Akathist to Nicholas the Wonderworker: text
Kontakion 1
Chosen Miracle-worker and a great servant of Christ, exuding myrrh of great mercy to the whole world, and an inexhaustible sea of miracles, I praise you with love, Saint Nicholas: you, as if you had boldness towards the Lord, free me from all troubles, let me call you: Rejoice, Nicholas, great Miracle-worker .
Ikos 1
An angel in the form of an earthly being, show to you the Creator of all creation; Having foreseen the fruitful kindness of your soul, blessed Nicholas, teach everyone to cry out to you: Rejoice, purified from the womb of motherhood; Rejoice, even you who are completely sanctified. Rejoice, you who surprised your parents with your birth; Rejoice, you who revealed the strength of your soul at Christmas. Rejoice, garden of the land of promise; Rejoice, flower of the Divine planting. Rejoice, virtuous vine of Christ's grapes; Rejoice, miraculous tree of Jesus' paradise. Rejoice, the end of the paradisiacal vegetation; Rejoice, myrrh of Christ's fragrance. Rejoice, for you will drive away sobbing; Rejoice, for you bring joy. Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker.
Kontakion 2
Seeing your outpouring of peace, O God-Wise One, we are enlightened in our souls and bodies, the wondrous myrrh-bearer of life, Nicholas, understanding: miracles are like waters pouring out with the grace of God, you faithfully cry out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
Instructing an unintelligible mind about the Holy Trinity, you were in Nicaea with the holy fathers, a champion of the confession of the Orthodox faith: for you confessed equal to the Father, co-essential and co-throne with the Father, but you denounced the madman Aria. For this sake, for the sake of faithfulness, I have learned to sing to you: Rejoice, great pillar of piety; Rejoice, faithful refuge of the city. Rejoice, solid strengthening of Orthodoxy; Rejoice, the honorable One of the Most Holy Trinity was also praised. Rejoice, Thou who preached the Son with equal honor to the Father; Rejoice, you drove away Aria, who was enraged from the Council of Saints. Rejoice, father, glorious beauty of the fathers; Rejoice, wise kindness to all the God-wise. Rejoice, you who utter fiery words; Rejoice, teach your flock well. Rejoice, for through you faith is confirmed; Rejoice, for through you the heresy is being overthrown. Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker.
Kontakion 3
By the power given to you from above, you took away every tear from the face of the fiercely suffering, God-bearing Father Nicholas: for you appeared to the hungry as a nourisher, to those in the abyss of the seas as a great ruler, to those who were sick, healing and every helper appeared to everyone, crying out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 3
Having truly, Father Nicholas, a song will be sung to you from heaven, and not from earth: how can any man from man be able to preach your holy greatness? But we, conquered by your love, cry out to you: Rejoice, image of lambs and shepherds; Rejoice, holy purifier of morals. Rejoice, repository of great virtues; Rejoice, holy and pure dwelling. Rejoice, all-bright and all-loving lamp; Rejoice, golden and immaculate light. Rejoice, worthy interlocutor of Angels; Rejoice, good teacher of men. Rejoice, rule of pious faith; Rejoice, image of spiritual meekness. Rejoice, for through you we are delivered from bodily passions; Rejoice, for through you we are filled with spiritual sweets. Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker.
Kontakion 4
A storm of bewilderment confuses my mind, how worthy it is to sing your miracles, blessed Nicholas; No one can erase me, even if I had many tongues and wanted to speak; but we marvel at God, who is glorified in you, and dare to sing: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
Hearing, God-wise Nicholas, those near and far, the greatness of your miracles, as if through the air with light grace-filled wings you were accustomed to anticipate those in troubles, quickly delivering from them all who cry out to you like this: Rejoice, deliverance from sorrow; Rejoice, bestower of grace. Rejoice, banisher of unforeseen evils; Rejoice, wishing good things to the planter. Rejoice, speedy consoler of those in trouble; Rejoice, terrible punisher of those who offend. Rejoice, abyss of miracles, poured out by God; Rejoice, the law of Christ is the tablet written by God. Rejoice, strong erection of those who fall; Rejoice, rightful affirmation. Rejoice, for through you all flattery is laid bare; Rejoice, for through you all truth comes true. Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker.
