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(Incense could also be used ... who is kneeling on the sanctuary steps (or the steps of the altar). Servers should immediately go to their places and set down their candles and cross before ...

As the ritual closed and the evening wound to an end, attendees enjoyed a community potluck and friendly conversation. With the scent of incense still hanging heavy in the air, ritual participants ...