“Pure Athonite Incense with the old traditional recipe” is the final product of the combination of frankincense, fragrance, and magnesia, without other additives. One of the oldest and most important uses of incense is its use in worship ceremonies, especially in Church Services, where censing is a basic element of the ritual and worship.
Censing is a command given directly by God since the Old Testament. Before the censing begins, the priest, blessing the incense, prays to God, asking for the “grace of the Holy Spirit.”
The phrase “We offer incense to You, Christ our God, as a fragrance of sweet aroma” is part of the offering, while every day at Vespers the hymn “Let my prayer be set forth as incense before You” is chanted as the beginning of the choral part of the service, accompanied by censing from the Priest throughout the church.
The Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi produces the incense with personal care, prayer, and a sense of responsibility, offering a product of exceptional quality, with a variety of fragrances that last until the end of its burning.