Kontakion 5
The God-bearing star appeared, instructing those floating on the sea, whose death was soon approaching sometimes, if only you had not appeared to those calling you for help, Wonderworker Saint Nicholas; You are already unashamed of the flying demons and forbade those who want to load ships, you drove them away, but you taught the faithful to cry out to the God who saves you: Alleluia.
Ikos 5
Seeing the young women, prepared for a bad marriage for the sake of poverty, your great mercy for the poor, blessed Father Nicholas, when you gave the bundles of three hidden gold to their elder father at night, saving him and his daughters from the fall of sin. For this reason, hear from everyone: Rejoice, great treasure of mercy; Rejoice, friend of industry for people. Rejoice, food and joy for those who come running to you; Rejoice, uneaten bread of the hungry. Rejoice, wealth given by God to the poor living on earth; Rejoice, speedy exaltation of the poor. Rejoice, quick hearing of the poor; Rejoice, pleasant care for those who mourn. Rejoice, three virgins, immaculate bride; Rejoice, zealous guardian of purity. Rejoice, unreliable hope; Rejoice, joy of the whole world. Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker.
Kontakion 6
The whole world preaches to you, blessed Nicholas, a quick intercessor in troubles, as many times in one hour traveling on earth and sailing on the sea, anticipating, helping, preserving all from the evil ones, crying out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
Thou didst shine as an animal light, bringing deliverance to the commanders, who accepted unrighteous death for those who had, to you, good shepherd Nicholas, who called, when soon after appearing in the princess’s dream, you frightened him, and you commanded to release these unharmed ones. For this reason, we are happy with them and we cry out to you in gratitude: Rejoice, help those who earnestly call upon you; Rejoice, deliverer from unrighteous murder. Rejoice, keep away from flattering slander; Rejoice, destroy the unrighteous councils. Rejoice, tear apart lies like a spider; Rejoice, gloriously exalting the truth. Rejoice, release from bonds of the innocent; Rejoice, and revival of the dead. Rejoice, demonstrater of truth; Rejoice, darker of untruth. Rejoice, for through your disobedience you delivered from the sword; Rejoice, for I have enjoyed the light of you. Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker.
Kontakion 7
Although the blasphemous heretical stench was driven away, the truly fragrant, mysterious myrrh appeared to Nicholas: you saved the people of Myra and you filled the whole world with your blessed peace. And drive away from us the godless, sinful stench, so that we may cry out pleasingly to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
We mean the new Noah, the mentor of the ark of salvation, Holy Father Nicholas, who disperses the storm of all fierce ones with his direction, but brings Divine silence to those crying out like this: Rejoice, a quiet refuge for those overwhelmed; Rejoice, drowning famous repository. Rejoice, good pilot of those floating in the midst of the depths; Rejoice, calmer of the sea. Rejoice, transport of those who are in whirlwinds; Rejoice, warming of those who are in the filth. Rejoice, radiance that disperses the sorrowful darkness; Rejoice, luminary, illuminating all the ends of the earth. Rejoice, you deliver sinful people from the abyss; Rejoice, cast Satan into the abyss of hell. Rejoice, for through you we boldly invoke the abyss of God’s mercy; Rejoice, for by you having been delivered from the flood of wrath, we find peace with God. Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker.
Kontakion 8
A strange miracle is flowing to you, Blessed Nicholas, your sacred church: in it even small prayers bring, healing of great ailments is acceptable, if only according to God we place our hope in you, truly crying out: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
You are truly a helper to everyone, God-bearing Nicholas, and you have gathered together all those who come running to you, as a liberator, a nourisher and a quick doctor to all earthly people, raising up the praise of everyone to cry out to you: Rejoice, source of all healings; Rejoice, dear helper to the suffering. Rejoice, dawn, shining in the night of sinful wanderers; Rejoice, dew that does not flow in the heat of the work of beings. Rejoice, give well-being to those who need it; Rejoice, prepare abundance for those who ask. Rejoice, thou who hast preceded the petition many times; Rejoice, renew the strength of old gray hairs. Rejoice, many who have gone astray from the path of the true accuser; Rejoice, faithful servant of the mysteries of God. Rejoice, for through you we trample on envy; Rejoice, for through you we correct a good life. Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker.
