What prayers should be read
Every person dreams of bright and pure love and is looking for it. And in this case, the Saint rushes to the rescue, because his whole life was filled with love for God and people.
Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker
Prayer for love
O all-good Father Nicholas, shepherd and teacher of all who flow with faith to your intercession and call upon you with warm prayer, quickly strive and deliver the flock of Christ from the wolves that are destroying it, and protect every Christian country and save with your holy prayers from worldly rebellion, cowardice, invasion foreigners and internecine warfare, from famine, pestilence, fire, sword and vain death. Just as you had mercy on three men imprisoned, and you delivered them from the king’s wrath and the beating of the sword, so have mercy on me, in mind, word and deed, in the darkness of sins, and deliver me from the wrath of God and eternal punishment, as through your intercession and help , By His mercy and grace, Christ God will give me a quiet and sinless life to live in this world, and will make me worthy of the right hand with all the saints. Amen
Prayer for loneliness
Chosen Wonderworker and great servant of Christ, Father Nicholas! Exuding to the whole world a valuable myrrh of mercy and an inexhaustible sea of miracles, you build up spiritual fortresses, and I praise you as a lover, blessed Saint Nicholas: you, who have boldness in the Lord, free me from all troubles, and I call you: Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker, Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker, rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker!
It is advisable to address the saint with the words of a prayer, but if its text is unknown, then you can ask in simple words for assistance in love. For example, you can use the following words:
Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker for mutual love
O Saint Nicholas, Pleasant of the Lord! During your life, you did not refuse people their requests, but do not now refuse the servant of the Lord (your name). Send down your mercy and ask the Lord for my speedy marriage. I surrender to the will of the Lord and trust in His mercy. Amen.
This prayer should be read for forty days before the face of St. Nicholas.
You can ask for help from Nicholas the Wonderworker only with good intentions. You cannot use such a prayer with sinful thoughts, as a conspiracy or love spell. You should not turn to prayer if you are trying to achieve the mutual love of a married man.
Brief life of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
Saint Nicholas is one of the most beloved saints in Rus'. For his merciful and compassionate heart, he was granted numerous spiritual gifts from God. Life of St. Nicholas is full of various miracles and cases of help, both during his life and after his departure from earth. Participating in the First Ecumenical Council, he denounced the wicked Arius and, in a fit of jealousy, even hit him in the face. For the latter he was punished, but was soon acquitted by the command of the Most Holy Theotokos Herself, who appeared to several fathers of the Council.
Nikolai Ugodnik is one of the most revered saints in Rus'; travelers pray to him for help in various everyday difficulties, for the life of children, for marriage, for healing in various ailments.
How to pray for a love miracle
Life should proceed with unceasing prayer, but prayer is worth learning. This is work for which you need to prepare.
Prayer for love
Words of prayer without their deep meaning will fly into the void.
- an appeal to Nicholas must come from the heart;
- when calling for help, you must believe in receiving it;
- You can pray both in church and at home;
- if there is no icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker on your home iconostasis or at hand, then you need to mentally imagine his holy face.
Prayers for love:
- Prayer for a quick meeting with your soulmate
- Prayers to Saints Peter and Fevronia
- Prayers to Matrona of Moscow for love
A prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker for love will definitely be heard and the request will be fulfilled, because the saint is not indifferent to the problems of people.
The main thing is to believe in it and soon everyone who asks will experience a gracious feeling of love!
Rules of prayer
Nicholas the Pleasant is prayed after the initial prayers. They read “Glory to Thee, our God...”, “O Heavenly King...”, “Trisagion” according to “Our Father” and then selected prayers to the saint. You need to read them with all your heart. At the end of the prayer, they ask Nikola in their own words for a solution to a specific problem.
You can read one of these prayers in the morning and evening or repeat it several times. The number of repetitions is chosen independently.
If a woman prays to get married, or her mother asks the saint for a successful marriage for her daughter, it is advisable to observe Orthodox fasting and read prayers to the saint daily for a long period.
