[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III



Incense has numerous meanings, which satisfy the senses and nourish the soul. Not all those who attend church are of a profound spiritual level and deep thought. Children, for example, who do not apprehend much from the sermon or the readings of the Holy Bible or the prayers, are spiritually affected through their senses by the incense, candles and icons which serve as spiritual lessons for them, uplifting them to a spiritual atmosphere. The same applies to the uninformed and superficial believers who have no depth of knowledge and have not studied theological books.