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Ode V

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Wherefore hast Thou turned Thy face from me, O Light never-waning? And why hath a strange darkness covered me, wretch that I am? But turn me, and guide my steps to the light of Thy commandments, I pray.

¶2

Having mortified yourselves to the world with the pangs of abstinence, O divinely wise martyrs, ye zealously offered yourselves to Christ as perfect sacrifices, and, being slaughtered like sheep, ye submitted to the divine precepts of the Master.

¶3

Theotokion: All the glorious martyrs, acknowledging thee as the true Theotokos, have proclaimed God the Word Who was born of thee, opposing sin like youths unto death, O most hymned Maiden.

¶4

Having suffered lawfully, O most lauded martyrs, ye have been crowned; for having endured bitter pangs and wounds at the hands of the iniquitous, ye have been vouchsafed to enjoy life incorruptible in the heavens.

¶5

Dwelling noetically now with the angels, O blessed Patrick, remember those who celebrate thine honored memory, earnestly entreating the Master with thy supplications, that He save us from misfortunes, O most lauded one.

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

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