A Spectacular Saint

Why is it that on a feast day the whole of nature mysteriously smiles?

Akathist Glory to God for all Things.

Every year on December 19th, I celebrate St. Nicholas day with my parish. On St. Nicholas Eve my brothers and I make a line that we can’t pass till the morning so that we can experience the feast together. Then once we wake up, we would run downstairs to the presents. Now, once you get downstairs, it feels so magical seeing all the presents under the Christmas tree. Even if it wasn’t St. Nicholas who put them there, it still feels so magical, and we all have proof that there was a saint whose name was Nicholas who gave presents to little children.

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