The language of the Caeremoniale Episcoporum (I, xii, 17) might easily suggest that at least in the larger churches more lamps than one should be lit, but always an odd number, that is to say, three at least before the high altar, and five before the altar of the Blessed Sacrament.
The language of the Caeremoniale Episcoporum (I, xii, 17) suggests that in larger churches, more lamps than one should be lit, but always an odd number, with at least three before the high altar and five before the altar of the Blessed Sacrament.