Today we celebrate the optional memorial of St. Nicholas, bishop of Myra. Of course, since my name is Nicholas, there's nothing "optional" about it!Unfortunately, there's a lot of myth mixed in with fact regarding the story of his life, so here's some resources on St. Nick and how he came to be associated with the jolly fat man in the red suit. Also, ever wonder why you always find candy in your shoes on this day? That will be answered here too.
- St. Nicholas Society
- St. Nicholas Center: Discovering the Truth about Santa Claus
- Optional Memorial of St. Nicholas, bishop
- Feast of St. Nicholas
- Catholic Online: St. Nicholas
- Domestic Church: St. Nicholas
- Patron Saints Index: Nicholas of Myra
- St. Nicholas of Myra
- The Real St. Nicholas
- St. Nicholas and the Origin of Santa Claus
- Who Is St. Nicholas?
- Santa Claus vs. St. Nicholas?
- Lives of Saints: St. Nicholas of Myra, Bishop, Confessor
- The Life of the Holy Hierarch and Wonderworker, Nicholas, Bishop of Myra
- Selections from The Life of Nicholas by Symeon the Metaphrast
- St. Nicholas Coloring Pages: One and Two (who doesn't like to color?)
- Wikipedia: St. Nicholas
- A Baptist Take on St. Nicholas
- Santa Claus
- Celebrating the Feast of St. Nicholas
- St. Nicholas Eve
- Visit of St. Nicholas
- St. Nicholas and the War Against Christmas
- St. Nicholas Reveals the True Spirit of Giving
- Spirituality: The Feast of St. Nicholas
- Celebrate the Real Santa Today
- St. Nicholas, Santa, and the Elf on the Shelf
Pax Christi,
phatcatholic
9 comments:
You mean Santa Clause isn't real?
I'm crushed.
I'll never be the same.
:(
A little snippet from my latest blog post...
(He went a little nuts since this is his patron in name... and he's just like that. But we love him in spite of himself. *wink*)
Happy feast day, buddy. :)
We are all called to be saints, ya know.
So, yeah. You have to be one. It's the only way to join the Jesus Club, it comes with an eternal life membership.
prayers as always!
sock flavor tootsie rolls?!! W
Wow, are you sure that's a saint leaving those?
seems like......well, nevermind.
Just be a good boy and it probably won't happen again.
=P
haha, you guys are silly :D
How dare they make the feast of St. Nicholas optional!!
j/k
yea, pretty messed up, huh
Nick, is it true that St. Nicholas was so enraged at Arius during the Council of Nicea that good St. Nick decked him?
That's how the story goes, but it's probably legend since his name does not appear in any of the lists of bishops that attended the Council. I like to think it's true though :D
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