Image Description: Candles are lit in most churches for prayer intentions; when you say that you will 'light a candle for someone,' that means that you will say a prayer for another person and that the candle symbolizes that prayer. In some churches, a donation is considered a mandatory contribution in exchange for lighting the prayer candle. The candles can be tealight or long tapered candles, and they are often made from paraffin, beeswax, or vegetable wax. Tealight candles are typically placed in glass holders and the long taper-type may have a special or significant holder, depending on its use. Candles are very special in the Roman Catholic Church in particular, with the lighted tools often placed at the feet of representations of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus himself.

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