You can strengthen your prayers by reading an akathist to the saint, but it is better to take a blessing from a priest for this. In a church, before an important stage in life, you need to order a prayer service in front of the icon of the saint. The note to him indicates not only the name of the petitioner, but also his relatives, depending on the situation: treating doctors, managers of the enterprise where he works.
After Saint Nicholas helped the dream come true, they do not forget to thank the Lord and the Pleasant. This can be done by ordering a thanksgiving prayer service in the church, giving a donation, or attaching valuable jewelry to the icon of the saint.
Birth, adolescence and youth
Saint Nicholas was born in the Lycian city of Patar (now the territory of Turkey). His mother and father were wealthy and God-fearing people.
The behavior of the newborn was not typical of an ordinary baby; from birth he kept a certain fast: on Wednesdays and Fridays he tasted mother's milk only once a day, and slept the rest of the time.
When the boy grew up and began to study science, his remarkable abilities were revealed. He especially excelled in Biblical knowledge. The boy did not like idle conversations with his peers and avoided communicating with them, did not take part in entertainment events, and did not watch theatrical performances, which were often obscene in nature.
The bishop of the city of Patara, Nicholas's uncle, especially valued his nephew and his love for God. He contributed to the young man’s ordination to the priesthood, after which Nicholas began to be even stricter about himself, his lifestyle and training.
After the death of his parents, he received a large and rich inheritance. But it did not bring joy to the future saint, so the young man asked the Almighty to show him how to properly dispose of the inheritance. To which he was instructed from Above to distribute his property to the poor and needy people.
St. Nicholas Day
The Day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the Russian Orthodox Church is celebrated three times a year - at the end of spring, summer and winter. On these holidays - May 22, August 11 and December 19 - churches are full of believers who have come to pray to this particular saint. Often special hopes are placed on Nicholas the Ugodnik: it is believed that after turning to him, real miracles happen.
Saint Nicholas gained such fame because during his lifetime he more than once saved people from death and irreparable mistakes. He helped with his active participation, but often amazing things were accomplished not by the saint himself, but by the Lord, who answered the prayers of the righteous. Nicholas is called a saint not because he is ready to please everyone who asks, but because his life and his deeds were pleasing to God. It is not for nothing that in the troparion (a short hymn dedicated to the memory of the saint), sounded in the church on December 19, it is sung: “The rule of faith and the image of meekness, self-control, show you to your flock as a teacher...” Occupying a high position in the Church, Archbishop Nicholas of Myra set an example for his flock throughout his life simplicity and humility, deep faith and devotion to the Lord and always treated the troubles and sorrows of ordinary people with understanding.
That’s why people now pray to him for almost any need. Remembering how the saint saved sailors caught in a storm from death, they pray to him when setting out on their journey. Remembering how he helped an impoverished family with three daughters avoid a bitter and shameful fate, they pray to him for the fate of the children. Remembering how zealously he defended Christianity, they pray to him to guide those who have stumbled on the true path. There is a lot of evidence about how even now the saint does not leave believers and becomes an intercessor and intercessor before the Lord for those who from the bottom of their hearts ask for God’s help through him.
Christian service and miracles
It is known that Nikolai saved one of the local families from shame. The head of the family, previously a wealthy city dweller, raised three daughters. They were in great need and the desperate father decided to send his daughters to engage in fornication, thereby earning a living and food.
The saint completely accidentally found out about the man’s sinful intentions and at night secretly threw a bag filled with gold coins into his window. When the poor man discovered gold, he was very surprised, considered it a help from Above and set aside money for a dowry for the eldest of his daughters, whom he soon married off.
After some time, the Wonderworker helped the second girl and again threw a bundle of money into the familiar window. When the unfortunate father discovered him, he began to frantically pray to God to tell him the name of the savior. Soon a second wedding took place and the man realized that similar magic awaited his third daughter. Nikolai again put money out the window, but the owner tracked down the night benefactor and caught up, tearfully thanking him for his help. The saint made the man promise that he would never tell his name to anyone.
