Ode IX

Exapostilarion —

Irmos: God the Lord, the Son of the unoriginate Father, hath revealed Himself to us incarnate of the Virgin, to enlighten those in darkness and to gather the dispersed. Wherefore, we magnify the all-hymned Theotokos.

Thou didst do battle steadfastly for the Faith, O Juvenal, and the peace of God which surpasseth all understanding thou didst preserve in thy heart; and now thou hast been crowned by the hand of the Almighty. Wherefore we all earnestly magnify thee.

Theotokion: The Theotokos and Mother of the Unoriginate One, whom thou wast zealous to glorify as is meet, O Juvenal, do thou unceasingly entreat in behalf of those who honor thy memory with faith, that we may fervently magnify thine intercession.

Thou didst tend the lambs and sheep of the flock of Christ exceeding well, and didst wound the cruel wolves with the sword of thy discourses, O beacon of Orthodoxy and truly good shepherd; wherefore, the whole world honoreth thee.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —

We who celebrate thy memory with love, O holy hierarch of Christ, ask thine aid before the throne of the King of glory; we learn righteousness in thy discourses, and magnify thee as the friend of God.

O pastor of the city of God, with the pipes of thy discourse and writings call thou thy sheep together, that, following after thee, they may attain unto the fold of the Lord.

Come, ye faithful, and with the most sacred Juvenal let us honor the Mother of God as the Theotokos, for her most precious robe is enshrined today in Blachernae and within the hearts of those who piously set their hope of salvation on her sure intercession.