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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

Words cannot express thy praise, O Pelagia; for thou pourest forth an abyss of miracles through the power and grace of thy Bridegroom. Him do thou now entreat, that He save all who hymn thee.

¶3

Theotokion: In manner transcending nature thou hast been shown to be both Virgin and Mother, O Theotokos who conceived the Word of the Father, giving birth to Him incarnate. And saved now thereby, O Theotokos, we magnify thee.

¶4

Standing before the tribunal, O martyr Pelagia, thou crownèd bride, thou wast vouchsafed to stand before thine uttermost Desire, and thou hast received sustenance of everlasting delight.

¶5

O divinely wise martyr Pelagia, entreat thy Bridegroom, that He grant peace to the world, preserve the Church from perils, and illumine those who hymn thee with grace.

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

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