Ode VI

Irmos: Whirled about in the abyss of sin, I call upon the unfathomable abyss of Thy loving-kindness: Lead me up from corruption, O God!

Kontakion, in Tone II —

Taught by thee, O wise Juvenal, in Orthodox manner we confess there to be two natures in Christ the Lord — unconfused, immutable, indivisible and inseparable.

Theotokion: The insatiable maw of hell already gapeth wide to swallow us who are besotted with sin; but do thou, O most hymned Theotokos, stretch forth thy robe over it and, closing off the entrance to the abyss, grant us time to repent.

Thy voice which issued forth from Ephesus like thunder proclaimeth to the whole world, in Orthodox manner: “Understand that the pure Theotokos gave birth to Christ without corruption, and be ye saved through her intercession!”

Taking thy cross upon thy shoulder, thou didst follow after Christ the Master, enduring persecutions and tribulations for His sake; and by thy supplications, O good shepherd, lead us, who lack endurance and are inclined toward vanity, up from the abyss of sins.

Assembling now, with hymns let us honor Juvenal, the boast of Jerusalem, the namesake of youth, who today hath been translated to the life which waxeth not old, the heir of the apostles, fellow initiate of the mysteries with the God-bearing fathers, explainer of the dogmas of Orthodoxy, denouncer of false doctrines, the universal teacher of the Truth.

Ikos: Thou didst not emulate Pilate, who asked: “What is truth?”, O holy hierarch Juvenal; rather, thou didst clearly proclaim to the whole world that Christ, the God-man, is Truth and Life, and didst command all to honor His all-pure Mother as the true Theotokos. Wherefore, having assembled today, with hymns we honor thee as the opponent of false teachings and the champion of the Truth.