While we know little about the real St. Nicholas, we can trace his transformation into the current vision of Santa Claus. Learn more, including why he's tossing a sack of gold through the window, from the service of Noonday Prayer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsO4hjGVyCI&t=7s
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Saints Alive!
I have been privileged to offer Noonday Prayer at my church, usually on Thursdays, which doesn’t matter because it’s on Youtube forever. [It’s amazing what can be done with a smartphone and a smart, helpful parish administrator!] The service is brief, with a place for a meditation. We usually look at the Episcopal calendar of saints, who are nearly always honored on their death dates, not their birth dates. Here is a hymn by medieval saint Hildegard of Bingen to set the mood.
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