- 19 December – the memory day of a great pleaser of God, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
Ikos 5 of the Akathist To St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia
Rejoice, speedy hearing of the poor; rejoice, agreeable care of the sorrowful. Rejoice, pure provider for the three maidens; rejoice, zealous guardian of purity. Rejoice, hope of the hopeless; rejoice, delight of the whole world. Rejoice, O Great Wonderworker Nicholas!
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