St nicholas

Nicholas was born to rich parents who believed in God and taught Nicholas, their only child, to follow God too.  Nicholas loved God from the time that he was a young child; he prayed, fasted, and went to Church regularly to get closer to God.  When Nicholas was still young, his parents died, leaving him an orphan.  His uncle, also named Nicholas, was a Bishop and he took care of his nephew and helped him to follow God. Nicholas' parents had left him a lot of money when they died and he used that money to help the poor whenever he could.  He would give this money and gifts in secret because he did not want people to thank him but only to praise God for the gifts given to them.  His Bishop Uncle made Nicholas a priest and then Nicholas became a Bishop; he was one of the Bishops to sign the Nicene Creed, which we sometimes say at Church instead of the Apostles Creed.  Bishop Nicholas was very well loved by the people he served. Everyone knew how much he loved God, how very generous he was, and how many miracles were performed through him by God’s power.  He was thrown into prison because of his faith but he never stopped loving God and, when he was released, he returned to his duties as Bishop of Myra.  He continued to take care of the Catholic Church, making sure people followed the right teachings.  He continued to perform miracles.  He continued to give away what he had, in secret, so that people would thank God for the gifts and not him.