Archbishop of Los Angeles Jose H. Gomez uses incense on the altar during a special Mass in recognition of all immigrants at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels church in downtown Los Angeles.

Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul To Catholics, incense is prayer in action. “It makes you more mindful of what’s going on,” said Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul sacrisant ...

Sunday Mass begins with a procession, led either by an altar server carrying a cross or a thurible, which holds burning incense. The congregation stands out of reverence for the priest, who ...

The Torah informs us that the Ark (Aron-Exodus 25:11), the Table (Shulhan –Exodus 25:24) and the Altar of Incense (Mizbeiah Miktar Ketoret – Exodus 30:3) were all decorated with rims. W… ...

While often used in temples, incense burners were also found in the home, Flannery told Wilde. Ritual use was common, but the Metropolitan Museum of Art offers another explanation in reference to ...

At times, the streets of the ancient world may have been rife with the smell of sewage, garbage and decaying animals; however, there were also sweet smells that could be acquired--for a price.