I prepare for St. Catherine’s Day in advance, so that on December 7 I can observe miracles and be in goodness. Bashny.Net

The Holy Great Martyr Catherine She lived during the reign of the Roman emperor Maximian, who worshipped pagan gods. When a Syrian monk converted her to Christianity, she saw Jesus Christ in a dream. He called her his fiancée and gave her a ring.





Catherine of Alexandria preached Christianity and paid for it with her life. The memory of the saint is celebrated on December 7 in the Orthodox Church and on November 25 in the Catholic Church. On this day it is important to read the prayer and not to violate the existing prohibitions. Next, we will tell you more about everything.

The Holy Great Martyr Catherine of Alexandria was a very educated person. When she converted to Christianity, her life changed once and for all. The goal of the girl was to urge the emperor to abandon paganism and take the path of Christianity. For such an antics, the king could immediately order her to be destroyed. However, the beauty of Catherine struck Maximian.





He wanted to convince her that she was wrong. To this end, the governor summoned his best thinkers. But in an argument with a girl, they were too weak. Another attempt by the tsar to cope with Catherine failed. Then Maximin ordered her to be punished and imprisoned.

While in prison, Catherine managed to convert to Christianity the wife of the ruler, military commander and his soldiers. However, the future Saint did not sleep. Maximian prepared for the girl a terrible weapon for punishment. It was destroyed by an angel descending from heaven.





When the emperor’s wife confessed her faith, he ordered her to be destroyed. And Catherine promised to make her his wife if she returned to paganism. The girl refused and her head was cut off. According to life, the Holy Body has disappeared.

The Holy Great Martyr Catherine is the patroness of teachers, educated people and scientists. She is also considered the protector of women, brides and pregnant women. Every year on December 7, people turn to Catherine of Alexandria, asking for family well-being, mutual love and health of children. Girls guess at grooms, and boys guess at brides.



Do not miss this opportunity this year. We have already prepared a prayer for you.

O St. Catherine, virgin and martyr, true bride of Christ! We pray that through special grace, your Bridegroom, the sweetest Jesus, has already preceded you: having shamed the charms of the tormentor, by your wisdom, you have overcome you with your fifty branches, and having drunk them with heavenly teaching, you have taught us to the light of true faith, so ask us also for God’s wisdom, and even we, having broken all the machinations of the tormentor and despised the temptations of the world and the flesh, are worthy of divine glory and worthy of Jesus’s holy work in our faith. Amen.

Second Prayer, O Holy Virgin and Martyr Catherine! We pray that we behold the misfortunes of our sinful servants of God; make us wise and not earthly. Hasten us with your prayers to conquer the lusts of the flesh, to the world the predilections and intrigues of the evil spirits who are waging an evil war against us; that by your intercession in the days of this life of freedom we may appear from their hostile attacks and at the end of their air tortures.



O wise maid! Grant us all the benefit of the petition, may you ask much of your beloved bridegroom, Christ our God. We know how much can the prayer of the righteous, accompanied by the goodness of the Merciful God, to whom glory, honor and thanksgiving is always, now and ever and ever. Amen.

On the day of memory of St. Catherine it is forbidden to clean. For example, if you start sweeping, you can sweep out of the house wealth and well-being. And leave your life without health. It is best to give up all physical activity.

Also, on December 7, you can not quarrel with relatives and friends and go on distant journeys. On this day it is better to do without noisy festivities and stormy celebrations. The dishes on the table can only be lean.



In addition, with the day of St. Catherine is associated with many beliefs. For example, if December 7 will please the clear sky, then you can expect a frosty winter. And if the night sky is strewn with small stars, it will soon begin to snow.

You still have time to prepare for December 7. Spend this day wisely and do not forget to read a prayer in honor of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine. May God take care of you!