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Friday of the First Week of Advent Optional Memorial of St. Nicholas of Myra, 270-343; bishop of Myra, a city in Lycia, a province of Asia Minor; the best-known story about him has him secretly throwing a bag of gold through the window of a poor man, three times, so that his daughters could marry; by a twist of the tongue, St. Nicholas became Santa Claus Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/6/24 Gospel: Matthew 9:27-31