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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode IX

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: It is not possible for men to behold God, upon Whom the ranks of angels dare not gaze; but through thee, O most pure one, hath the Word appeared incarnate unto men; and magnifying Him with the armies of heaven, we call thee blessed.

¶2

Having acquired that which is greater through lesser things, and with corruptible things purchased that which is incorrupt, thou didst receive the enduring Kingdom and glory which passeth not away, adorned with the beauties of thy virtues.

¶3

Theotokion: Ineffably conceiving in thy womb the Son Who hath shone forth eternally from the Father, thou gavest birth unto Him, O pure Mother of God. O all-holy, undefiled Virgin, entreat God Who loveth mankind in behalf of thy servants, that He save our race.

¶4

Thou didst make thy life pure and was shown to be a servant of the pure Virgin, O divinely blessed Eutychius, thou hierarch of God most true, pillar of Orthodoxy, firmament of the Faith, rampart for the chosen people.

¶5

Thou didst subject the wisdom of the flesh to thy mind and didst live on earth in the flesh like one of the incorporeal ones, O Eutychius. Wherefore, with the divine incorporeal hosts thou standest, rejoicing before the God and Master of all.

¶6

As one dwelling now with the angels, and one whose habitation is with the patriarchs, martyrs and the venerable, pray thou to the Lord with them, that He grant remission of sins unto all who celebrate thy sacred memory on earth, O wise one.

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

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