Blue Candle

A tradition I learned of many years ago was to place a candle in your window on Christmas Eve as a way to show the Virgin Mary that she has a place to stay for the night. In essence, it is a way to say that the Virgin and Christ are welcome in your home. I have always used a blue candle to further symbolize the Archangel Gabriel who annunciated Mary's choice by God to bear The Messiah. Thought I would post a quick note on that so when you saw it in my profile on Facebook you would understand.