{"id":987,"date":"2014-12-06T02:41:10","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T02:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=987"},"modified":"2026-07-05T14:55:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T18:55:38","slug":"st-nicholas-feast-day-december-6th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/st-nicholas-feast-day-december-6th","title":{"rendered":"St. Nicholas (Feast Day \u2013 December 6th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">O good St. Nicholas,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">you who are the joy of the children,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">put in my heart the spirit of childhood,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">which the gospel speaks, and teach me to seed happiness around me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">You, whose feast prepares us for Christmas,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">open my faith to the mystery of God made man.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">You good bishop and shepherd,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">help me to find my place in the Church<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">and inspire the Church to be faithful to the Gospel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">O good Saint Nicholas, patron of children, sailors and the helpless,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">watch over those who pray to Jesus, your Lord and theirs,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">as well as over those who humble themselves before you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Bring us all in reverence to the Holy Child of Bethlehem,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">when true joy and peace are found. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O good St. Nicholas, you who are the joy of the children, put in my heart the spirit of childhood, which the gospel speaks, and teach me to seed happiness around me. 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