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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode IX

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Christ, the Chief Cornerstone uncut by human hands, Who united the two disparate natures, was cut from thee, the unquarried mountain, O Virgin. Wherefore, in gladness we magnify thee, O Theotokos.

¶2

By thine entreaties loose thou the bonds of the offenses from those who piously hymn thee, O divinely wise, most honored and all-lauded martyr Theodosia, standing before God Almighty.

¶3

Theotokion: He Who hath adorned all things by His word, desiring to come in the flesh, made His abode in thee alone, having found thee to be more holy than all others; and He hath shown thee to be the true Theotokos, O Virgin Mother.

¶4

Deified through gazing upon God, thou hast attained the artful desire of Eve, our first mother, becoming a god through divine communion. Wherefore, we magnify thee, O most blessed Theodosia.

¶5

Christ, thy Bridegroom, is all sweetness, all spiritual consolation, O martyr and passion-bearer Theodosia. As thou delightest in Him now, remember us in thy supplications.

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

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