Incense is understood as symbolizing the sanctifying grace of the Holy Spirit and the prayers of the Saints rising to heaven. Incense is offered by the priest or deacon during the services.

What is the purpose of incense in the Anglican Church?

The smoke of burning incense is interpreted by both the Western Catholic and Eastern Christian churches as a symbol of the prayer of the faithful rising to heaven.

What does God say about burning incense?

Whosoever shall make like unto it, to enjoy the smell thereof, shall even be cut off from his people. -Exodus 30:34-38; 37:29. At the end of the Holy compartment of the tabernacle, next to the curtain dividing it off from the Most Holy, was located the incense altar (Exodus 30:1; 37:25; 40:5, 26, 27).