Ode VI

Irmos: Hearkening to the sound of the cries of entreaty which issue forth from a soul in pain, O Master, deliver me from my grievous sins, for Thou alone art the Cause of our salvation.

Kontakion, in Tone III—

Thou didst sanctify thy hands with the blessings of almsgiving, and didst enkindle thy heart with mercy, putting an end to sorrows, comforting the afflicted, and bringing joy to all in place of grief.

Theotokion: We have no hope; there is no hope for us, if thou, O Theotokos, wilt not help us and deliver us from misfortunes by thine all-powerful intercession, which Thy mighty Son doth not disdain.

Irmos: O Christ Master, still Thou the sea of the passions which rageth with a soul-destroying tempest, and lead me up from corruption, in that Thou art compassionate.

Kontakion, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast appeared today…”—

Emulating Abraham the hospitable, O Philaret, thou didst honor the life-creating Trinity, which did not manifest Itself to thee in the guise of three strangers, but in the guise of a multitude of the wretched to whom thou didst zealously minister.

Theotokion: The noetic powers and all the generations of men ever glorify thee as the one who gave birth to God, O blessed and most immaculate one.

Accepting afflictions as blessings from the hand of the Lord, thou didst show forth the patience of Job; and, tempest-tossed by tribulations and deprivation, thou didst bless God, inheriting the blessing of all the righteous.

Truly thy most excellent commerce is seen and judged to be wise by all the divinely wise, for thou didst forgive transitory debts, seeking that which is exalted and everlasting. Wherefore, thou hast acquired eternal glory as is meet, O merciful Philaret.

Ikos: Every virtue acquired for Christ’s sake is full of beauty and love; fasting is honorable, and abstinence pleasing unto God; meekness doth inherit the earth, and humility leadeth to the heavens; repentance doth conquer every sin, and vision of God is granted to the pure of heart; yet charity and love are exalted above all of these, and, before all else, are received back from the righteous Judge at the dread tribunal of Christ; and on that day shalt thou hear from Him, O righteous one: Come, thou blessed of the heavenly Father, inherit eternal glory and the Kingdom prepared for thee from before the ages, O merciful Philaret!

O ye faithful, let us hymn him who was revealed as the temple of the grace of God and who, past understanding, became the all-pure receptacle of divine revelation.

Receiving the never-waning radiance of the divine Spirit, and acquiring a godly mind, Nahum teacheth hymnody to the pious.

Thy pure heart, enlightened by the Spirit, became the dwelling-place of most splendid prophecy; for thou beholdest things afar off as though they were near. Wherefore, we honor thee, O blessed and glorious Prophet Nahum.