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    Patron Saint:
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  • against robbers
  • apothecaries
  • bakers
  • barrel makers
  • boys
  • brewers
  • brides
  • captives
  • children
  • coopers
  • dock workers
  • druggists
  • fishermen
  • grooms
  • judges
  • lawsuits lost unjustly
  • longshoremen
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  • murderers
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  • parish clerks
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  • perfumers
  • pharmacists
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    • St. Nicholas of Myra



    Click these links for information about St. Nicholas of Myra:

  • Nicholas of Myra, by by James Kiefer
  • Orthodox Church in America - Feasts and Saints, Dec. 6
  • Patron Saints Index: St. Nicholas of Myra
  • The Golden Legend, The Life of Saint Nicholas, by Jacobus de Voragine
  • In God's Garden , by Amy Steedman
  • The Life of the Holy Hierarch and Wonderworker Nicholas - A brief history
  • Saint Nicholas Page - Information centered on the Orthodox Christian understanding and teaching about this Bishop of Myra in Lycia.  Includes links to churches and other pages and icons concerning this much-revered man of God.
  • Symeon Metaphrastes - Excerpts from "The Life of Nicholas" by Symeon Metaphrastes.
  • How the Dutch of "New Amsterdam" Brought St. Nick to N.Y. with Them - The reason New Yorkers and Americans celebrate St. Nicholas is that Dutch immigrants brought their traditions about Sinter Klaas with them.
  • How Nicholas Archbishop of Myra Became "San Nicola di Bari" in 1087 - Historical narrative tracing the history of Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra, to his final resting place in Bari, Italy.
  • Santa's Hometown - About travel in Myra today.
  • The Ecole Glossary: Nicholas of Myra - "Little that withstands the scrutiny of modern eyes is known about this popular saint."
  • Sacred Heart Parish: St. Nicholas - About St. Nicholas, and how he came to be the patron saint of such diverse groups of people.
  • Domestic-Church.com: Saint Nicholas - Three accounts of the story of St. Nicholas: for infants through children age 8, children 8-14, and age 14 through adults. By Catherine Fournier.
  • St. Peter and St. Paul Orthodox Church: St. Nicholas - A tribute to the saint and a photograph of the ikon on the east wall of the north transept of the church.
  • Lives of Saints: St. Nicholas of Myra, Bishop, Confessor. - From the book "Lives of Saints", published by John J. Crawley.
  • Saint Therese Byzantine Catholic Church: St. Nicholas of Myra - Short profile of the patron saint of the Byzantine Catholic Church.
  • A Saint for the Season - A post to rec.org.sca about various traditions surrounding St. Nicholas. By Susan Carroll-Clark.
  • Saint Nicholas Cathedral: Saint Nicholas - History, icon, and troparion hymn for their patron saint.
  • Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia: St. Nicholas the Wonderworker - A short history of the saint.
  • Orthodox America: St. Nicholas - A detailed history of the saint, the meaning of the name Santa Claus, and the origin of the Christmas stocking.
  • Nicholas of Myra (Bari) - Recounts many pious legends about St. Nicholas.
  • Bishop Nicholas of Myra: Legends and sources - A look behind the Santa Claus and Father Christmas legends to the real St. Nicholas: an orphaned boy who became a bishop, and who gave away all his wealth to the poor and especially to children in trouble.
  • Lives of the Saints: St. Nicholas - Confessor, Archbishop of Myra. From Fr. Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints.
  • The Saint Nicholas Center - Discover the truth of Santa Claus, traditions from countries around the world.
    • Anglican Chaplet of St. Nicholas of Myra
    (based on Lectionary Lessons)

    Cross:  Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.  Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.  God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.  In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.  Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another.  No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.  By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.  And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world. - 1 John 4:7-14

    Invitatory Bead:  Almighty God, who in your love gave to your servant Nicholas of Myra a perpetual name for deeds of kindness on land and sea: Grant, we pray, that your Church may never cease to work for the happiness of children, the safety of sailors, the relief of the poor, and the help of those tossed by tempests of doubt or grief; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

    Cruciform Bead:  I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. - Psalm 145:1

    Week Beads:  Psalm 145: 3, 8-13
    1st:  Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.
    2nd:  The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
    3rd:  The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
    4th:  All you have made will praise you, O LORD ; your saints will extol you.
    5th:  They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might,
    6th:  so that all men may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
    7th:  Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations.

    Exit Cross:  People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them.  But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.  Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.’  And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them. Mark 10:13-16

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    Item No: St. Nicholas of Myra 05    		 Price:  $59.99

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    This Ecumenical Prayer Chaplet in honor of St. Nicholas of Myra is made with Mother of Pearl beads, ruby red and gold plated spacer beads and a 14K gold plated Crucifix.  The large Invitatory and Cruciform beads are separated by a ruby red glass heart, representing God's love for us.  Three gold-plated filigree balls, a symbol of St. Nicholas representing his generosity, are suspended from the chaplet at the cross.

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    Item No: St. Nicholas of Myra 06    		 Price:  $44.99

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    This Ecumenical Prayer Chaplet in honor of St. Nicholas of Myra is made with Mother of Pearl beads, teal and silver plated spacer beads and a pewter cross with teal insert.  The large Invitatory and Cruciform beads are separated by a heart carved from Mother of Pearl, representing God's love for us.  Two symbols of St. Nicholas, an anchor and a Bible, are suspended from the chaplet at the cross.