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Roman Catholic AnswerCandles in the Church are sacramentals used as an emblem of God, the giver of life and enlightenment. Being pure, they represent Christ's spotless Body, the flam a figure of the Divine Nature. (from John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary.
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