Add November Matins readings for pre-1955 sanctoral saints

Ss. Tryphon and Companions, St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, St. Catherine of Alexandria, and the Vigil of St. Andrew. This completes the pre-1955-but-post-1617 sanctoral pass: 43 saints authored across the year, 9 confirmed Common-only with nothing to source (see TODO.md). Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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+# Matins Nocturn 2 reading for St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and
+# Martyr (Nov 25) — pre-1955-but-post-1617 (no SanctiM/11-25*.txt at
+# all). web/www/horas/Latin/Sancti/11-25.txt,
+# English/Sancti/11-25.txt. Lectio4-6 is this saint's own proper text,
+# one continuous vita account, no internal break, combined into a single
+# reading; Lectio7-9 (not present in this file, implicitly Common)
+# skipped. No responsory given.
+id: st-catherine
+readings:
+  - nocturn: 2
+    isGospel: false
+    text:
+      la: >-
+        Catharina, nobilis virgo Alexandrina, a prima ætate stúdia liberalium artium cum fidei
+        ardore conjungens, brevi ad eam sanctitátis et doctrinæ perfectiónem pervenit, ut, decem et
+        octo annos nata, eruditíssimum quemque superaret. Quæ cum Maximíni jussu multos, propter
+        christianæ religiónis professiónem varie tormentis cruciatos, ad supplícium rapi vidéret, non
+        dubitanter ipsum adiit Maximinum, eique nefariam immanitátem objíciens, sapientíssimis
+        ratiónibus Christi fidem ad salútem necessariam esse affirmavit.
+
+
+        Cujus prudéntiam Maximinus admiratus, retineri eam jubet, accersitis undique doctíssimis
+        homínibus, magnisque propositis præmiis, qui convictam Catharinam a Christi fide ad idolórum
+        cultum perduxissent. Quod contra áccidit. Nam plures philosophi, qui ad eam coarguéndam
+        convenerant, vi ac subtilitate ejus disputatiónis tanto Jesu Christi amóre sunt incénsi, ut
+        pro illo mori non dubitaverint. Quam ob rem Maximinus blanditiis ac promissis Catharinam de
+        senténtia dedúcere aggréditur; verum, id frustra fíeri intélligens, verbéribus affectam
+        plumbátisque contusam, dies undecim sine cibo ac potu inclusam tenet in carcere.
+
+
+        Quo témpore Maximíni uxor et Porphyrius belli dux, visendæ Vírginis causa carcerem ingressi,
+        et ejusdem prædicatióne in Jesum Christum credéntes, póstea martyrio coronáti sunt. Interim
+        Catharina edúcitur e custódia; et rota expedítur, crebris et acutis præfixa gládiis, ut
+        Vírginis corpus crudelíssime dilacerarétur. Quæ máchina, brevi Catharinæ oratióne, confracta
+        est; eoque miraculo multi Christi fidem suscepérunt. Ipse Maximinus, in impietáte et
+        crudelitate obstinatior, Catharinam secúri pércuti imperat. Quæ, fortiter dato cápite, ad
+        duplicátum virginitátis et martyrii præmium evolávit septimo Kalendas Decembris; cujus corpus
+        ab Angelis in Sina, Arábiæ monte, mirabíliter collocátum est.
+      en: >-
+        This Catharine was a noble maiden of Alexandria, who from her earliest years joined the
+        study of the liberal arts with fervent faith, and in a short while came to such an height of
+        holiness and learning, that when she was eighteen years of age she prevailed over the
+        chiefest wits. When she saw many diversely tormented and haled to death by command of
+        Maximin, because they professed the Christian religion, she went boldly unto him and rebuked
+        him for his savage cruelty, bringing forward likewise most sage reasons why the faith of
+        Christ should be needful for salvation.
+
+
+        Maximin marvelled at her wisdom, and bade keep her, while he gathered together the most
+        learned men from all quarters and offered them great rewards if they would confute Catharine
+        and bring her from believing in Christ to worship idols. But the event fell contrariwise, for
+        many of the philosophers who had come to dispute with her were overcome by the force and
+        skill of her reasoning, so that the love of Christ Jesus was kindled in them, and they were
+        content even to die for His sake. Then did Maximin strive to beguile Catharine with fair
+        words and promises, and when he found it was lost pains, he caused her to be beaten, and
+        bruised with lead-laden whips, and so cast into prison, and neither meat nor drink given to
+        her for the space of eleven days.
+
+
+        At that time Maximin's wife and Porphyry the Captain of his host, went to the prison to see
+        the damsel, and at her preaching believed in Jesus Christ, and were afterwards crowned with
+        martyrdom. Then was Catharine brought out of ward, and a wheel was set, wherein were fastened
+        many and sharp blades, so that her virgin body might thereby be most direfully cut and torn
+        in pieces, but in a little while, as Catharine prayed, this machine was broken in pieces, at
+        the which marvel many believed in Christ. But Maximin was hardened in his godlessness and
+        cruelty, and commanded to behead Catharine. She bravely offered her neck to the stroke and
+        passed away hence to receive the twain crowns of maidenhood and martyrdom, upon the 25th day
+        of November. Her body was marvelously laid by angels upon Mount Sinai in Arabia.
+    status: { la: verified, en: verified }