Great Martyr Katherine of Alexandria - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 4
By your virtues, as with the rays of the sun, you enlightened the pagan sages; / and like the brightest moon for those who walk at night, / you drove away the darkness of unbelief, and led the Empress to faith; / you also rebuked the tyrant, and you were called by God as His bride, O blessed Katherine. / With love you ascended to the heavenly Bridal Chamber of the most comely Bridegroom Christ, / by Whom you were crowned with a royal crown. / Now standing before Him with the Angels, pray for us who honor your holy memory.
Troparion — Tone 5
(Podoben: “Come, let us worship the Word...”)
Let us hymn the godly Katherine, the all-praised Bride of Christ, / the guardian of Sinai, our helper and defender, / for brilliantly has she muzzled the boasting of the impious with the sword of the Spirit,1 / and now crowned as a Martyr, she entreats great mercy for all.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
Let all those who with inspiration love the martyrs / now form a great choir to honor the most wise Katherine, / for in the arena she proclaimed Christ and trampled the serpent, / revealing the knowledge of the orators as despicable.
1 Ephesians 6:17.