This Blessed Beshara Abou Mrad prayer candle honors the Lebanese Melkite Greek Catholic monk and priest known for decades of quiet confession and spiritual direction. It is a gentle gift for someone discerning a vocation or carrying long, hidden weariness.
About Blessed Beshara. Beshara Abou Mrad, also written Abu-Mrad or Bechara, was born in Zahleh, Lebanon, on May 19, 1853. He entered the Basilian Salvatorian Order in 1874 and was ordained a priest on December 26, 1883. He served as a confessor and spiritual director at the order's seminary, worked for decades as an itinerant missionary in the Deir al-Qamar district, and later served as a parish priest and confessor in Sidon. He died on February 22, 1930, near Sidon.
He was declared Venerable in 2010 and has since been beatified, which is why he is called Blessed.
Choose this candle for a Melkite Greek Catholic parish, a Lebanese family, a priest or seminarian, or anyone discerning a path in life.
About this candle
This 13.75 oz scented soy candle comes in a reusable glass jar printed with a devotional image of Blessed Beshara Abou Mrad. It is made with a 100% natural soy wax blend and a 100% cotton wick, and burns for about 70 to 80 hours. Choose one of three scents: Comfort Spice, Sea Breeze, or Vanilla Bean. It is a simple, quiet way to set a candle beside your icon corner, prayer table, nightstand, or bookshelf.
Care instructions
Never leave a burning candle unattended, and keep it away from children, pets, and anything flammable. Trim the wick to 1/4 inch before each lighting. Burn for 3 to 4 hours at a time, and stop using the candle when 1/2 inch of wax remains.
This Blessed Beshara Abou Mrad prayer candle honors the Lebanese Melkite Greek Catholic monk and priest known for decades of quiet confession and spiritual direction. It is a gentle gift for someone discerning a vocation or carrying long, hidden weariness.
About Blessed Beshara. Beshara Abou Mrad, also written Abu-Mrad or Bechara, was born in Zahleh, Lebanon, on May 19, 1853. He entered the Basilian Salvatorian Order in 1874 and was ordained a priest on December 26, 1883. He served as a confessor and spiritual director at the order's seminary, worked for decades as an itinerant missionary in the Deir al-Qamar district, and later served as a parish priest and confessor in Sidon. He died on February 22, 1930, near Sidon.
He was declared Venerable in 2010 and has since been beatified, which is why he is called Blessed.
Choose this candle for a Melkite Greek Catholic parish, a Lebanese family, a priest or seminarian, or anyone discerning a path in life.
About this candle
This 13.75 oz scented soy candle comes in a reusable glass jar printed with a devotional image of Blessed Beshara Abou Mrad. It is made with a 100% natural soy wax blend and a 100% cotton wick, and burns for about 70 to 80 hours. Choose one of three scents: Comfort Spice, Sea Breeze, or Vanilla Bean. It is a simple, quiet way to set a candle beside your icon corner, prayer table, nightstand, or bookshelf.
Care instructions
Never leave a burning candle unattended, and keep it away from children, pets, and anything flammable. Trim the wick to 1/4 inch before each lighting. Burn for 3 to 4 hours at a time, and stop using the candle when 1/2 inch of wax remains.
