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Votive candles in Lourdes at night

November, the month of prayer for the departed

Light a candle for your departed

Can't visit the grave of your loved ones? Light an online candle for them on the shrine's wall of candles. The Poor Clare Sisters in Zagreb and the residents of Langov dom pray for them every day, and Holy Mass is celebrated once a month for all intentions.

Light a candle for the departed

Burns for 30 days, until the end of November. Suggested gift €10, or any amount you wish.

or a free 24-hour candle

Photo: Padro Pablo · CC BY-SA 2.0

How to light a candle for the departed

It takes less than a minute, on your phone or computer.

  1. Choose a shrine

    Medjugorje, Lourdes, Fátima or one of five more Marian shrines.

  2. Write a name and intention

    For example: "For the eternal rest of my parents". Your intention can stay private.

  3. The candle burns all November

    The large candle burns for 30 days. The sisters pray for your departed, and Holy Mass is celebrated once a month for all intentions.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Give what you wish, from €1. By taking part, you help charitable and humanitarian goals and projects.

Light a candle for the departed

Who prays for your intentions

Every intention, free or with a gift, becomes part of the daily prayer of two communities.

The Poor Clare Sisters praying in their convent chapel in Zagreb

Photo: Samostan sv. Klare, Zagreb

Poor Clare Monastery, Zagreb

Poor Clare Sisters

Every day they remember the candles and intentions in their prayers.

A wooden rosary

Mala Gorica near Petrinja

Residents of Langov dom

Every day they pray the rosary for everyone who has lit a candle.