{"product_id":"saint-lazarus-7-day-glass-candle","title":"Saint Lazarus 7 Day Glass Candle","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHe Knows What It Is to Suffer. He Knows What It Is to Rise. He Is Listening.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSan Lázaro is not a comfortable saint. He is not petitioned for small things. He is the saint you call on when the body is failing, when the illness is serious, when the doctors have done what they can and it is not enough. He is the saint of the sick, the poor, the cast aside the man in the parable who lay at the rich man’s gate covered in sores while the dogs came to lick his wounds, and who was carried by angels to Abraham’s side when he died. He is the man in the Gospel whom Jesus loved, who died, who was four days in the tomb, and who walked out when Jesus called his name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe knows what it is to suffer. He knows what it is to be overlooked. And he knows what it is to rise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Lucumí and Santería tradition, San Lázaro is the Catholic face of \u003cstrong\u003eBabalú-Ayé\u003c\/strong\u003e — the Orisha of disease, pestilence, and healing, one of the most feared and most beloved of all the Orishas. Babalú-Ayé is approached with extraordinary reverence. He is not petitioned casually. He is the lord of the earth, of illness, of the skin, of all the ways the body breaks down and of all the ways it can be restored. His devotees approach him with humility, with gratitude, and with the understanding that his power over life and death is absolute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn December 17th, thousands of pilgrims make their way to the Shrine of San Lázaro in El Rincón, Cuba, some crawling on their knees for miles to fulfill a vow, to give thanks for a healing, to ask for one. That pilgrimage is one of the most powerful acts of devotion in the entire Caribbean world. It tells you everything you need to know about what San Lázaro means to the people who love him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSaint Lazarus 7 Day Glass Candle\u003c\/strong\u003e carries that depth of devotion for healing, for recovery, for the sick and the suffering, and for all who approach Babalú-Ayé with the reverence he commands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTraditional Petitions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealing from serious, chronic, or terminal illness — especially skin diseases, infections, and conditions medicine struggles to treat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHIV\/AIDS — patron of those living with HIV\/AIDS in Latin American and Caribbean communities, petitioned with extraordinary devotion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe poor, the sick, and the marginalized — the saint of those society has cast aside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDogs and those who love them — San Lázaro is always depicted with dogs at his side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiraculous recovery — when a person or situation seems beyond recovery, drawn from the resurrection of Lazarus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevotion to Babalú-Ayé — the Orisha of pestilence and healing, approached with deep reverence in Lucumí tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtection during epidemics and widespread illness — petitioned for communities in times of disease\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFulfillment of vows — San Lázaro is known for the seriousness with which his devotees honor promises made to him\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to Work This Candle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproach San Lázaro with humility and sincerity. He has no patience for the casual or the careless, but infinite compassion for the genuinely suffering. Write your petition naming the illness, the person who is sick, and what healing you are asking for. Be specific and be honest. Place the petition beneath the candle. Dress the top of the glass with San Lázaro oil or healing oil. His colors are purple and gold; his symbols are the crutches, the sores, and the dogs. In the Lucumí tradition, Babalú-Ayé’s offerings include toasted corn, sesame seeds, and dry wine — never rum, which he does not accept. His day is December 17th, the feast of San Lázaro, a powerful day to begin or renew a working with him. If he grants your petition, honor your gratitude publicly — the tradition of giving thanks to San Lázaro is as old and as sacred as the petition itself. Light the candle with the full weight of your need and your faith. He has heard prayers like yours before. He has answered them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach candle is approximately 8 inches tall and burns for up to 7 days. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KC Conjure \u0026 Botanica","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46811579121825,"sku":"KCC-CANDLES-STLAZARUS","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/5583\/0177\/files\/BUBBLE-23912_960x960_d4a94fe7-0c04-4681-9b22-3c518423236b.jpg?v=1785797888","url":"https:\/\/kcconjure.com\/products\/saint-lazarus-7-day-glass-candle","provider":"KC Conjure \u0026 Botanica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}