Does Anyone know what this is??

My cousin's mother-in-law passed away recently and this "instrument" was hers but no-one in the family knows what it is.  It is shaped like a pen, solid and has no moving parts.

 

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She was a religious lady, other than that there are no clues.  Would love to know what it is used for.

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