Life of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
From this miracle, a folk tradition has developed that on the morning of the Nativity of Christ, children find gifts neatly folded under the Christmas tree by St. Nicholas the Wonderworker under the cover of darkness.
Time passed and Nicholas was elevated to presbyter, and soon the primate of the Lycian Church died. At the assembled council, one of the bishops suggested asking God for advice in electing a new primate. Several members of the congregation had a vision that a high position would be awarded to the person who would be the first to enter the temple in the morning. By God's providence, this man turned out to be Saint Nicholas; on the same day he was presented by the bishop to the people and clergy. The surprised saint tried to refuse the honor given to him, but upon learning that it was the will of God, he agreed. He understood the burden of enormous responsibility not only for saving himself, but also for saving people, which fell on his shoulders.
Father Nikolai, despite his honorary rank, remained a model of humility, love and meekness. His clothes were simple, he had no jewelry, he ate only once a day, and he always hurried at any time of the day or night to anyone who needed his advice and help.
In 302, the Roman Empire actively fought against Christians. The soldiers forcibly forced people to renounce Christ and begin to worship idols. This fate did not escape Saint Nicholas, and he was arrested for opposing the authorities. Like everyone in captivity, he was subject to severe torture. In 311, the saint was released from prison, and he again served the Almighty, healing the passions and ailments of people.
Radiological studies of the incorruptible relics of the saint carried out in the recent past indicated bone disorders that are characteristic of people who have been in a damp and cold room for a long time. This fact indicates that Nicholas was kept in custody for a long time, but the Heavenly Father took care of his warrior, the future luminary of the Church of Christ.
Life of Nikolai Ugodnik
Nicholas waged an active battle against paganism, which even Emperor Constantine was unable to ban, anticipating the risk of a state rebellion.
What else do they pray to Nikolai Ugodnik for:
- Prayer for good luck and luck
- Prayer for anxiety about the future
- Prayer for family
At that time, the Christian Church was persecuted by the Aryan heresy, sects and movements fraught with danger for Christians. In 325, Tsar Constantine convened an Ecumenical Council in Nicaea, at which the heresy of Arius was cursed, the “Creed” was born, and the main provisions of the Orthodox faith were approved. Saint Nicholas took an active part in the Council and, in a fit of zeal for God, struck the heretic Arius, who blasphemed the Almighty, for which he was imprisoned. In prison, the Most Pure Virgin and Her Son Jesus Christ visited him, presenting the martyr with the Gospel and an omophorion. The vision of the Lord and the Mother of God visiting the prisoner visited several bishops. Arriving at the prison, they saw the prisoner wearing an omophorion and holding the Gospel in his hands. Nicholas was immediately released, elevated to the rank of bishop and glorified as a Pleasant of God.
Who prays to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
The Wonderworker Nicholas is literally adored not only by Orthodox Christians, but also by Catholics, Protestants, Lutherans, and representatives of the Anglican Church. And this nationwide love is manifested very clearly.
The famous, long-awaited Santa Claus, who fulfills all wishes, leaves gifts in the most unexpected places and enters the home through the chimney - this is none other than Saint Nicholas.
Sailors especially venerate Nicholas as their saint. The once miracle worker was able to calm the storm. He warned the ship's crew and prevented disaster. He also revived a sailor who had fallen from the yardarm.
Since Nicholas showed diligence in his studies, schoolchildren and students turn to the saint for help, asking him to help him master a difficult subject or pass a difficult exam.
The saint also patronizes young girls and virgins. During his lifetime, he saved three sisters from falling into sin and becoming harlots by secretly placing three bags of gold in their house on the night before Christmas. This gift was enough to save their good name. Since then, all young people who want to live a righteous life and be happy in marriage turn with their aspirations to the good old man Nikolai.
How the saint helped the daughters of a poor man get married
Since ancient times, the tradition has arisen in Orthodoxy of offering prayers to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker to girls with requests for the improvement of their female destiny, for parents - for the successful marriage of their daughters, for spouses - for the protection of their family hearth.
