St. Nicholas is by far the world's most popular saint. In the book of David, which is a calendar world event published many years ago. It is stated that he probably is venerated by almost as many non-Christians as Christians and that practically everyone…

…the needs of the needy and to the preservation and distribution of this world's goods among those who are in want. Saint Nicholas unfortunately therefore seems to have been removed from the ideology in recent years and we don't know just why he should be…

…his remains, it seems as though there must have been somebody there. Possibly. with that quality and not the exact personality. Saint Nicholas was a man of personal wealth. He did not come into religion as an outcast or for the forgiveness of some mortal…

…which largely influenced our understanding of his personality. It seems among his parishioners, as at that time Archbishop of Myra, St. Nicholas had in his congregation a very poor but fine man with three young daughters. Now these daughters were approaching…

…for them. And this meant a very sad and tragic end for these young women in those days. So it came to the attention of St. Nicholas that this was happening. So he got some of his personal money, put it in the purse, and came at night and threw it…

…the gold coinage. He was able to pay her dowry and everything came out well for her. When the second daughter came along, Nicholas repeated the same procedure out of his own personal income. It was very expensive, but he did it. And when the third one…

…unknown benefactor. So he secreted himself in the garden of the house on the night that corresponded to the time when St. Nicholas appeared to the other daughter and conceiving himself, he waited. In due time, St. Nicholas arrived with his third purse and…

…that corresponded to the time when St. Nicholas appeared to the other daughter and conceiving himself, he waited. In due time, St. Nicholas arrived with his third purse and the father came out and threw himself on his knees before the preacher. And this…

…and threw himself on his knees before the preacher. And this scene It's been dramatized a great many times in various places. And St. Nicholas simply said to the man, tell no one. This is secret. Make any story you want, but never tell them who it is…

…it is or where the money came from. And the man promised that he wouldn't. And this began the legend and tradition of St. Nicholas as the secret benefactor. The one who was never known, an invisible person, who was always doing good in the world. Now,…

…much concerned over the commercialization of Christmas. And it's possible that we could understand this a little better when we realize St. Nicholas Day in the calendar of saints was December 6th. He was not the saint of December 25th. The 25th was the…

…fruit for the little ones. In one of my books on Japanese lore and legendary, I have a little story of Saint Nicholas Nakamura, And while I guessed the story, rearranged it somewhat, I actually saw the performance that I describe in that story, almost…

…dubious doubts and doubtful personalities are retained in full splendor. The church says that it does not deny the right to venerate St. Nicholas, but it is not obligatory. It is not canonical to consider him a saint, but in a non-canonical manner he may…

…to the point now where faith must find its way into our personal lives and in a sense we need a kind of Saint Nicholas in ourselves. We need a spirit of generosity, a spirit of gratitude. We need to have something which is appealing to us as children.…

…them distort them turn them to some selfish end rather than permit them to do their service to humankind I think that Saint Nicholas has been always represented as a spirit of giving and I remember when Charles asked me once where does Saint Nicholas get…

…that Saint Nicholas has been always represented as a spirit of giving and I remember when Charles asked me once where does Saint Nicholas get all these things he gives us how does he know what we want all these little thoughts and so forth require a…

…all his life to continue and perpetuate these types of things. All this becomes part of his journey through the world. Now, St. Nicholas in Europe was never just what we have here. St. Nicholas in Europe was often symbolized by a clerical figure. It's…

…All this becomes part of his journey through the world. Now, St. Nicholas in Europe was never just what we have here. St. Nicholas in Europe was often symbolized by a clerical figure. It's very often St. Nicholas of Santa Claus or Chris Pringle who wore…

…in Europe was never just what we have here. St. Nicholas in Europe was often symbolized by a clerical figure. It's very often St. Nicholas of Santa Claus or Chris Pringle who wore the robes of a phallus. He was a priest with the Croydon staff a mitre…

…with someone you love, someone you care for, someone you wish to make happy. This was the way it was in the times of old St. Nicholas. There's a story. that there was a nunnery near where he lived and it was part of the ritual of that time that on…

…infinite boredom And one way, of course, our fathers and ancestors took care of this was very simple. On the day after St. Nicholas Day, when the gifts had all been distributed, the family settled down to prepare for the next St. Nicholas Day. The loom…

…the day after St. Nicholas Day, when the gifts had all been distributed, the family settled down to prepare for the next St. Nicholas Day. The loom was put back. The embroidery needles were found again. The wood carvers got the back. The furniture makers…

…of the problems that really worry us in life so now we're coming up to another Christmas another visit to the mold of Saint Nicholas and as many children have explained it it's very hard to know how there's so many of them because there's one in every…

…anywhere in the world. So the Santa Claus, maybe this year, brings a message, a message which is like the message of old St. Nicholas of Myra, the message of secret help, the secret giving, that in one way or another, we are going to be a little…

…this season, but whenever it is necessary. So Christmas is a time of mysterious and secret giving, and that was the secret of St. Nicholas of Myra. This good old prelate, if we can believe the story, it's a shame they took him off of the calendar of…

…do with Christmas very definitely in the dear old image of Santa Claus Santa Claus really a myth well we know that the old Saint Nicholas of Myra was a real old bishop we also know that he became famous all over the world for nearly 1900 years as the…

…the true spirit of giving may have something to do with the elimination of the saint We don't believe in the quality of St. Nicholas. We are not taking money out of our banks or pockets too often to serve some person without their even knowing what…

…or pockets too often to serve some person without their even knowing what we're doing. So the secret giver, which was the St. Nicholas ideal, is sort of in conflict with modern procedures. But on the other hand, what about it? for 18-19 centuries man has…