Candles that are made from 100% pure beeswax are an important element found in the Eastern Orthodox Church. They play a crucial spiritual role in the Eastern Orthodox Christian faith. Candles made from 100% pure beeswax signify purity. As spiritual tools, the candles are used by the Eastern Orthodox Christians to honor God, to transcend their prayers to God and to light the spiritual path towards God.

When the sacraments of baptism and matrimony are being performed in the Eastern Orthodox Church, purification and prayers are the utmost importance in the Eastern Orthodox Christians spiritual life. Purification and prayers allows the faithful to receive the spirit, grace, and spiritual gifts from God.

Unfortunately, many faithful are forgetting the Church doctrine that focuses the importance of purity, prayers and pure beeswax candles. Instead many faithful are substituting purity by choosing candles that are made from paraffin and stearic wax, or candles that have paraffin or stearic wax mixed with a certain percentage of pure beeswax due to the starch whiteness and cost effectiveness. According to the Eastern Orthodox Church doctrine, these candles are not acceptable to use.

To reassure Eastern Orthodox Christians in their decision when choosing 100% pure beeswax candles versus chemically made wax with and without partial beeswax, here is a simple statement made from a respected spiritual elder to give Eastern Orthodox Christians the firm confidence.

"God and His Church are honored by the natural products. Any chemical product falsifies the creation of God. For this, church uses only natural products as wine, beeswax, prosfora from pure flour, etc. Honoring God, the Church and a new born baby, we can not use faked offerings." - Father Gheorghe Calciu-Dumitreasa