Oh, our good shepherd and God-wise mentor, Saint Nicholas of Christ! Hear us sinners, praying to you and calling for your quick intercession for help; see us weak, caught from everywhere, deprived of every good and darkened in mind from cowardice; Try, O saint of God, not to leave us in sinful captivity, so that we may not joyfully be our enemies and not die in our evil deeds. Pray for us, unworthy of our Creator and Master, to whom you stand with the disembodied faces: be merciful to us by our God in this life and in the future, so that He will not reward us according to our deeds and according to the impurity of our hearts, but according to his goodness he will reward us. We trust in your intercession, we boast of your intercession, we call upon your intercession for help, and we fall to your most holy image for help: deliver us, saint of Christ, from evils coming upon us, and tame the waves of passions and troubles that rise against us, so that for the sake of your holy prayers they will not attack us and we will not sink into the abyss of sin and in the mud of our passions. Pray to Saint Nicholas of Christ, Christ our God, that He will grant us a peaceful life and remission of sins, and salvation and great mercy for our souls, now and ever and unto the ages centuries. Amen.
О, всехва́льный и всечестны́й архиере́ю, вели́кий чудотво́рче, святи́телю Христо́в, о́тче Нико́лае, челове́че Бо́жий и ве́рный ра́бе, му́жу жела́ний, сосу́де избра́нный, кре́пкий сто́лпе церко́вный, свети́льниче пресве́тлый, звездо́ осиява́ющая и освеща́ющая всю вселе́нную. Ты еси́ пра́ведник, я́ко фи́никс процве́тший, насажде́нный во дво́рех Го́спода своего́, живы́й в Ми́рех, ми́ром облагоуха́л еси́ и ми́ро приснотеку́щее благода́ти Бо́жия источа́яй. Твои́м ше́ствием, пресвяты́й о́тче, мо́ре освяти́ся, егда́ многочуде́сныя твоя́ мо́щи ше́ствоваху во град Ба́рский, от восто́ка до за́пада хвали́ти и́мя Госпо́дне. О преизя́щный и преди́вный чудотво́рче, ско́рый помо́щниче, те́плый засту́пниче, па́стырю предо́брый, спаса́ющий слове́сное ста́до от вся́ких бед! Тебе́ прославля́ем и тебе́ велича́ем, я́ко наде́жду всех христиа́н, исто́чника чуде́с, защи́тителя ве́рных, прему́драго учи́теля, а́лчущих корми́теля, пла́чущих весе́лие, наги́х одея́ние, боля́щих врача́, по мо́рю пла́вающих управи́теля, пле́нников свободи́теля, вдов и сиро́т пита́теля и засту́пника, целому́дрия храни́теля, младе́нцев кро́ткаго наказа́теля, ста́рых укрепле́ние, по́стников наста́вника, тружда́ющихся упокое́ние, ни́щих и убо́гих изоби́льное бога́тство. Услы́ши нас, моля́щихся тебе́ и прибега́ющих под кров твой, яви́ предста́тельство твое́ о нас к Вы́шнему и исхода́тайствуй твои́ми богоприя́тными моли́твами вся поле́зная ко спасе́нию душ и теле́с на́ших: сохрани́ святу́ю оби́тель сию́ (или́ храм сей), вся́кий град и весь, и вся́кую страну́ христиа́нскую, и лю́ди живу́щия от вся́каго озлобле́ния по́мощию твое́ю, ве́мы бо, ве́мы, я́ко мно́го мо́жет моли́тва пра́веднаго, поспешеству́ющая во благо́е; тебе́ же пра́веднаго, по Преблагослове́нней Де́ве Мари́и, предста́теля ко Всеми́лостивому Бо́гу и́мамы, и к твоему́, преблаги́й о́тче, те́плому хода́тайству и заступле́нию смире́нно притека́ем: ты нас соблюди́, я́ко бо́дрый и до́брый па́стырь, от вся́ких враго́в, губи́тельства, тру́са, гра́да, гла́да, пото́па, огня́, меча́, наше́ствия иноплеме́нников, и во вся́ких беда́х и ско́рбех на́ших подава́й нам ру́ку по́мощи, и отве́рзи две́ри милосе́рдия Бо́жия: поне́же недосто́йни есмы́ зре́ти высоту́ небе́сную, от мно́жества непра́вд на́ших, свя́зани у́зами грехо́вными, и николи́же во́ли Созда́теля на́шего сотвори́хом, ни сохрани́хом повеле́ний Его́. Те́мже преклоня́ем коле́на сокруше́нна и смире́нна се́рдца на́шего к Зижди́телю своему́, и твоего́ оте́ческаго заступле́ния к Нему́ про́сим: помози́ нам, уго́дниче Бо́жий, да не поги́бнем со беззако́нии на́шими, изба́ви нас от вся́каго зла и от вся́кия ве́щи сопроти́вныя, упра́ви ум наш и укрепи́ се́рдце на́ше в пра́вой ве́ре, в не́йже твои́м предста́тельством и хода́тайством, ни ра́нами, ни преще́нием, ни мо́ром, ни ко́им гне́вом от Созда́теля своего́ ума́лени бу́дем, но ми́рное зде поживе́м житие́ и да сподо́бимся ви́дети блага́я на земли́ живы́х, сла́вяще Отца́ и Сы́на и Свята́го Ду́ха, Еди́наго в Тро́ице сла́вимаго Бо́га и покланя́емаго, ны́не, и при́сно, и во ве́ки веко́в. Ами́нь.
To the First-Called Apostle of God and our Savior Jesus Christ, to the Supreme Follower of the Church, the all-validated Andrei, we glorify and magnify your apostolic labors, sweetly we remember your blessed coming to us, we bless your honorable suffering, which you endured for Christ, we kiss your sacred relics, we honor your holy memory and we believe that as the Lord lives, so does your soul. yours and with Him forever abide in Heaven, where you loved us with the same love you loved us, when by the Holy Spirit you received our sight to Christ conversion, and not just love, but also pray to God for us, all our needs are in vain in His Light. Thus we believe and thus we confess this faith in the temple, which was most gloriously created in your name, Saint Andrew, where your holy relics rest; Believers, we ask and pray to the Lord and God and our Savior Jesus Christ, that through your prayers, who always listens and accepts, He will give us everything we need for the salvation of us sinners; Yes, as you are, according to the voice of the Lord, having left your dreams, you have unswervingly followed Him, this and everyone from us, so that he does not seek his own, but also for the creation of his neighbor and for the things above let him think about the title. Having you as a representative and a prayer book for us, we trust that your prayer can accomplish much before our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship with Father and Holy Spirit forever and ever. 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 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 were unfaithful to 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, having cast down all the idols, you have 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 courage in the Lord: pray to Him, the Lover of mankind, and for us who stand and pray for you. May He give us, like you, patience and complacency in troubles and sorrowful circumstances; May He, through your intercession and intercession, grant a joyful, prosperous and peaceful life, health and salvation, and in all things good haste to our beloved fatherland, may He bestow His holy blessing and peace, and may your holy prayers grant to all Orthodox Christians 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 His Heavenly 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 honorable 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.
1 Menaion. May 9th.
2 Akathist to the Holy Great Martyr Catherine.
3 Akathist to the Holy Great Martyr Paraskeva, named Friday.