It's magic -- it's like the eighth-day candle".
Those united still, if only by a Talmud they have never read, by mothers in the mild glow of the Friday candles.
At the base of the tree, white rocks were arranged in an oval; inside this were more flowers, along with the remnants of seven-day candles and an array of stuffed toys.
A business called the Survival Center has a Web page, "Earth Changes Update" (www.zyz.com/ survivalcenter/echange.html), that warns of earthquakes, tidal waves and winds as intense as 2,000 miles per hour -- perfect conditions for hawking its supply of gasoline generators, solar radios and six-day candles.
On Thursday, candle-lit vigils were held in Zagreb and Catholic churches around the country as war veterans and bishops asked supporters to "raise their voices against injustice".
On Friday, a candle for every life lost, including Lubitz's, was placed on the altar.
The young men were protesting almost every day, carrying candles and calling for the toppling of the regime in Ramadhan 2011.
"The city clocks had only just gone three, but it was quite dark already - it had not been light all day: and candles were flaring in the windows of the neighbouring offices, like ruddy smears upon the palpable brown air".
In the days following the 9/11 tragedy I found great comfort by lighting a seven-day sanctuary candle on my mantle near a window.
At the heart of things it makes no difference whether we kneel and make the sign of the cross, prostrate ourselves times a day, light candles, chant mantras, sit cross-legged and meditate, or commune with nature.
