Nestwärme Luxembourg Marks International Candlelighting Day

On Sunday 14 December 2025, on the occasion of the International Candlelighting Day, Nestwärme Luxembourg Asbl invited families, friends and supporters of the association to come together in a moment of remembrance, compassion and shared hope.

Nestwärme Luxembourg is a non-profit association based in Wasserbillig that supports families caring for children with chronic, serious or life-shortening illnesses or disabilities.

The candlelighting event took place outside Boutique-Café Léa Linster (owned by Nestwärme Luxembourg President Léa Linster) on Rue de L’eau in Luxembourg-Ville and welcomed around fifteen guests to enjoy mulled wine, children’s punch and other refreshments during the observance. Every second Sunday in December, candles are lit around the world to honour children who have died - connecting families and communities across borders.

Dirk Hense, Vice-President of Nestwärme Luxembourg, said: “Tonight we celebrated the World Candlelighting Day, which is in memory of people who passed away. And we are, as the Nestwärme organisation, focused on families with concerned children. And so, this was our perspective of this World Candlelighting Day.”

He added: “We spend it with families, with good friends of the organisation and sponsors who came to us to celebrate this with us. And we will continue this work to inform and set the families and their needs in a good setting, in the light, especially on the 10 February, which is the next day where Childhood Peace Work is in focus and where we are going to start some other activities. And for this Sunday 14 December, we are very glad to collaborate with our ambassador, Lea, who hosted us today, and she will continue to support our work as well.”

The construction of Nestwärme Luxembourg’s children’s hospice in Trier, created for families in the Greater Region, including Luxembourg. It is expected to open in September 2026 and will offer a place of safety, relief and dedicated paediatric palliative care. The association describes it as a home-like space where families can find support during some of the most challenging moments of their lives.

Dirk Hense said: “With the hospice we are building in Trier, we hope to offer these families a place where they can find support, warmth, relief and loving care — especially in those moments when a child is seriously ill and life feels like it’s falling apart. Together, we want them to know: You are not alone.”