▼1:17Myrrh is associated with death, as well as with healing; it was used in incense and perfumes and ointments. +The Church has Christ himself for its healing (through the Sacraments, esp. the Eucharist); the Church is healed by graces from the death of Christ. Those graces enliven our prayers, which are like incense rising as a sweet smell before the throne of God.(Conte)