Where Not to Burn

I was in an adoration chapel early one morning, and, as is proper when exposition is taking place, there were four candles around the monstrance. No doubt the candles were appropriate for the occasion. Sometimes the holders may be decorated with a favorite Scripture passage. In this case, the top of the candle holders, as a tribute to the age we are in, said “Do not burn near combustibles.”

No, I’m not criticizing the chapel. However, I do think we can add this to our list of warnings made necessary only by the litigious society that we live in. Even a chapel isn’t safe.