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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VI

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: I will sacrifice to Thee with a voice of praise, O Lord, the Church crieth unto Thee, cleansed of the blood of demons by the blood which, for mercy’s sake, flowed from Thy side.

¶2

Deified by unceasing prostrations, thou didst resolutely embrace the Desire of Eve, O passion-bearer Matrona, and hast been rightly vouchsafed everlasting glory. Twice

¶3

Theotokion: We know thee to be the temple and chamber of God, the jar, candlestick and tablet who acquired within thee the inscription of the Word Who became incarnate in His loving-kindness, O all-immaculate one.

¶4

It is not slave or freeman who is judged in Christ, but nobility of virtue, O thou who art adorned with the inclinations of piety. And thou hast been shown to be a model thereof, O invincible passion-bearer.

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

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