With virtues, like the rays of the sun, / you enlightened the unfaithful sages. / And, like the bright moon, you drove away the darkness of unbelief, / and You assured the queen, / at the same time you also exposed the tormentor, / the blessed bride Catherine, God-called, / with desire you ascended into the Heavenly chamber / to the beautiful Bridegroom Christ,/ and from Him you were crowned with a royal crown:/ To Him, with the angels standing,/ praying for us, // creating your honorable memory.
The honorable face of Divine martyrs, / raise up now, in honor of the all-wise Catherine, / for this is the sermon at the Tribute of Christ, / and trampled upon the serpent, having tamed the minds of the rhetoricians.
Oh, holy Great Martyr Catherine, chosen vessel of purity, pillar of Orthodoxy, our trustworthy representative, legal ascetic, holy one, resting holy on the Holy Mountain! You yourself have revealed the guilt of a Christian to you to pray, we diligently pray to you: having come from above, listen to the voice of our prayer, look upon the misfortunes of us sinners, enlighten the darkness our mind, make us wise on heaven, not earthly. Hasten us through your prayers to overcome carnal lusts, the addiction to the world and the machinations of evil spirits who are viciously fighting against us, so that through your intercession in the days of this free life we will appear from their hostiles attacks and as a result of their aerial torture. Oh, wise maiden! Grant us everything that is useful for asking: for you can ask much from your beloved Bridegroom, Christ our God. We know that the prayer of the righteous can accomplish much, aided by the goodness of the merciful God, to Him be glory, honor and thanksgiving always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Oh, Saint Catherine, virgin and martyr, true bride of Christ! We pray to you through the special grace that your Bridegroom, Sweet Jesus, precedes you: as if you had put to shame the charms of the tormentor, by your wisdom you have overcome fifty branches and, Having fed them with Heavenly teaching, You guided them to the light of true faith, so ask us for this Godly wisdom, so that we too, having dissolved all the machinations of the hellish tormentor and despised the world and temptations of the flesh, we are worthy to show ourselves to the Divine glory and to the expansion of our holy Orthodox faith we are worthy to make vessels, and with you in the Heavenly Tabernacle of the Lord and Master We praise and glorify our Jesus Christ to all ages. Amen.
Oh, holy virgin and martyr Catherine! We pray to you: look at the misfortunes of us, sinful servants of God (names), make us heavenly wise, not earthly. Hasten with your prayers to overcome carnal lusts, addiction to the world and the machinations of evil spirits, who are viciously warring against us; May your intercession in the days of this freedom show us from their hostile attacks and from their aerial tortures. Oh, wise maiden! Grant us everything that is useful for asking, for you can ask much from your Beloved Bridegroom, Christ our God. We know that the prayer of the righteous can accomplish much, aided by the goodness of the Merciful God, to Him be glory, honor and thanksgiving always, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Oh, holy and glorious Great Martyr of Christ Catherine, quick helper and warm intercessor of those who flow to you with faith! Hear the small prayer of your servant (name). Beg God, the Lover of Mankind, to grant me (the content of the petition) and grace-filled strengthening for good deeds. Amen.
Days of remembrance: November 24/December 7, Cathedral of the Saints of Sinai
She came from a noble family and was very beautiful. Her parents were looking for a worthy groom for her, but by the Providence of God, Catherine rejected all proposals for marriage until she found the Heavenly Bridegroom - Christ, for whom she accepted fierce torment and death. According to tradition, they pray to the Great Martyr Catherine for finding a good groom and for help in childbirth.
1 Menaion. November 24th.
3 Akathist to the Holy Great Martyr Catherine.