Celebrating the Feast Day of St. Nicholas
December 6th is the Feast Day of St. Nicholas . In our house we celebrate it by reading the history of St. Nicholas and stuffing stockings with goodies for the children, in rememberance of Nicholas' giving spirit. Here are 4 of the 5 Kiddos On the Left is the Youngest who Wouldn't Pose on the Steps On the feast of St. Nicholas we tell this story of St. Nicholas who lived in the fourth century in Asia Minor: He came from a well-known wealthy family but was taught by his parents to be generous to others, especially those in need. Nicholas heard about a rich man in Myra who lost all his money when his business failed. He had three daughters all wanting to get married, but he had no money for their marriage. The father thought he would have to sell one of his daughters into slavery in order to get money for food to feed the others. But the night before the first daughter was to be sold, Nicholas tossed a small bag of gold through their open window and then vanish...