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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode IX

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, Who hath exalted the horn of salvation for us in the house of David His child, wherein the Dayspring from on high hath visited us, and directed us to the path of peace.

¶2

Theotokion: Following thy words, O blessed one, all of us, the generations of generations, ever call thee blessed; for thou, O pure Virgin, didst truly give birth to the blessed God Who truly maketh blessed all who serve Him.

¶3

By thy weakness thou didst vanquish the impotent foe, O glorious one, leading a strange life and mortifying the carnal passions; and thou now dwellest in the heavens, where thou hast thy true place of abode, as a pure virgin.

¶4

Blessed be the Lord Who hath shown thine honored shrine to be a calm haven of healings, unto us who are ever beset by the abyss and tempest of the passions, O God-bearing Xenia, thou glory of monastics and boast of virgins.

¶5

O God-bearing Xenia, we, the faithful, honor thee as the temple of virginity, the pure turtle-dove, the immaculate dove, the bride of Christ comely in beauty and unblemished, a model of the godly virtues and an enclosed garden.

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

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