Saint Nicholas was born in Lycia, the city of the World. From the very childhood, he demonstrated zealous interest in religion, and, having grown up, very quickly became an archbishop. In his life he pacified the elements, helped the sick and the poor, in a word, catered to God. After all, helping people is what this means.
The tradition of celebrating St. Nicholas Day is known even to those who do not delve into religion. During his life, Nikolai the Sad on Christmas Eve, he put presents on the thresholds of houses of poor families. When the people found out whose hands it was, he was baptized alive into a saint and began to be called Saint Nicholas.
How correctly to read prayers to Saint Nicholas?
Prayer to Nicholas the Savior continues to work miracles, just as the Holy One himself was a real miracle worker during his lifetime. Nicholas the Sad Man is considered the patron of the travelers - being on a ship in a storm, he tamed the elements and helped to avoid the death of hundreds of people. More than once Saint Nicholas saved the earth from natural disasters, catastrophes, famine, and it is for this that he is revered to this day. The relics of St. Nicholas are in Italy. For many centuries, as people go on a pilgrimage to his relics.
Prayer to St. Nicholas the Sinner should be read, looking at his icon and mentally channeling the energy of prayer into the universe. If you ask for something specific, you need to read a prayer to Nicholas the Champion changing fate for 40 days, every day. If you miss a day - start again.
"O Most Holy Nicholas, an admirer of the Lord, our warm intercessor, and everywhere in sorrows a speedy assistant! Through prayers, sinful and dull, in the present semen, pray to the Lord God to grant me all the remission of all my sins that have been sinned from my youth in all my life, in deed, in a word, by thought and by all my senses; and at the end of my soul, help me, the wretched, pray to the Lord God, all the creatures of the Savior, to save me from airy ordeals and eternal torment, but always glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and your merciful representation, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen".
Prayer for love and marriage
People well remember where the St. Nicholas feast began. The first case, when Nikolai Sadnik threw a gift to a poor family - it was a family with daughters for marriage. His father had no money for a dowry, and he can not give his daughters in marriage. In the night before Christmas, Nicholas laid on his window sill a bag of gold.
That's why girls who really want to marry a worthy person should read a prayer to Nicholas the Sinner about love and marriage:
"About Saint Nicholas, the Lord's Savior! When you were alive, you did not deny people their requests, but do not refuse the servant of the Lord now (your name). Send your mercy and ask the Lord for my soon marriage. I surrender to the will of the Lord and trust in His mercy. Amen".
Thanksgiving Prayers
There is a golden rule - before you ask anything, say thank you for what you have. Prayers should be read with gratitude all the time when you need support, self-confidence and your strength, when you need to realize that everything is not so bad, or just when you want to talk to higher forces. Thankful prayer to Nicholas the Sinner is read by millions of people around the world,
"O venerable Father Nicolae!" To the shepherd and teacher all believing in your intercession, and with a warm prayer calling you! Soon, try and save Christ from the wolves, smashing e, and every country the Christian fence and keep the saints with their prayers from the worldly mutiny, coward, invasion of foreigners and internecine warfare, from the famine, flood, fire, sword and vain death. And as thou hast pardoned the three men in the prison of those seated, and thou hast redeemed them of the prince of wrath and of the cross of the sword, so have mercy and meekness, wisdom, word and deed in the darkness of sins, and save me from the wrath of God and eternal punishment; As if by your intercession and help, through His mercy and grace, God the quiet and sinless life will give me life in this end, and deliver me, and grant the gum to all the saints. Amen".