Happy Saint Nicholas Day - Happy Nicholas Day

Happy Saint Nicholas Day - Happy Nicholas Day

Happy Saint Nicholas Day to our Christian Friends

 

Faye and the entire Care Team of Abington Caregivers

“Home the Best Medicine”

 

Happy Saint Nicholas Day to our Christian Friends   The entire Care Team of Delta Homecare “Your Home is Your Best...

Happy St. Nicholas Day

For many of us, there was much to discover this morning! Whose first glance inspected the freshly cleaned and filled up shoes in front of the door, needed a second look to discover the effects of yesterday's hurricane across Northern Germany. Snow and fallen branches, how it happened to be here in Hildesheim, obviously were the milder impact of "Xaver". We really hope that the storm has not damaged much in your regions and everyone had a great start today. We wish you a happy St. Nicholas Day and a merry weekend of second Advent!

 

Happy St. Nicholas Day – St. Nicholas vs Santa Claus

On December 6 comes the feast of the Christmas saint, St. Nicholas, although most of our celebration of this feast comes on his vigil, December 5.

We find a puppet show a delightful way to tell his story, explain his relation to the Christ Child, and introduce the hanging of stockings for his feast day.

St. Nicholas was really a Turk born in Asia Minor. For a long time he was Bishop of Myra (near the southern coast of Turkey to the right of the Island of Rhodes – in case you look for it on a map).

An orphan, he grew in love of God, became a priest, and made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land to venerate the places of our Lord’s life.

On the voyage, a terrible storm threatened to sink the ship, but by his prayers all were saved.

For this reason he is venerated as patron of boatmen, fishermen, dock workmen, and sailors.

Returning to his native land, he was made a bishop; his generosity and love for the poor and for children, as well as his many miracles, endeared him to Christian people all over the world.