I also purchased the Lilly one which also smells very sweet but more earthy. I think it aroma is earthy because its made with real lily oil. Incense is important to all Christians as “the smoke represents prayers going up to heaven, and the sweet aroma reminds people of the sweetness of God’s divine mercy” (Trigilio & Brighenti, 2022, p. 113). Accordingly, “on a more practical level, churches burned incense in the Middle Ages when they didn’t have decent air circulation,” air fresheners, cleaning products, and when “parishioners didn’t wear deodorant,” although this does not diminish its symbolic significance (Trigilio & Brighenti, 2022, p. 113). This incense was fresh and recently made as it was not dried out as you would get from products not made recently from other stores. This incense is an integral part of my private prayer life as it refocuses the function of my body through smell towards the Divine. Since I “can’t see, feel, smell, hear, or taster the internal action of divine grace entering (my) human soul” I use this incense as an “external symbol” to “perceive” my “soul receiving divine grace” through prayer (Trigilio & Brighenti, 2022, p. 109).
References:
Trigilio, J., Jr., & Brighenti, K. (2022). Catholicism for dummies (4th ed.). For Dummies.