Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker: changing fate, for help in work, for healing, for health, for money.

Who is Saint Nicholas, God's saint

Saint Nicholas, God's saint, one of the most revered saints and the Orthodox Church. He performed miracles during his lifetime and now continues to help people who turn to him for help. First of all, Saint Nicholas is considered the patron saint of travelers and sailors.

How did he become a saint?

Saint Nicholas lived on earth more than 16 centuries ago, in the third century. This was a very difficult period for Christianity. Clashes between Christians and pagans were observed everywhere. We can say that it was at this time that the future fate of the Christian faith was being decided.

The struggle was very difficult, despite the fact that Christianity was many times superior to decaying paganism in its internal strength. The Roman authorities considered Christians their worst enemies and carried out terrible persecutions against them. But all their efforts were in vain, for according to the word of God, the forces of hell will never be able to shake the Church. It was to support the strength of spirit of righteous Christians at that time that the zealous champion and defender of the Christian Faith, Saint Nicholas, was sent to earth.

Saint Nicholas was born in ancient Lycia in the city of Patara. His parents were Feofan and Nonna, who came from noble, wealthy families. Like many other Old Testament righteous people, they had to endure a difficult life test - the absence of children. All their lives they prayed to the Lord to give them a child and made a vow to dedicate him to the service of the Lord.

Their fervent prayers were heard, but they were already elderly when their first child was born. He was named Nikolai. This name translates as conqueror of the people. This already indicated that throughout his life he would have to fight human malice and defeat it.

Already in the first days after his birth, the baby made it clear that he was destined for special service to the Lord. One of the ancient legends says that during the baptismal ceremony he stood at the font for about three hours, unsupported by anyone. Another legend says that the baby took milk during feeding only from the mother’s right breast, and on Wednesdays and Fridays he abstained completely from food. This unusual behavior of Saint Nicholas in childhood made it clear to his parents that their child would truly become a Pleasant of God.

The parents of Saint Nicholas were righteous Christians, so they paid a lot of attention to raising their son and were able to put the truths of Christianity into his soul and direct him to a righteous life. Thanks to correct upbringing and natural talent, the boy, supported by the Holy Spirit, was able to quickly comprehend book wisdom in order to skillfully apply it in his life.

The youth Nikolai led a pious lifestyle during his studies. He did not chat in vain with his peers and avoided sinful entertainment. He was careful in his relationships with women and avoided any unclean thoughts towards them, remembering the words of the Savior that everyone who looked at a woman with lust had already committed adultery with her. During his growing up period, Saint Nicholas spent almost all his time reading the Holy Scriptures and praying.

His deeds and miracles

The pious life of young Nicholas was noted by the bishop, who was the youth’s uncle and bore the same name. It was he who asked the parents to give their son to serve the Lord, and they willingly agreed, since they had previously made a vow about this. Having accepted the young man under his protection, the bishop eventually ordained him as a presbyter. Having accepted the priesthood, Nicholas began to lead an even more strict lifestyle, filling it with asceticism. He practically did not sleep and was constantly awake, spending time in prayers, which, combined with fasting, brought him closer to disembodied spirits. Over time, it began to seem to everyone around him that he was no longer a man, but an angel in the flesh.

Being in complete deep humility, Nikolai did not seek to flaunt his spiritual exploits. But the Lord himself wanted that with his pious life Saint Nicholas would direct other people to the path of truth, and show that the Christian faith brings spiritual benefit and salvation.

When the Bishop of Patara went to Palestine to venerate the holy places, he entrusted the management of his church to his nephew. Saint Nicholas justified the trust and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the fulfillment of high and sacred duties. During this period he did a lot of good for Christians.

By this time, Nikolai's parents had died, leaving their son a rich inheritance. This is what gave him the opportunity to conduct charitable activities that were important to him. After all, his own wealth meant nothing to the priest; he considered it temporary and passing, and therefore did not strive to increase it. With his charitable activities, Saint Nicholas showed Christians that they need to remember the commandment of Christ, which says that those who give alms to others give it to Jesus Christ himself, and therefore acquire incorruptible wealth in heaven.