This veneration of Saint Nicholas of Myra is explained by the most famous episode from his life - the rescue of three daughters of a bankrupt resident of the city of Patara from inevitable shame. Enduring extreme poverty, a desperate man decides to sell his daughters to a brothel. At that time, the bishop of the city of Patara, Nikolai, decides to help: on the last night, he secretly throws bags of money three times on the window of the house of the unfortunate family.
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They did not immediately learn about the selfless help of the secret benefactor and completely by accident. The city bishop himself wanted to keep everything secret. Truly in his earthly life he sought to follow the commandment of God:
“When you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your almsgiving may be in secret” (Matthew 6:3-4)
Reviews about the saint's help in finding mutual love and starting a family
There is a lot of evidence of St. Nicholas’s help in finding a soul mate and creating a family for people from all over the world. And today young people believe that the great Greek Wonderworker protects in love and marriage, helping to follow the path of salvation through a pious family life.
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In 2022, Muscovite Marina decided to start praying to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker to help her younger sister find family happiness. Reading an akathist to the saint every day, the woman asked him for the soon successful marriage of the young girl. Six months later, Marina’s sister meets a nice guy, with whom she got married just a few months later. Another year later, the first child is born in their young family.
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The civil marriage of Elena Kuznetsova from Sergiev Posad lasted only three months. A child was born. Elena’s birth was difficult, the baby almost died and spent eight days in intensive care on the verge of life and death. After the experience, the woman decides that she needs to devote her life to her son. She gradually begins to become a church member: attend church services, regularly go to confession and receive communion, and travel a lot to holy places.
On pilgrimage trips, Elena visits many elders who bless her for marriage. But the memory of an unsuccessful family experience and a difficult birth crossed out all thoughts of marriage. Once, having arrived in her native Samara, a woman visited her confessor - now the ever-memorable Fr. Ioanna Bukotin. The elder also blessed her for marriage, saying:
“Pray about it! But Nikolai the Pleasant is so merciful: even our Tatars pray to him, and for the sake of the Lord he fulfills their requests.”
It must be said that St. Nicholas was Helen’s favorite saint. So she began to pray in the church in honor of the holy martyrs Faith, Nadezhda and Love. It is interesting that before the revolution it was the St. Nicholas Cossack Church. After some time, the Lord, through the prayers of St. Nicholas sends her a loving and beloved husband, who comes from the Don Cossacks. During their marriage, they had three more children.
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Svetlana Gadzhinskaya, a regular contributor to the Orthodox magazine “Thomas,” says that St. Nicholas is the patron saint of her family. It was thanks to him that the woman met her future husband Alexei. They met almost twenty years ago on the day of remembrance of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker - December 19.
At that time, Svetlana, a student, was just embarking on her path to becoming a church member, and she really wanted to meet other Orthodox students from her university. And so, on a Sunday evening in December, she was invited to a meeting of Orthodox youth, where they read an akathist to the saint and talked about spiritual topics. The evening passed quietly and calmly until one of the young people raised the topic of politics, since elections were taking place in the country that day.
It was Alexey, her future husband. As Svetlana recalls, she immediately remembered him: he argued so enthusiastically that he also enthusiastically ate all the sandwiches. Since then there has been a honeymoon trip to Europe with an obligatory visit to the Italian city of Bari, where the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the appearance in their house of an ancient restored icon of the saint, the whole family’s visit to the relics of the Greek Wonderworker on the very last day of their stay in Moscow.
All the years of her marriage, especially on the days of the saint’s memory, Svetlana offered him prayers of gratitude for a happy marriage and safe road trips. In the near future there will be requests for good husbands for daughters and good wives for sons.
This is interesting: Where are the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
Interesting fact
In the old days, young men and women began preparing for Christmastide already from the winter holiday of St. Nicholas: they sewed bright outfits and made masks for the mummers. It was from December 19 (December 6, old style) that matchmakers were sent to brides, and prayer services were held in churches for those who planned to get married next year or were just planning to get married or have children.
