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Ode V

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: With Thy divine light illumine the souls of those who with love rise at dawn unto Thee, O Good One, that they may know Thee, O Word of God, to be the true God Who calleth all forth from the darkness of sin.

¶2

Steadfastly emulating the divine Passion of Him Who for our sake endured suffering, O glorious martyr of Christ, thou didst manfully endure the piercing of thy whole body with nails.

¶3

Theotokion: With thy divine effulgence illumine my darkened soul, O good one, and guide it to the paths of salvation, O thou who alone gavest birth unto Christ the Savior.

¶4

To correct the irrationality of the tormenters, the Word, Who with the Father is equally without beginning, manifestly put speech into the mouth of a dumb beast; and it commanded that thou be released from thy bonds, O all-wise one.

¶5

Pricked by a goad, thou didst wound the heart of the cruel enemy of mortal men with the spear of thy courage and endurance, O right honorable and divinely wise athlete.

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

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