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Ode IX

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Saved by thee, O pure Virgin, we confess thee to be in truth the Theotokos, magnifying thee with the incorporeal choirs.

¶2

Thou wast uplifted upon a tree, depicting the suffering of the Dispassionate One, Who easeth the sufferings of the pious in His loving-kindness, O martyr Eupsychius.

¶3

Theotokion: With the light of repentance, O Virgin, illumine me who am darkened by the night of sin and have been covered by the gloom of despondency.

¶4

A great wonder was seen at thy repose: for instead of blood, milk and water flowed forth when thy head was severed, O martyr.

¶5

God Who alone is all-glorious hath been glorified by thy members, O most blessed one, in the glorification of thy most holy memory, as thou didst foretell.

¶6

Today the Church knoweth gladness in thy divine memory, O Eupsychius, whereon by thy supplications save all who hymn thee.

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

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