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Isaac Lambertsen

At the aposticha, these stichera, in Tone VIII —

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

O our venerable father Tikhon, from thy youth thou didst follow Christ, and, forsaking thy homeland, thou didst take up thine abode in the wilderness, where, rejecting all worldly understandings, thou didst please God with ascetic labors, making thy flesh subject to thy spirit. Wherefore, thou hast been vouchsafed to stand before the throne of the Master in the heavens. Him do thou beseech, O blessed one, in behalf of those who honor thine all-precious memory with faith.

¶2

Now & ever…: Theotokion, in the same tone —

¶3

Troparion, in Tone IV —

¶4

Stichos: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.

¶5

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion, in the same tone —

¶6

O venerable father Tikhon, having left a faraway land thou didst attain unto the wilderness, which thou didst water with the streams of thy tears, and therein didst grow the fruits of righteousness. And assembling a multitude of disciples, and struggling with them in God-pleasing manner, thou wast illumined by the Holy Spirit, receiving from God the grace of healings. Him do thou entreat, that He save and enlighten our souls.

¶7

Stichos: Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord; in His commandments shall he greatly delight.

¶8

O our venerable father Tikhon, eagerly taking the yoke of Christ upon thy shoulder, in thine utter humility thou didst reach the summit of the virtues; and, foreseeing thy departure unto God, and having taught the disciples thou hadst assembled to care for their souls, thou didst pass over to the mansions of heaven. And even after thy departure thou pourest forth many healings from thy tomb upon those who approach it with faith and celebrate thy memory with love. Wherefore, beseech Christ God, that He grant us peace and great mercy.

¶9

Glory…, in Tone VI —

¶10

Be glad and rejoice, O holy wilderness beloved of God, who nurtured the right wondrous Tikhon our father, by whose life hath been hallowed the place wherein he served the Lord in this life with faith! For, lo! even after his repose he poureth forth abundant cures upon all who approach his healing tomb with faith and say: O most blessed Tikhon our father, unceasingly pray to Christ God, that He grant that our hierarchs may prevail over all heresies and schisms, and that peace and great mercy may be bestowed upon all Orthodox Christians.

¶11

Christ the Lord, my Creator and Deliverer, Who came forth from thy womb, O all-pure one, and robed Himself in me, hath freed Adam from the curse. Wherefore, like the angel do we unceasingly cry out to thee, O most pure one, who art truly the Mother of God and Virgin: Rejoice! Rejoice, O Mistress, thou intercession, protection and salvation for our souls!

¶12

O Tikhon our venerable father, thou wast shown to be an all-radiant beacon in the midst of the Russian land; for, having made thine abode in the wilderness and led a strict way of life therein, thou didst live like an incorporeal being, for which cause God hath enriched thee with the gift of miracles. Wherefore, hastening to thy shrine of thy relics, we say with compunction: O venerable father, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.

¶13

The mystery hidden from before the ages and unknown even to the angels, through thee, O Theotokos, hath been revealed to those on earth: God incarnate in unconfused union, Who willingly accepted the Cross for our sake and, thereby raising up the first-formed man, hath saved our souls from death.

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

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