VOTIVE LIGHTS CANDLES..........................................535 VOTIVE LIGHTS GLASSES..........................................534 VOTIVE LIGHTS STANDS......................................510-515 VOTIVE LIGHTS STANDS ELECTRIC..........................512 VOTIVE TIN REMOVER................................................515 —W— WAFERS..........................................................539,129,133 WALL (LARGE SIZE) CROSSES......................324-327,59 WALL (LARGE SIZE) CRUCIFIXES.................358,62,326, 335-339,365 WALL BRACKETS...............278-281,283,189,193,197,199, 207,213,215,217,221,223,225,227,229,231,262,276 WARDROBE..................................................................312 WAX LIGHTING TAPERS..............................................532 WAX PROTECTORS................................524,262,275,533 WAX REMOVER............................................................534 WAY OF THE CROSS............................................ 328-334 WAY OF THE CROSS BOOKS............................103,86-87 WEDDING BANNERS/VESTMENTS.............376,449,453, 470,473,478 WEDDING BULLETINS...................................................75 WEDDING CANDELABRA................................25,232,235 WEDDING CANDLES......................................................25 WEDDING GIFTS...................................25,96,27,92,98-99 WEDDING PRIE DIEUX........................................294-295 WICKS...........................................................................536 WOOD CARVINGS..................................334,336-358,331 WOOD CARVINGS CRUCIFIXES..........266-268,336-339, 356,358 WOOD LIGHTING STICKS............................................532 WREATHS ADVENT (CHURCH).........2-5,237,207,233,537 WREATHS ADVENT (HOME)............................................6 WREATHS LENTEN CHURCH......................................242 —Z— ZUCCHETTO.................................................................488 544 CANDLE FOLLOWERS Candle followers, candle burners or wax savers, are available in all sizes to fit the largest Paschal to the smallest Altar candle. Properly fitted followers will insure maximum burning time and minimize problems. A correct size for the follower is determined by the diameter of the candle used. PREPARING 1. Seat properly sized candle FIRMLY and VERTICALLY STRAIGHT in the candlestick. Tilted candles cause irregular burning and dripping. 2. Approximately 3/4˝ of EXPOSED WICK is recommended for efficient burning. Trim if necessary. 3. Use only a follower that is the CORRECT SIZE for the candle diameter. Clean the follower, both inside and out. To seat the follower, place it on the shoulder of the candle giving it a snug 1/4 turn. Inspect it to insure it is straight on the candle. All edges of the top rim or the shoulder of the candle should touch the inside of the follower. 4. STRAIGHTEN THE WICK and pre-condition the candle by burning for at least TWO MINUTES. LIGHTING 1. Extend lighting taper 1 inch out from candle lighter BEFORE lighting. 2. When lighting candles do not touch the candle wick or follower with the lighter. HANDLE CAREFULLY to avoid pieces of taper or wick from breaking off and falling into the candle cup. 3. After extinguishing taper flame by retracting into candle lighter tube, IMMEDIATELY EXTEND TAPER OUT from tube to avoid wax build-up and jamming. EXTINGUISHING 1. Never blow out candle. To extinguish, gently place extinguisher over candle follower, being careful not to touch either the wick or the follower. The follower is resting on both liquid and soft wax; tilting it or compressing it with the extinguisher may cause the candle to malfunction the next time it is used. 2. To avoid afterglow, always allow a candle to burn at least two minutes before extinguishing. CARE WHILE BURNING 1. Try not to disturb candles that are performing satisfactorily. 2. Place candles out of the way of drafts. 3. Inspect the top or burning cup of candles weekly to detect conditions that may cause improper burning. Conditions to look for: A. Broken portions of wick or foreign objects such as pieces of lighting tapers, matches or wooden lighting sticks, that have become imbedded in the wax MUST BE REMOVED to prevent them from acting as a second wick. B. The candle wick has become too long and is perhaps curled over. Trim to 3/4˝. C. If the candle wick is too short it will be difficult to relight. Recondition the candle head as described below. D. Large diameter candles must remain lit long enough for the entire top, or burning cup, of the candle to become liquefied. When a candle does not remain lit for the required length of time, it may burn down the center of the candle body causing the candle to malfunction. Recondition the candle head. RECONDITIONING Using a dull knife, remove all debris and/or darkened wax from the head of candle. Next, expose 3/4˝ of good wick being careful not to cut into or damage the wick. Finish off by making shoulders of candle symmetrical and level; this is important to insure the proper reseating of a follower. Continue with step 3 under preparing. A Guide For The Proper Care And Use Of Church Candles
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