By Madame Ja
TAILOR THE CANDLE TO THE TIME AND NEED
If you cannot burn a vigil candle, in a safe manner, attended or unattended, from beginning to end, then don’t use a vigil candle. All of the snuffing and relighting of something that deep is a pain in the ass, and goes against the purpose of that type of candle: continuous work. Instead, I would suggest that you use a series of offertory candles, tealights, or votives—burning one each day—in a manner that is safe, where you can watch it.
Alternately, use a seven-knob candle and burn a knob a day, and snuff after each knob is consumed, or burn a jumbo candle, and segment it with pins or rubber bands, and burn a chunk a day and then snuff.
There are just so many different types of candles, I don’t know why a person would use a vigil candle unless that was something they traditionally use and are setup to burn it appropriately.
I use vigil candles almost exclusively, but I burn candles for clients, and I have an appropriate setup to do so. When I didn’t, I would burn vigil candles in those huge tamale pots they sell at the Mexican food stores. I would fill them with water or sand and place the candle in the middle. I would then place it on my stove or in an area that was surrounded by cement for a few feet in any direction. Still, as safe as I was, I was taking a chance; you always are with any kind of flame—candle or otherwise.
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