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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode IX

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Christ, the Chief Cornerstone uncut by human hands, Who united the two disparate natures, was cut from thee, the unquarried mountain, O Virgin. Wherefore, in gladness we magnify thee, O Theotokos.

¶2

As a hierarch thou didst finish the sacred race, most sacredly reaching the end of thy most sacred life, O holy hierarch, and, rejoicing, thou didst run to Him Who was beloved of thee, O most sacred martyr Antypas.

¶3

Theotokion: Bearing in thine arms Christ Who beareth all things in His hand, O pure one, entreat Him as God and Master, that He take pity upon us who ever confess thee to be the pure Theotokos, O immaculate one.

¶4

Being comely in aspects of the virtues, O most blessed one, thou wast sanctified by the glory of martyrdom, and didst pass over to the beautiful Lord, O God-pleaser, deified by communion with Him.

¶5

Afire with love for the Lord, O martyr Antypas, thou didst eagerly enter the heated vessel, and, wholly consumed, O father, thou didst offer thyself to God as a pleasing sacrifice.

¶6

The sacred shrine of thy sacred relics, O blessed one, poureth forth the myrrh of healings, dispelling the fœtid passions and manifestly perfuming those who glorify thy memory.

Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.

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