Virtual altar
Light a candle for Santa Muerte
Light a candle for Santa Muerte on this virtual altar. Write your name or initials, choose the color of your request and keep your intention in your heart: your candle will burn on the altar for seven days, next to those of other devotees.
Lighting the altar…
Light a candle: how it works
✋ Before lighting your candle, place your right hand on your chest and say this prayer. When you reach your request, say it in your own words.
Prayer for lighting your candle
God the Father almighty, I humbly ask your leave to call upon Santa Muerte.
White Girl, White Girl, White Girl:
come close to this altar, my Lady, for I have come to honor you.
May your presence embrace me and give me back my joy,
because with you at my side I walk protected and fear stays behind.
With your strength, no stumbling block will be greater than my faith.
Dear Mother, stay with me and do not take your mantle from my life.
At this moment I light this candle and entrust to you what I carry in my heart:
[say your request here]
Thank you for hearing me and for being here.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Amen.
The colors of the candles
These are the meanings popular tradition gives each color. They change from one region to another, and every devotee has their own custom.
- White: protection and cleansing
- Red: love and passion
- Gold: money, work and abundance
- Green: health and hope
- Blue: studies, clarity and calm
- Purple: justice and strength of character
- Black: keeping away evil and bad energy
Frequently asked questions
Is my request or intention saved?
No. Your request belongs only to you and Santa Muerte. What you write in the intention box never leaves your phone or computer: it is not sent to any server, saved or published. The altar only shows your name (or "Anonymous") next to a candle in the color you chose.
How long does my candle stay lit?
Seven days. Your candle burns on the altar for a full week, like a real seven-day candle, and then goes out on its own.
How many candles can I light?
Up to three a day. We want the altar to be a place of faith and respect, where every candle has its place. The limit also keeps anyone from filling it with fake messages or advertising.
Does a virtual candle replace prayer?
No, it goes with it. Lighting a candle here is a symbolic gesture and a reminder of your faith. If you want to go with your request with something more, say one of the Santa Muerte prayers or begin the nine-day novena to the White Girl.