Yes you should have let the pastor know. The lamp is to let the faithful know if the Blessed Sacrament is in the tabernacle or not from across the church. However it is also common practice when the Blessed Sacrament is removed for some reason that the door and the interior cutain be left open as well as extinguishing the lamp.Okay, so I went to my parish’s Perpetual Adoration Chapel, and of course there’s always supposed to be a candle that is perpetually lit, right? Well I went there the other night, and the candle was there, but the flame had gone out. What is the purpose of the candle, and should it always be lit? Should I have gone to a priest and told them about it?
At the parish I used to attend, there was no candle, there was an electric type window candle (like people have in their windows at Christmas). I did ask why there was no candle or prayer candles. I was told the city had a fire regulation and they couldn’t have unattended lit candles in the church. That was the first thing I noticed when I we moved south. No candles.Okay, so I went to my parish’s Perpetual Adoration Chapel, and of course there’s always supposed to be a candle that is perpetually lit, right? Well I went there the other night, and the candle was there, but the flame had gone out. What is the purpose of the candle, and should it always be lit? Should I have gone to a priest and told them about it?
A candle with a living flame is required. All fire codes that I have ever delt with always had exceptions for churches and other religious places.At the parish I used to attend, there was no candle, there was an electric type window candle (like people have in their windows at Christmas). I did ask why there was no candle or prayer candles. I was told the city had a fire regulation and they couldn’t have unattended lit candles in the church. That was the first thing I noticed when I we moved south. No candles.
It’s not in a Tabernacle. It’s in a monstrance in a side chapel that is not connected to the main church, except from the outside. Normally the candle is lit. It’s for Perpetual Adoration.Yes you should have let the pastor know. The lamp is to let the faithful know if the Blessed Sacrament is in the tabernacle or not from across the church. However it is also common practice when the Blessed Sacrament is removed for some reason that the door and the interior cutain be left open as well as extinguishing the lamp.
Sometimes the lamps are defective and the wick does not burn correctly.
Well in that case I believe that more than one candle is required to be lit, but I would have to check the documents on exposition of the Blessed Sacrament to be sure. Either case I would have let the pastor know.It’s not in a Tabernacle. It’s in a monstrance in a side chapel that is not connected to the main church, except from the outside. Normally the candle is lit. It’s for Perpetual Adoration.