Kontakion 9
Alleviate all illnesses, our great intercessor Nicholas, dissolving grace-filled healing, delighting our souls, and cheering the hearts of all who zealously flow to your help, crying out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
We see the wise branches of the wicked put to shame by you, God-wise Father Nicholas: Aria for the blasphemer, dividing the Divinity, and Sabellia, confusing the Holy Trinity, has changed, but you have strengthened us in Orthodoxy. For this reason, we cry out to you: Rejoice, shield, protect piety; Rejoice, sword, cut off evil. Rejoice, teacher of Divine commandments; Rejoice, destroyer of ungodly teachings. Rejoice, ladder established by God, by which we ascend to heaven; Rejoice, protection created by God, with which many are covered. Rejoice, thou who hast made wise the foolish with thy words; Rejoice, having inspired the morals of the lazy. Rejoice, unquenchable brightness of God’s commandments; Rejoice, bright ray of the Lord’s justifications. Rejoice, for through your teaching the heretical heads are crushed; Rejoice, for through your faithfulness the faithful are worthy of glory. Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker.
Kontakion 10
Although you have truly saved your soul, your flesh and your spirit, Our Father Nicholas, by being silent before and struggling with thoughts and deeds, you have applied the thought of God, and through the thought of God you have acquired a perfect mind, through which you boldly conversed with God and the Angels, always crying out: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
Thou art a wall to those who praise, O blessed one, thy miracles and to all who resort to thy intercession; Likewise, free us, the poor in virtue, from poverty, adversity, ailments and various needs, who cry out to you with love like this: Rejoice, take us away from eternal misery; Rejoice, give us imperishable wealth. Rejoice, undying cruelty to those who hunger for truth; Rejoice, inexhaustible drink for those thirsty for life. Rejoice, keep from rebellion and warfare; Rejoice, freest from bonds and captivity. Rejoice, glorious intercessor in troubles; Rejoice, great protector in adversity. Rejoice, thou who has deceived many from destruction; Rejoice, you who preserved countless people unharmed. Rejoice, for through you sinners escape cruel death; Rejoice, for through you those who repent receive eternal life. Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker.
Kontakion 11
You brought the singing of the Most Holy Trinity to the Most Holy Trinity more than others, most blessed Nicholas, in mind, in word and in deed: for by many trials you have clarified the orthodox commandments, by faith, hope and love, instructing us in the Trinity to chant to the One God: Alleluia.
Ikos 11
We see you as a luminous ray in the darkness of life, unquenchable, chosen by God, Father Nicholas: with immaterial angelic lights you talk about the uncreated Trinity Light, but you enlighten the faithful souls, crying out to you like this: Rejoice, illumination of the Trisolar Light; Rejoice, day of the never-setting Sun. Rejoice, O luminary, kindled by the Divine flame; Rejoice, for you have extinguished the demonic flame of wickedness. Rejoice, bright preaching of orthodoxy; Rejoice, transparent light of the Gospel. Rejoice, lightning, consuming heresies; Rejoice, thunder, terrifying tempter. Rejoice, true teacher of reason; Rejoice, mysterious exponent of the mind. Rejoice, for through you I have trampled upon the worship of creation; Rejoice, for through you we have learned to worship the Creator in the Trinity. Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker.
Kontakion 12
The grace given to you from God, knowledgeable, rejoicing in your memory, we celebrate according to duty, glorious Father Nicholas, and we wholeheartedly flow to your wonderful intercession; But your glorious deeds, like the sand of the sea and the multitude of the stars, cannot be exhausted, but once you are overcome by bewilderment, we cry out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
Singing your miracles, we praise you, O all-praised Nicholas: for in you God, glorified in the Trinity, is wondrously glorified. But even if we bring you many psalms and songs composed from the heart, O holy miracle-worker, we do nothing equal to the granting of your miracles, and in admiration we cry out to you like this: Rejoice, O King of kings and servant of the Lord of lords; Rejoice, cohabitants of His heavenly servants. Rejoice, help to faithful people; Rejoice, kind of Christian exaltation. Rejoice, victory of the same name; Rejoice, proud crowned one. Rejoice, mirror of all virtues; Rejoice, everyone who flows to you has been taken away by the strong. Rejoice, all our hope is in God and the Mother of God; Rejoice, health to our bodies and salvation to our souls. Rejoice, for through you we are freed from eternal death; Rejoice, for through you we have been granted endless life. Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker.
