Musk Incense – Half a Kilogram – Katoúniakia – Mount Athos

Description

Handmade Incense from Mount Athos – Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine, Katoúniakia

The Musk Incense from Mount Athos is renowned for its exceptional quality and strong fragrance. It is a genuine monastic craft, created according to the centuries-old tradition of Mount Athos by the monks in Katoúniakia. The monks, from this well-known cell, make incense with great care and prayer, offering a variety of aromatic blends.

The Musk Incense from Mount Athos is available in a range of fragrances, allowing you to choose the one you prefer.

You can also select the quantity of incense you wish to purchase. It is available in half-kilogram or one-kilogram packages.

What does incense symbolize?

**Incense symbolizes the prayers of people rising to the throne of God.** Just as the smoke from burning incense rises high above the lit charcoal, so too does prayer, when offered with fervor, ascend to God.
Incense is used in all church services. Priests place it in the censer, over the burning charcoal, and carry it out of the altar to incense the faithful. When the priest incenses the offering inside the altar, the incense symbolizes the gifts of the Three Wise Men. When it is offered before the Great Entrance, it symbolizes the myrrh used by Nicodemus to anoint the body of Christ. During the Great Entrance, the incense symbolizes the Holy Spirit.

Incense: “The Fragrance of Christ”

Incense also symbolizes the praise and hymn that people direct towards God. The burning of incense signifies the worship and atonement of humans before their Creator. As the incense burns in the censer, it releases a sweet aroma that, in turn, evokes a pleasant feeling. This feeling expresses the filling of the believer’s heart with divine favor. In this way, each believer becomes a “fragrance of Christ.”