{"product_id":"incienso-o-resina-de-copal-100-natural-250-gr-copal","title":"100% Natural Copal Incense or Resin 250 Gr Copal","description":"\u003cp\u003eAvailable for immediate shipping. To get free shipping, we recommend adding two quantities of this product.\n\nDiscover the purity and magic of copal incense!\n\nCopal incense, a natural treasure that will transport you to a state of serenity and spiritual connection. Our product stands out for its authenticity, as it is genuine natural copal resin, with no added polymers or artificial chemicals.\n\nCopal is obtained from Bursera copallifera, a sacred tree that grows in warm lands. With centuries of history behind it, this resin has been revered in various cultures for its purifying properties. By burning our copal incense, you will release an exquisite fragrance that will fill your space with an atmosphere of calm and harmony.\n\nOur copal incense is ideal for those seeking an authentic and uncompromising experience. By choosing our product, you will benefit from a natural resin of the highest quality, carefully collected and processed to preserve its aromatic properties.\n\n1.  To scent the environment.\n\nIn ancient times, incense was used to purify the environment where important figures, such as the king or emperor, would be or pass through. Due to heat, the atmosphere in a place could become unpleasant, so incense was used to \"purify\" or \"perfume\" the environment. This merely material sense can also be mentioned in the liturgy: incense is used to purify the environment where the King of Kings will be. In the Eucharistic presence, the intention is also - with incense - that the place where Jesus \"is made present\" be as purified and clean as possible. And incense fulfills that function very well.\n\n\n2.  Sense of mystery.\n\nA second meaning of the use of incense is the idea of mystery. To understand it better, let's remember what is said in Leviticus 16:12-13: \"Then he shall take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the Lord (...) and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat.\" That is, the smoke of the incense covers - in the case of the Holy Mass - the altar with the offerings, to remind us that what we see goes beyond what we see: we see bread and wine, but in reality, it is the Body and Blood of Christ. We see \"something,\" but what we do not see is even greater and unimaginable. And the smoke of the incense evokes that \"mysterious\" reality.\n\n\n3. \"Let my prayer rise.\"\n\nPsalm 141:2 gives us a beautiful comparison between the rising of incense smoke and the lifting of prayers: \"Let my prayer be set before you as incense.\" This means then that just as the incense scattered on the altar during the celebration rises, so too do our prayers at that moment rise to the presence of God. This also reminds us that the Holy Mass is the perfect prayer of the Church which - like incense - rises to God.\n\n4. \"Odor of Christ.\"\n\nAs we already mentioned in the first point, incense makes the environment where it is spread \"pleasant,\" from this we can also recall the text from 2 Cor 2:15: \"For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.\" That is, the good aroma of incense should remind us that we, as Christians, must also spread the \"good odor of Christ.\"\n\nThe use of incense in liturgical celebrations can be a good element if we remember these details that we have mentioned. As we see, the use of incense is mentioned from the Old Testament (cf. Ex 30:1; Ex 30:7), and the book of Revelation emphasizes it: \"Another angel came and stood at the altar, with a golden censer; and much incense was given to him to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne. And from the angel's hand the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the altar.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artesanías Jiménez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59612954001489,"sku":"ML-MLM2263989596","price":288.84,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1046\/9890\/4657\/files\/D_962879-MLM69947105584_062023-O.jpg?v=1780646380","url":"https:\/\/artesaniasjimenez.com.mx\/en\/products\/incienso-o-resina-de-copal-100-natural-250-gr-copal","provider":"Artesanías Jiménez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}