After the bishop returned from Palestine, Saint Nicholas decided to also make a pilgrimage to holy places. While traveling on the ship, Nicholas showed his natural gift of deep prophetic insight and miracles. It so happened that he predicted a strong storm, seeing in his vision how an unclean spirit entered the ship and tried to sink it. And indeed, soon the sky became cloudy, and a terrible storm began. Only after this the sailors believed Saint Nicholas and turned to him for help as the only savior. Saint Nicholas advised us to place our hope only in God’s mercy. After that, he knelt down and turned to the Lord in prayer. She was soon heard by the Almighty. The storm suddenly stopped and the ship was saved. After this, all sailors consider St. Nicholas their protector and patron. Soon, on the same ship, Saint Nicholas performed another miracle. He prayed to resurrect a young man who had fallen from a mast from a great height and was broken.

After some time, the ship, protected by the prayers of St. Nicholas to the Lord God, reached the shores of Alexandria. While the sailors were stocking up on provisions for their further journey, Saint Nicholas healed the local people. He cured many residents of Alexandria from terrible illnesses, helped others drive out an unclean spirit from their souls, and, finally, simply consoled those in need of spiritual grief.

After some time, the ship sailed and successfully reached the holy Palestinian land. Saint Nicholas immediately went to Jerusalem. At that time, the city was inhabited by pagans, and little remained in it that was associated with the name of Jesus Christ. In his soul, Saint Nicholas had a desire to stay forever in Palestine and preach the faith of Christ. But the Almighty wanted him to return to his native land. Therefore, after some time the pious presbyter agreed with the shipmen to take him to the Lycian country. During the return journey, the Pleasant of God had the opportunity to experience strong human anger, but he managed to defeat it, because this was already predicted in his very name.

Evil shipbuilders deceived Saint Nicholas by sending the ship in a completely different direction. Noticing this, the presbyter began to beg them not to do this, but did not find a response in the souls of callous people. Therefore, he turned to the Lord with fervent prayer to admonish the deceivers. Suddenly a strong wind arose and turned the ship towards the shores of Lycia. Having arrived there against their own will, the shipmen feared that they would have to suffer a terrible retribution for their evil intentions. But Saint Nicholas went ashore without saying a word of reproach, and with peace and blessing he released the shipmen.

Wanting to hide from the bustle of the world, Saint Nicholas intended to lead a solitary life in his homeland in one of the monastic cells in the Zion Monastery. But the Lord God did not allow this and after some time ordered him to become the leader of the Lycian Church. For his place of residence, Saint Nicholas chose the large city of Myra, the capital of the Lycian state. For some time, the Holy Saint lived like a beggar, humbling himself in everything.

After the Archbishop of Lycia died, all the bishops gathered in the capital to elect a new head of the Church. But after the passage of time, they could not decide on the choice of the most worthy one. Therefore, not having come to an agreement, they turned to the Lord to show them the person who should lead the Church. God responded to the pious request of the bishops. He appeared during prayer to one of the oldest bishops and ordered that attention be paid to the one who would be the first to come the next day to the morning service. And the first person was Saint Nicholas, who, as usual, came at an early hour for morning prayer.

Soon the council of bishops confirmed Saint Nicholas as archbishop of the Myra Church. After taking over the management, God's Pleasant made a vow to himself that from now on he would live not only for himself, but also for others. And from that time on, Saint Nicholas no longer began to hide his good, miraculous deeds.

The persecution of Christians by pagans did not stop. Hard times have come for the Myra Church as well. Despite any threats from the outside, Saint Nicholas selflessly supported the faith of his flock. For this, together with other Christians, he was imprisoned. The Holy Pleasant of God patiently endured all hardships and provided support to other prisoners, not for a moment allowing himself to think about renouncing the Christian faith.

The fight against Christianity was not successful and gradually the persecution began to stop. Prisoners began to be released from prison. Like other pastors, he restored old churches and built new ones. Saint Nicholas accepted repentance from everyone whose faith in their souls weakened during persecution, and constantly asked in prayer for help for the lost.

Saint Nicholas lived to a ripe old age, and all the time he performed good deeds in the name of establishing the Christian faith. The Pleasant of God died after a short illness. His soul was taken by the Holy Angels and taken to the Lord, and his body was buried in the cathedral Church of the World.

