Orthodox Parables and Stories: Miracle of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker

A miracle associated with St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. A certain woman went to the Velikoretsky procession (this procession, popular among Suzdal people, is more than 600 years old). And only at the end of the first day of the trip she realized that she had left the house unlocked. The house on the outskirts of Kirov is separate, no one else lives in it. What to do? She was advised to return, but she decided to move on. And the whole procession was held for a week. She returned home, and immediately felt that there was someone in the house. The door was wide open. She stood on the porch, afraid to enter. Suddenly, a young unshaven man comes out, throws himself on her knees in front of her and shouts: “Let me out, let me out, for God's sake! I’ll return everything to you, I’ll work it all out, let me out! ”“ The door is open” the woman answers, “come out.” - "I can’t, the old man will not let me out" - “What old man?” - “Not so tall, gray. I climbed in, I cleaned out the refrigerator, I grabbed something else — that’s it, the whole thing — and went to the door. And at the door is this old man. And he doesn’t say anything. And I'm so scared. At night I tried to get out but he was at the door again. Let me out or at least give me to the police. ” “What kind of police would believe this?” You didn’t set fire and thanks, I don’t need the things! ”-“ I'm afraid of the old man ” the man said. The woman said the prayer and released the man.