other half wanted to light a votive candle, but they were all already lit.