respected in the Orthodox world, Nikolai Ugodnik from an early age noted for its religiosity.And that is why he subsequently received the status of a priest, and was even elected archbishop in the Lycian city of Peace (Demre of modern Turkey).Myra saint worshiped after he revealed to the world the first miracles of healing.The relics of the great elder Doctors have the power and the present.The same effect has a prayer to St. Nicholas saints, which resorted to the help of thousands of lay people throughout the world.
Salvation from various troubles and misfortunes
Nicholas has been for centuries considered the patron saint of merchants, children and sailors.In the same tradition of Slavonic worship him present almost everywhere for his pious deeds.He became famous not only known for biographical biography event of salvation and resurrection of a sailor, but his intercession for the innocent prisoners, insulted.
Healer sorts of sick and deliverer of death from all vain, and appeaser and have been feuding Nicholas' man.Prayer for help this saint can dramatically change the destiny.To it necessary to resort to a petition for marriage, health, intercession, and in other cases.Her sacred text considered to be one of the strengths of the existing prayers.If faith is sincere, cordial treatment to the elder you could even win over those ailments that are not able to defeat modern medicine.
petition for marriage
If a girl dreams as soon as possible to start a family, then it is recommended that the prayer of marriage to Nicholas pleaser.Myra saint with open and truthful to his treatment will help in this case.Also, its ability to resort to requests for the intercession of the invisible forces of evil and even getting a good harvest.During his life, he revealed to the world a lot of miracles, but the people after his death through the centuries constantly appeal to the great old man with entreaties.
When the prayer saints Nicholas, the saint in his address may be asked about a decent and loving husband.Single women may then meet with a good and caring young man.The text of Scripture is to be pronounced with a positive attitude and a big heart by faith.It is desirable that it was written with his own hand on a clean sheet of paper.He can even come to church, and before the image of an old man reading the sacred line.Pray about marriage Nicholas saints in seclusion, with full knowledge and insight into her every word.
change destiny through prayer
their way of life may be directed to another, the best track and through the conversion to the saint.Sincere prayer Nicholas saints opens many roads, a chance to avoid all sorts of troubles, cures of ailments.If you read it on a regular basis, then eventually there is a burst of energy, cheerfulness and energy.
Prayer is desirable to begin with a lighted lamps, which stands before the icon of the Miracle Worker.Once the text is pronounced in a loud voice, in the second - a half-whisper, the third - all in silence.It is necessary to say every day for 40 days in a row, there should be no interruptions.But if you still happened pause, then everyday prayers need to start again.
Memorial Day
saints in the Orthodox calendar, there are several days of memory of St. Nicholas.December 19 - is the day of his death - and 11 August - the day of his birth - named Nicola Winter and thus Nikola autumn, and May 22 - a day of remembrance of the relics of the famous elder from Myra to Bari.This event took place in 1087, before this date in Russia was called Nicola vernal, ie spring, summer or Nicola.These dates are not passing, they are fixed.
first Santa Claus
Since ancient times St. Nicholas respected by the not only as a help to merchants, travelers and unjustly convicted, but as a servant of the children.Western popular Christianity connect it with the image of the folklore character.First, the people he became the famous "Christmas grandfather" and later took his transformation into Santa Claus, giving gifts to kids at Christmas.
pleaser Nicholas Prayer always help in petitions
Russian people have a special respect for the saint, after the baptism of Rus.His first icons appeared in the mid-11th century, and then raised a number of monasteries and churches where prayer saints Nicholas pronounced daily by thousands of Orthodox believers.In many cities of Russia named the main cathedral in honor of the Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, for example, in Smolensk, Galich, Pskov, Tobolsk, Arkhangelsk, Novgorod the Great, Zaraysk.Only in the Moscow province was erected three Nicholas Monastery: Nicholas Ugreshsky, Perervinsky Nicholas and St. Nicholas Greek.One of the main towers of the Kremlin and is named after the saint.