Important reading points

There are a number of conditions that must be observed when reading this prayer:

As already mentioned, reading should be done every day. If on one of the 40 days you forget to read the text, then the ritual must be performed again. Even if you have planned a trip, take prayer with you. Don't look for excuses, but strive for a positive result.
No one should interfere with the reading of the prayer; say it completely alone. It is advisable to light candles and drink holy water before reading.
Every prayer is based on faith. Getting what you want depends on how deep a person of faith you are. Therefore, in addition to reading the prayer itself, focus on strengthening your faith.
The request must be good-natured. In addition, prayer puts forward a number of requirements that will help open the heart to communicate with God.
Nicholas the Wonderworker was constant and persistent; the prayer to change fate in 40 days requires these qualities in a person. Once you start praying, you cannot retreat, because that is when it is checked how sincere your intentions are. When a person asks for one specific desire for a long time, he is essentially testing his confidence to see if he really needs it? Sometimes stopping while reading in the middle of a prayer, a person realizes that he does not need what he is asking for, and he wants something completely different. This means that he simply did not know from himself. If God listened and fulfilled all our desires, then as a result we would not receive benefits, but, on the contrary, more problems. Sometimes we ask for something that we don't need at all. The Lord is merciful and can give us the gifts that we really need; the most important thing is to be ready to receive them. Therefore, only a long and persistent request for a specific blow will allow you to receive it.

As for the process of reading the prayer itself, it can take place in different ways:

you can read mentally while at home, completely alone;
you can pronounce words, and it doesn’t matter whether you do it quietly or loudly;
reading can take place in pairs, one person reads and the other repeats the words out loud;
While in church, you can not only read the prayer, but also sing it.

As you can see, there can be many forms of reading. Which one you choose is completely unimportant, because by reading a prayer, you lift up your mind and heart to the Lord. That is, when you direct your thoughts and feelings to God, it does not matter at all what external form is chosen. You can also choose the audio or video version. If it makes you feel better, you can turn on the prayer in the background and just repeat the words - this is very convenient if you are driving in a car. You can listen in a public place, just put on headphones and repeat the words to yourself.

What is asked for in the prayers of St. Nicholas

Saint Nicholas is revered by all Christians as a true intercessor. That is why it is believed that you can ask him for anything.

Believers ask God's Pleasant, Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker:

About getting rid of terrible illnesses;
About peace and tranquility in the family;
About the happiness of your own children;
About getting rid of poverty;
About a safe journey;
About protection from an evil word or glance from enemies and enemies;
About a prosperous and happy marriage;
About getting rid of sadness and gloomy mood;
About liberation from any addiction.

Strong prayer to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker for help (read for 40 days)

There is a powerful prayer to Saint Nicholas that can change a person’s destiny. You should read it for 40 days in a row. At the same time, the text of the prayer is repeated each time for 40 minutes. If at least one day is missed, then the reading must be repeated again from scratch. It is also important not to let anyone know that you are reading a prayer that changes fate.

The text of the prayer reads as follows:

“Chosen by the Lord, Saint Nicholas, God's Pleasant and Wonderworker! During your lifetime, you exuded your valuable mercies to the whole world. You showed believers an inexhaustible number of unforgettable miracles, you were famous for the strength of your spirit and were unshakable in your faith. I, the Servant of God (my own name), praise you and ask you to pray for my blessings to the Lord Almighty.

Rejoice, Saint Nicholas, Great Wonderworker and protector of all Christians, rejoice. Your kindness is known to all who live on earth and your angelic image is familiar. Teach us all to turn to you: Rejoice in having holy flesh.

Rejoice, Saint, who surprised your parents with your birth. Rejoice, you who showed your miraculous spiritual power to the whole world immediately after your birth. Rejoice, garden in the land of promise; Rejoice, the blossom of the Divine gardens. Rejoice, vine of the virtuous grape of Christ; Rejoice, tree of the miracle-working paradise of Jesus. Rejoice, heavenly world! Rejoice, fragrance of the world of Christ. Rejoice, for in this way you drive away all sobbing; Rejoice, because you bring joy.