and golden vials full of odors, which are the prayers of saints." - Revelations 5:8 "Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of [this] calling, and fulfill all ...

Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to pray for good luck in the Year of the Snake. From Vietnam to Japan ...

The prayers began late on the eve of the New Year in Hong Kong, where people annually line up at a Taoist temple to try to be the first to put their incense sticks into the stands at 11 p.m.