(There are some Protestant churches which do it too, I believe.) I am not aware that there has ever been any price-range on these all those I have ever seen have beent the same size, and there is no set price - one can pay as much or as little as one likes. : : : In Catholic churches it is indeed the practice to light a candle as a form of prayer for the souls of the dead in Purgatory. : : : : I'm guessing a penny candle wouldn't have lasted very long so to say that one is lighting a penny candle for something or someone is to say that he isn't really very concerned at all. Maybe some of our contributors who grew up around that sort of thing could say. Perhaps the larger the candle the greater the cost. You'd put a coin in the box to pay for the candle. : : : : I vaguely recall that in some Catholic churches it was possible to light a candle as a sort of prayer of sympathy for someone - perhaps even yourself. I've searched everywhere for an answer- hope you can help me! : : : : : Does anyone know what the old (presumably english) phrase 'to light a penny candle' means? My understanding is that it was not a favourable comment to make and that one would leave a penny for the person to light the aforementioned candle with. In Reply to: Sing along posted by Shae on September 19, 2004 Posted by Smokey Stover on September 20, 2004
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