Hear, O Lord, the prayer which we offer you,

made worthy by the intercession

of your faithful servant

and our protection St. Nicholas

whose witness during life on earth

was pleasing to you as his prayer is now in heaven.

We recognize our weaknesses and our sins,

but we trust in the fraternal aid of St. Nicholas

whom you, O Lord, wished to raise up

in our midst as a sign and instrument of your providence.

Sustain us with your prayer,

O St. Nicholas, and do not abandon us,

because we who invoke you as protector

know that in you we have a valid model of Christian life,

and a powerful incentive for advancing in goodness and virtue.

We desire to have, O St. Nicholas,

your faith, your hope and your charity in order

to be more grateful to the Lord and worthier

to be heard, but finding ourselves so poor we trust

in the infinite goodness and mercy

of the Lord obtained for us

by your powerful intercession.

Amen…