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What kinds and how many candles are there at your church?
 

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We very seldom use candles. We have a candlelit Christmas Eve service, and usually have candles during Advent but I think that's about it.
 

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We have just the two on the altar.... they are oil ones.
 

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Two on the altar is customary, although some other parishes adhere to the Medieval style with six.

By tradition, they should be primarily beeswax, but I don't know how often that rule is maintained these days.
 
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Two on the altar and they are oil candles.
 

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We have a baptismal candle up front that is lit on certain occasions, we have 2 altar candles that are lit every Sunday and then we also have 2 other candles on the altar that are lit right before Holy Communion.
 
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