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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VI

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Prefiguring Thy three-day burial, the Prophet Jonah, praying within the sea monster, cried out: Deliver me from corruption, O Jesus, King of hosts!

¶2

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

¶3

Beaten, thou didst inflict fleshly wounds upon the ungodly who were incurably afflicted with ignorance, and thou hast been shown to be a physician of the sick, O athlete Boniface.

¶4

Theotokion: Of old, the bush, which burned yet was in nowise consumed, prefigured thee, O most immaculate Virgin; for, like it, thou wast not consumed when thou gavest flesh to God.

¶5

Exalted unto God by thy contest of struggles, O blessed passion-bearer, thou didst cut down the invisible foe and becamest an ally of the down-trodden.

¶6

Dragged across the ground, O athlete, like a precious stone thou didst cast down the foundation of falsehood, and with faith hast made yet more steadfast the hearts of the faithful.

¶7

Of thine own will thou didst bring thyself as an unblemished sacred offering to Him Who was born of the Virgin for thy sake, O all-wise Boniface, holy crown-bearer.

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

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