Kontakion 13
O most holy and wonderful Father Nicholas, consolation of all who mourn, accept our present offering and implore the Lord to deliver us from Gehenna through your God-pleasing intercession, so that we may sing with you: Alleluia. (This kontakion is read three times)
Ikos 1
An angel in the form of an earthly being, show to you the Creator of all creation; Having foreseen the fruitful kindness of your soul, blessed Nicholas, teach everyone to cry out to you: Rejoice, purified from the womb of motherhood; Rejoice, even you who are completely sanctified. Rejoice, you who surprised your parents with your birth; Rejoice, you who revealed the strength of your soul at Christmas. Rejoice, garden of the land of promise; Rejoice, flower of the Divine planting. Rejoice, virtuous vine of Christ's grapes; Rejoice, miraculous tree of Jesus' paradise. Rejoice, the end of the paradisiacal vegetation; Rejoice, myrrh of Christ's fragrance. Rejoice, for you will drive away sobbing; Rejoice, for you bring joy. Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker.
Kontakion 1
Chosen Miracle-worker and a great servant of Christ, exuding myrrh of great mercy to the whole world, and an inexhaustible sea of miracles, I praise you with love, Saint Nicholas: you, as if you had boldness towards the Lord, free me from all troubles, let me call you: Rejoice, Nicholas, great Miracle-worker .
Prayer
O all-holy Nicholas, exceedingly saintly servant of the Lord, our warm intercessor, and everywhere in sorrow a quick helper! Help me, a sinner and a sad person, in this present life, beg the Lord God to grant me forgiveness of all my sins, which I have sinned greatly from my youth, in all my life, in deed, word, thought and all my feelings; and at the end of my soul, help me, the accursed one, beg the Lord God, the Creator of all creation, to deliver me from airy ordeals and eternal torment, so that I may always glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and your merciful intercession, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
A little from the life of the Saint
The prayer to find a job for St. Nicholas the Wonderworker arose for a reason. Even during his lifetime, the Saint did not know what rest was. He devoted several years to the Holy Scriptures and serving the Lord God. Subsequently, Nicholas became an archbishop. Many call the Saint not only a Wonderworker, but also a Pleasant, since during his life he constantly helped people, did not refuse anyone, and pleased God. Nikolai knew how to heal people, and once resurrected a dead sailor who had fallen with all his might from a high deck onto the boards. He could have saved the entire people living at that time, protected everyone from natural disasters, hunger and other adversities.
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The sailors respect Nicholas very much and constantly pray to him, since during his lifetime the Wonderworker was able to calm a strong storm, saving more than one ship from a severe wreck . For travelers and seafarers, Saint Nicholas the Pleasant is not just help in work, but a real patron. Those people who really needed food and a roof over their heads were always under the strong protection of Nicholas.
During the Nativity of Christ, many had nothing to eat - therefore, under the doors of every house where there was no food, the Saint placed delicious treats. It was at that moment that many called their savior Saint Nicholas, or, as is customary now, Santa Claus. After his death, Nikolai's parents gave all the money to charity. In the 4th century, Nicholas died of old age, becoming a Saint. His relics are kept in the Italian city of Ber.
Necessary actions while reading prayer
In order for the prayer to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker to gain greater power, you can take a long candle, light it and pray calmly in complete silence. All distracting sounds should remain outside the threshold; close the windows so that even passing cars do not interfere with the mood for reading the sacred text. The prayer should be said from a pure heart, sincerely, without deep sighs and thoughts about when it will all end. Remember that, first of all, you are asking for yourself, for a good position to be found as soon as possible.
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It will be good if during prayer a question is asked to the Saint about what would be the best workplace for a believer. Over time, the answer will be given, the main thing is to pay attention to all the signs sent from above. You cannot tell anyone what the believer asked; they stand near the Holy Image of Nicholas. You can only talk about your requests when the desired job is found. It's like making a secret wish and not revealing it to anyone until it comes true - the same thing happens here.
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Pray to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker as often as possible if things are not going smoothly in the affairs of the workers. Many people talk with the Holy One at home and in church, receiving answers to all their questions. Try to share your experiences with the Wonderworker as often as possible, reading a prayer each time. Never fail in your work, because this is precisely why there is a sacred text to Saint Nicholas, who will definitely hear and help even in the most difficult moment.
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