They told me what to do with money on Nicodemus day

The Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Monks Spiridon and Nicodemus, the prosphorics of the Pechersks. Their life is included in the second epistle of the Chernogriz Polycarp to Archimandrite Akindin. This is one of the oldest written testimonies about the holy life of the monks of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.

The Monk Spyridon came to the Kiev Caves Monastery as an old man and was not taught the art of books, but he memorized all the Psalms of David. The companion of Spiridon was St. Nicodemus, who was of the same mind with the saint and zealously prayed, sharing bodily labors with him.

The ascetics performed their obedience holyly and blamelessly for thirty years and died peacefully about half of the twelfth century.

In the national calendar, it is Nicodemus Day. People went to church, prayed, chickens and geese were moved to warm chicken coops and cooked poultry dishes.

It was not recommended to quarrel and swear, give or borrow money, make large purchases or spend money without need.

As reported by “MK in Kaluga” earlier, the Kaluga residents were told about the signs on November 12.