Revered in the Orthodox world, Nikolai Ugodnik from an early age was distinguished by his religiosity. And that is why he subsequently received the status of a clergyman, and was even elected archbishop in the Lycian city of Peace (modern city of Demre, Turkey). They began to worship the myrtle saint after he showed the world the first miracles of healing. The relics of the great old man have healing power to the present. The prayer to St. Nicholas the Good has the same effect, to the help of which thousands of lay people all over the world have resorted.
Salvation from various troubles and misfortunes
Nikolai the Miracle Worker has been considered the patron saint of merchants, children and sailors for many centuries. In the Slavic tradition, worship of him is present almost everywhere for his pious deeds. He became famous not only for the case of salvation and resurrection of a sailor, famous for his biographical biography, but also for his intercession for innocently convicted, offended.
The healer of all kinds of patients and the deliverer of all unnecessary death, as well as the pacifier of the warring, was and is Nikolai Ugodnik. Prayer for help to this saint can radically change fate. It is worth resorting to in applications for marriage, health, intercession, and in other cases. Her sacred text is considered one of the most powerful of the existing prayers. If the faith is sincere, then thanks to a hearty appeal to the old man, one can even triumph over those ailments that modern medicine is not capable of defeating.
Request for marriage
If a girl wants to get a family as soon as possible, then she is recommended a prayer for marriage to Nikolai Ugodnik. A saint of Myra, with an open and truthful appeal to him, will help in this matter. Also, his abilities are resorted to with requests for intercession from evil invisible forces and even for a good harvest. During his lifetime, he showed the world many miracles, but even after his death, people for centuries have constantly turned to the great old man with prayers.
When a prayer is used to Nicholas the Pleasant, in his address to the saint one can ask for a worthy and loving husband. After this, single women can meet a good and caring young man. The text of the scripture should be pronounced with a positive attitude and great heartfelt faith. It is desirable that he was written with his own hand on a blank piece of paper. With him, you can even come to church and read the treasured lines before the image of an old man. A prayer is uttered for marriage to Nikolai Ugodnik in solitude, with full awareness and penetration into her every word.
Change fate with prayer
You can direct your life path to another, better, channel also thanks to the appeal to the saint. A sincere prayer to Nikolai Ugodnik opens many roads, gives a chance to avoid all sorts of troubles, heals from ailments. If you read it regularly, then over time there is a surge of strength, a charge of vivacity and energy.
It is advisable to start the prayer with a lighted lamp, before which stands the icon of the Miracle Worker. Once the text is pronounced in full voice, in the second - in a whisper, in the third - completely silently. It must be pronounced daily for 40 consecutive days, there should be no breaks. But if nevertheless there was a pause, then everyday prayer should be started anew.
Memorial Day
The Orthodox calendar has several days in memory of St. Nicholas. December 19 is the day of his death - and August 11 - the day he was born - was called by Nikolai Zimny and, accordingly, Nikola Autumn, and May 22 is the day of recalling the transfer of the relics of the famous old man from the Lycian World to Bari. This event took place in 1087, earlier in Russia this date was called Nikola Veshniy, that is, spring, or Nikola Summer. These dates are not transitive, they are fixed.
First Santa Claus
Since ancient times, St. Nicholas has been honored not only as an ambulance for merchants, travelers and unjustly convicted, but also as a pleaser for children. Western folk Christianity combined it with the image of a folk character. At first, he became popularly known as the “Christmas grandfather,” and later his transformation into Santa Claus gave Christmas presents to kids.
Prayer to Nikolai Ugodnik will always help in petitions
Russian people began to have special respect for the saint after the baptism of Russia. Its first icons appeared in the middle of the 11th century, and then a number of monasteries and temples were erected, where a prayer to Nikolai Ugodnik is pronounced daily by thousands of Orthodox believers. In many cities of Russia, the main cathedrals are named after the archbishop Mir Lycian, for example, in Smolensk, Galich, Pskov, Tobolsk, Arkhangelsk, Novgorod the Great, Zaraysk. Only in the Moscow province, three Nikolsky monasteries were erected: Nikolo-Ugreshsky, Nikolo-Perervinsky and Nikolo-Greek. One of the main towers of the Kremlin is also named after the saint.