Using as fine fragrance the equivalent of ecclesiastic incense of the Catholic variety, marvelously assimilated in Avignon by Comme de Garço...

Frankincense is met at the church as the censer spreads the fragrant smoke in the congregation. Myrrh is met at asketaria; monastic places o...

  Editor's preface : If you haven't the faintest idea why a series of posts on incense scents mentions religious stuff and cultura...

< This day is marked by solemn observations in memory of Jesus' crucifixion. Christians believe that Jesus thus accomplished reconcil...

This day, three days prior to the Resurrection, is the day that Christ washed the feet of his disciples and shared his last meal with them, ...

Most people know Judas Iscariot as the classic traitor, the archetype of such a justifiably hateful character: crossing his master for 30 p...

As today the religious theme is the vigilance of the wise virgins who were ready for Jesus and the repentance of sinners, as reflected in th...

Although not a major celebration, today marks the cleansing of the temple in the Holy City of Jerusalem according to Christian doctrine. Thi...

Incense is inextricably linked to liturgy and religious ceremonies since pagan times and as I am not particularly religious myself, but more...