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Banner Lady
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Some of you have already said prayers for Erin, included her in special intentions at a mass, or posted cyber-votives.
Erin was not one to hide her light under a bushel. And as I lit a candle for her today in Goulburn Cathedral in country New South Wales in Australia, it made me wonder how many other candles might be being lit in her memory around the world because this global community knew and appreciated her. She probably would have told us all to not be so stupidly mawkish, and then grudgingly put up with all the sentimentality.
However, I don't see this as sentimental, I see it as a very real symbol of light claiming its own.
So, if you have lit a candle for her at a church, or in your home, here's the place to acknowledge it. You can include any prayer that you might have prayed if you like, but really, all that is needed is the votive smilie and town or district of lighting. Like this:
![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif) St.Saviour's Anglican cathedral, Goulburn, Australia.
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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St. Bernard's Catholic Church, Talkeetna, Alaska
(and somehow lightning didnt strike me. It was an atheist friend who suggested I go. The world is weird.)
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"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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dj_ordinaire
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St. Nicholas Cathedral, Galway.
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Huia
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Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch New Zealand
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Simon
Editor
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In the icon corner behind me where I work.
I did pray, but more of a lament than the polite prayers you find in a prayer book... telling God to look after her better in heaven than he did on earth.
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ecumaniac
Ship's whipping girl
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I made a map
[ 06. January 2011, 09:42: Message edited by: ecumaniac ]
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
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Even pagans appreciate that symbol.
in the window of a house in south Edinburgh, overlooking the winter garden where blackbirds and wood doves are pecking the frozen grass and a squirrel is running along the fence.
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Triple Tiara
Ship's Papabile
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Here in London, accompanied by the De Profundis
Plus I shall say Mass for the repose of her soul later today.
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Raspberry Rabbit
Will preach for food
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later this afternoon at St James' Penicuik in Scotland.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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I lit a candle this afternoon when we went for an explore on our bicycles. I ended up at St Michael's Cathedral, Kottapuram.
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Pigwidgeon
Ship's Owl
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I lit a candle this morning at my church in Arizona.
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Laura
General nuisance
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Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Washington, DC
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Rosa Gallica officinalis
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Geroff & I will light one in Derby cathedral (UK) this evening.
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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I intend to light one at St Phillips cathedral, Birmingham, UK this evening.
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Kitten
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I will light one at Buckfast Abbey this weekend
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Never accept a ride from a stranger, unless they are in a big blue box
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Japes
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quote:
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
I intend to light one at St Phillips cathedral, Birmingham, UK this evening.
I was going to do that on the way home from work - but won't manage it now!
I've lit one at home, and will light one in church on Sunday at St Mary's, Selly Oak (Birmingham UK).
[ 06. January 2011, 16:37: Message edited by: Japes ]
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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Not quite the same thing, but I'll be singing for her at a gig tonight.
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"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Ariel
Shipmate
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Westminster Cathedral, London (in St Patrick's Chapel).
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RuthW
liberal "peace first" hankie squeezer
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This Sunday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Long Beach, California.
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sabine
Shipmate
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I had to go to the hospital for a routine appointment today so I stopped in the chapel to remember Erin.
sabine
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Lesedi
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I'll light one this Sunday at the United Methodist Church in Atascadero.
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marmot
Mountain mammal
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St. Damien Church, Kamalo, Moloka'i, formerly St. Joseph's, built by Fr. Damien.
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Ags
Knocked up
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on my desk, in the study, south east London
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Moo
Ship's tough old bird
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I don't know of a church around here where I can light a candle.
I'm going to a Eucharist this evening to celebrate Epiphany. I'll say my prayers there.
Moo
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Mad Cat
Shipmate
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Old Saint Paul's Scottish Episcopal Church Edinburgh, in the Lady Chapel
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Pearl B4 Swine
Ship's Oyster-Shucker
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All Saints Episcopal Church, Hanover Pennsylvania, Holy Eucharist for Epiphany this evening. I will also say her name aloud in Prayers of the People.
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"I do a good job and I know how to do this stuff" D. Trump (speaking of the POTUS job)
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chive
Ship's nude
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S. Peter's Church in Folkestone, Kent.
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Rowen
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St John's Anglican-Uniting Church, Cann River, Victoria, Australia
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Ye Olde Motherboarde
Ship's Mother and Singing Quilter
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There will be a group of SOF friends at All Souls Anglican in Jacksonville tomorrow for the funeral.
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In Memory of Miss Molly, TimC, Gambit, KenWritez, koheleth, Leetle Masha, JLG, Genevieve, Erin, RuthW2, deuce2, Sidi and TonyCoxon, unbeliever, Morlader, Ken :tear: 20 years but who’s counting?..................
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Jigsaw
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No candles available, but said prayers for Erin and all who are affected by her death,in the Chapel/Quiet Room (sic) at Watford General Hospital, Hertfordshire, UK, today.
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Moo
Ship's tough old bird
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quote:
Originally posted by Lothlorien:
An online site for candles is here if you don't have any or a church where you can light one.
Thanks.
I lit a candle and labeled it EE. It's the second from the left in the top row
Moo
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Qoheleth.
Semi-Sagacious One
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All Stains CofE, not-Westphalia, UK
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The Benedictine Community at Alton Abbey offers a friendly, personal service for the exclusive supply of Rosa Mystica incense.
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The5thMary
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Gentle Spirit Christian Church of Atlanta.
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DMarie
Ship's stray
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Nanaimo BC Canada
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Laura
General nuisance
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quote:
Originally posted by Lothlorien:
An online site for candles is here if you don't have any or a church where you can light one.
This is a great site. Thank you so much.
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maleveque
Shipmate
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Lit one on the candle site.
I'm using the group name SoF.
- Anne L.
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jlg
What is this place?
Why am I here?
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One candle lit on the virtual site.
One candle (an altar candle stub - a Lenten unbleached one so it smells of honey) lit, placed in my window (I don't know why - perhaps she'll see it?) next to my icon of Madonna and Christ Child (Erin once, IIRC, deigned to post in MW/Eccles about the addition of the Glorious Mysteries to the RC Rosary and said how much she loved the rosary).
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Joan Rasch
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at Church of the Advent, Beacon Hill, Boston
Joan Rasch
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Barefoot Friar
Ship's Shoeless Brother
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I lit one in my living room today. I have a stomach bug, so I could not go to the church to pray like I wanted to. But I will mention her name during the litany on Sunday.
The prayer I prayed today was the "Litany at the Time of Death" from the BCP (pp. 462-464), with "A Commendatory Prayer" before the Lord's Prayer.
I couldn't find anything better to pray.
This is why I like having a prayer book. At times when you just have no words, the words are there to be had. Sometimes they are not the best, but they are better than most. And sometimes they are perfect.
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Amazing Grace
High Church Protestant
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We had over a hundred candles lit tonight at "St. Spike's" in Berkeley, although I didn't do any of them. During our Epiphany service, I had a vision of Erin in ecstasy rising to Heaven seated on a large version of a Christmas pageant-type star; oh star of wonder!
I'll be lighting candles and reading The Burial of the Dead in the prayer book tomorrow morning, whether at home or in the chapel (because I have a key and I can).
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In my home, placed on the window sill facing the Pacific Ocean, in Santa Monica, California.
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And you listening. T. Hughes
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Nunc Dimittis
Seamstress of Sound
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All Saints' Anglican Church, Booval, Queensland Australia.
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iGeek
Number of the Feast
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Lit a candle on the internet site in the group EE.
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Gill H
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I will be at a funeral this afternoon, and the church is likely to be one that has votive candles. So I'll light one for each of my dear friends then.
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