The all-wise and all-validated martyr of Christ Paraskeva,/ having accepted the strength of men,/ having rejected the weakness of women,/ defeated the devil and the tormentor to shame,/ crying and saying:/ Come, cut off my body with a sword and burn it with fire, / for, rejoicing, I go to Christ, my Bridegroom. / Through prayers, O Christ God, / save our souls.
Having brought the all-holy and immaculate torment, / like a most holy vein, to the immortal Bridegroom Christ, / You rejoiced with the angelic countenance / and you defeated the demonic intrigues. / This For your sake, we honestly honor with faith, // the long-suffering martyr Paraskeva.
Oh, holy and blessed martyr of Christ Paraskeva, maiden beauty, praise of martyrs, purity of image, generous mirror, wonder of the wise, guardian of the Christian faith, idolatrous flattery to the accuser, the champion of the Divine Gospel, the zealot of the commandments of the Lord, worthy to come to the haven of eternal rest and in the devil of your Bridegroom, Christ God, brightly rejoicing, adorned with the deepest crown of virginity and martyrdom! We pray to you, holy martyr: be sorrowful for us to Christ God, whose most blessed sight always rejoices: pray to the All-Merciful One, Who opened the eyes of the blind with a word, that He will deliver us from illnesses among us, both physical and mental; with your holy prayers, kindle the dark darkness that has come from our sins; ask the Father of Lights for the light of grace for our soul and body; Enlighten us, darkened by sins, with the light of God’s grace, so that for the sake of your holy prayers sweet vision will be given to the dishonest. O great servant of God! O most courageous maiden! O strong martyr Saint Paraskeva! With your holy prayers, be a helper to us sinners, intercede and pray for the damned and extremely negligent sinners, hasten to help us, for we are so weak. Pray to the Lord, pure maiden, pray to the Merciful, holy martyr, pray to your Bridegroom, immaculate bride of Christ, that through your prayers he may help the darkness of sin. having passed away, in the light of true faith and divine deeds, let us enter into the eternal light of the never-evening day, into the City of ever-present joy, in which you now shine brightly with glory and endless joy, glorifying and singing with all the Heavenly Powers the Tri-radiant One Deity, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Holy bride of Christ, long-suffering martyr Paraskeva! We know that from your youth you loved with all your soul and with all your heart the King of glory, Christ the Savior, and you fell in love with Him alone, having distributed your possessions the needy and the poor. You shone with the power of your piety, your chastity and righteousness, like the rays of the sun, living holy among the infidels and fearlessly preaching Christ God to them. From the days of your youth, taught by your parents, you have always reverently honored the days of the redemptive passions of our Lord Jesus Christ, for whose sake you yourself voluntarily suffered. You, by the right hand of the Angel of God, marvelously healed from incurable wounds and receiving indescribable lightness, amazed your unfaithful tormentors. You, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the power of your prayer in the pagan temple, cast down all the idols to the ground, and crushed me to dust. You, scorched by the lights, with your single prayer to the omnipotent Lord, you extinguished the natural fire, and with the same flame, miraculously kindled through the Angel of God, burning the frantic lawless people, you brought many people to the knowledge of the true God. You, for the glory of the Lord, having accepted the sword beheading of your head from the tormentors, you have valiantly ended your suffering feat, having ascended with your soul to Heaven, to the palace of your longed-for Bridegroom Christ the King of Glory, joyfully greeting you with this heavenly voice: “Rejoice, ye of righteousness, for the martyr Paraskeva has been crowned!” In the same way, today we greet you, long-suffering one, and, looking at your holy icon, we cry out to you with tenderness: all-honorable Paraskeva! We know that you have great boldness in the Lord: pray to Him, the Lover of mankind, for us who stand and pray, that He may grant us, like you, patience and complacency in troubles and sorrows circumstances; May He, through your intercession and intercession, grant a joyful, prosperous and peaceful life, health and salvation, and all good haste to our beloved fatherland, may He bestow His holy blessing and peace, and to all Orthodox Christians may your holy prayers grant confirmation in faith, piety and holiness, and success in Christian love and all virtue: may He cleanse us sinners from all filth and vice, may He protect us with His holy Angels, may He intercede, preserve and have mercy on everyone with His holy grace and make us heirs and partakers of Heaven Your Kingdom. And having thus improved your salvation through your holy prayers, intercession and intercession, all-glorious bride of Christ Paraskeva, let us glorify all the most pure and magnificent name of the wondrous one in our saints the true God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, always, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Oh, holy and blessed Martyr of Christ Paraskeva! With your holy prayers, be a helper to us sinners (names), intercede, so that through your prayers we may be worthy (the content of the petition), and together with you, let us glorify and glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Memorial Day October 28/November 10
Having taken a vow of virginity and renouncing the blessings of the world, Saint Paraskeva endured torture and martyrdom and persecution by the Emperor Diocletian. Since ancient times, she enjoyed special love and reverence in Rus' as an assistant in agricultural work and women's concerns.