Incense from the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi, excellent quality.Incense is the final product of the combination of frankincense, perfume and magnesia.
Frankincense, which forms the basis of incense, is called the aromatic resin extracted from the carved sections of the trunk of the “frankincense” tree, hence its name.One of the most ancient and important uses of frankincense was its use in religious ceremonies and especially in church services, in which we have incense as a basic element of formality and worship.After all, before the start of the incense burning, the priest, blessing the incense, binds himself to God so that his offering has as a counter-offering on behalf of God, the “grace of the Holy Spirit”. “Incense we offer to you, Christ our God, for a fragrant smell, the waiting one in your heavenly altar, we are redeemed by the grace of your most holy Spirit”. At vespers daily, the cantors sing “Let my prayer be directed, as incense before you”.The Muscothymia produced at I.M.M. Vatopediou is of excellent quality, with a wide variety, without impurities, with aromas that last until the end of its combustion.
“Let my prayer be directed as incense before you. Pride of my hands, evening sacrifice” (Ps. 140.2)
