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Ode VIII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: God, Who descended into the fiery furnace for the Hebrew children and transformed the flame into dew, hymn ye as Lord, O ye works, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

¶2

Approaching thy true Lover in mind without hesitation, thou didst endure the wounding of thy flesh and the bitter pain of the fire, O most glorious martyr, blessing Christ for all ages.

¶3

Theotokion: By thee, O Theotokos, is our first mother freed from the curse; and, lo! women now suffer for Christ, and female nature rejoiceth, as the protomartyr Thecla the virgin crieth.

¶4

Having won through the three-fold billows of tribulations with the mast of the Cross and the rudder of the spirit, thou didst reach the safe harbor of the kingdom of God, O glorious one, blessing Christ forever.

¶5

Thou didst cast off the ugliness of the passions and didst array thy soul in the beautiful robe of dispassion; wherefore, betrothing thee to Himself as a bride, Christ caused thee to dwell in the mansions of heaven.

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

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