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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode IX

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: The bush which burnt with fire yet was not consumed showed forth an image of thy pure birthgiving. And now we pray that the furnace of temptations which rageth against us may be extinguished, that we may magnify thee unceasingly, O Theotokos.

¶2

That ye might obtain a portion with Christ, ye reckoned all the things of this present life to be but dung, as the divine Paul hath taught; wherefore, having suffered well, ye have your abode in the heavens, O crowned ones of great renown.

¶3

Theotokion: The ranks of the angels stand in awe of the One Who shone forth from thy womb; Him do thou entreat in our behalf, O Virgin Mother, that He deliver from dread torment and the outermost darkness all who hymn thee.

¶4

The divine company of sacred martyrs was shown to be like unto a three-sided tower; and by grace they cast down the ramparts of wicked ­ungodliness. And now they dwell in the city of the living God, in the tabernacles of the first born.

¶5

Having received from Christ a crown of incorruption and dyed your robes red in the blood of your martyrdom, ye stand before the King of the ages, radiant with luminous splendors and gifts most rich.

¶6

Having already drawn nigh unto God, and celebrating with the assemblies of the incorporeal, O martyrs, ask that those who ever bless you on earth and celebrate your memory may receive the radiance of heaven.

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

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