“In his most famous exploit, a poor man had three daughters but could not afford a proper dowry for them. This meant that they would remain unmarried and probably, in absence of any other possible employment, would
have to become prostitutes. Hearing of the girls' plight, Nicholas decided to help them, but being too modest to help the family in public (or to save them the humiliation of accepting charity), he went to the house under
the cover of night and threw three purses (one for each daughter) filled with gold coins through the window opening into the house.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas)
Funny, but my congregation (Christ Church Newman in Saint Cloud, MN) gives out “gift bags” to the students from Saint Cloud State University …
Peace,
Matt H.
Curator, Austria/Germany Study Center; Rare Book Cataloger, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML)
Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota 56321-7300
Phone: 320-363-2795; Fax: 320-363-3222
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