As a liberator of captives/ and a defender of the poor,/ a physician of the infirm,/ a champion of the Orthodox,/ the victorious Great Martyr George,// pray to Christ God to save our souls.
Crafted from God, you appeared to be a most honest worker of piety,/ having gathered the handles of virtues for yourself,/ having sowed in tears, reaped with joy,/ having suffered in blood, received Christ You are, // and through your prayers, O saints, you grant forgiveness to everyone for their sins.
Holy, glorious and all-praised Great Martyr George! Gathering in your temple and before your holy icon, worshiping people, we pray to you, known to the desires of our intercessor, pray with us and for us, beseeching God from your good graces, yes He will mercifully hear us asking for His grace, and will not abandon all our needs for salvation and life, and will grant our country victory over the enemy.
And again, falling, we pray to you, victorious saint: strengthen the Orthodox army in battle with the grace given to you, destroy the forces of the rising enemies, so that they will be ashamed and disgraced, and Let their insolence be crushed, and let them know that we have Divine help, and let everyone in sorrow and the present situation see their powerful intercession.
Pray to the Lord God, Creator of all creation, to deliver us from eternal torment, so that we glorify the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and we confess your intercession now, and ever, and unto the ages centuries. Amen.
Oh, all-validated, holy great martyr and wonderworker George! Look upon us with your quick help and beg God, the Lover of Mankind, not to judge us sinners according to our iniquities, but to deal with us according to His great mercy.
Do not despise our prayer, but ask us from Christ our God a quiet and godly life, mental and physical health, fertility of the earth and abundance in everything, and may we not turn what is given to us into evil by you from the All-Bountiful God, but for the glory of His holy Name and for the glorification of your strong intercession, may He grant our country and all the God-loving army victory over their adversaries and strengthen unchangeable peace and blessing.
Moreover, may His holy Angel protect us with a militia, so that after our departure from this life we may be delivered from the wiles of the evil one and his heavy airy ordeals and uncondemned present yourself to the Throne of the Lord of glory.
Hear us, passion-bearer of Christ George, and pray for us unceasingly to the Trinitarian Lord of all God, that by His grace and love for mankind, with your help and intercession we may find mercy with Angels and Archangels and all the saints at the right hand of the Just Judge, and I will glorify Him with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Oh, holy, glorious, great martyr of Christ George! I pray, your servant (name): pray to God with us, that He may mercifully hear us asking Him (the content of the petition) and the powerful manifestation of your intercession. May we always glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and we confess your intercession, now and forever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Remembrance Day April 23/May 6
Lived in the Lebanese country during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. Being a warrior, he did not want to torture and persecute Christians and confessed himself to be a Christian. Accepted torture and death approx. 303 Numerous posthumous miracles of St. George. The most famous of them is the victory over the terrible serpent monster, which devoured sheep and demanded human sacrifices from the surrounding residents. In memory of this miracle, the Great Martyr. George is depicted on horseback, slaying a serpent with a spear. This image of him was included in the coat of arms of Moscow and then spread to the entire Muscovite kingdom. Saint George the Victorious is the heavenly patron of Russia, very revered among the people. Another miracle of his is known - the revival of the only ox of a poor farmer. For this St. George is also revered as the patron saint of cattle breeding and agriculture.