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Isaac Lambertsen

At the Aposticha, these stichera, in Tone VII—

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Glory..., in Tone VIII—

¶2

O brethren, let us commemorate the wondrous instructor, who with eloquent tongue and right glorious life spake unto us the word of salvation. Wherefore, regarding the blessed end of his life, let us emulate the faith of the hierarch, which putteth incorruption upon this corruptible flesh and robeth this mortal body in immortality, prefiguring an image of the general resurrection.

¶3

Theotokion, in the same tone—

¶4

Troparion, in Tone III—

¶5

Now and ever..., Theotokion, in the same tone—

¶6

Stichos: The righteous man shall flourish like a palm tree, and like a cedar in Lebanon shall he be multiplied.

¶7

The vine transplanted from the ancient city of Kiev blossomed in the land of Siberia, hath stretched forth its branches beyond the sea, and brought forth fruit in the healing of the heathen. Wherein, O ye faithful, finding great spiritual gladness, let us not depart from beneath the shadow of his grace until we obtain healing of our infirmities, both spiritual and bodily.

¶8

Stichos: The Lord keepeth all their bones, not one of them shall be broken.

¶9

Come, O ye former pagans, and see that in your days a deed hath been done by the Lord, in Whom ye would not have been able to believe had ye not been commanded so to do. Yet behold and marvel how the Lord preserveth all the bones of His elect, and not one of them is broken. Wherefore, be ye not faithless, but believing.

¶10

O holy hierarch, father Innocent, thou didst make manifest the glory of Christ’s kingdom in thy sanctity; by good struggles thou didst proclaim the might of His grace; by many miracles thou didst exalt the holy Faith, the victory which vanquisheth the world, and wast thyself robed as a priest in salvation. Wherefore, the holiness of the Lord flourisheth in thee, for thou wast anointed of the Holy Spirit, of Whom may He Who is good not deprive us sinners, but through thy supplications may He renew us, O favored one of God.

¶11

O Virgin unwedded, who ineffably conceived God in the flesh, Mother of God Most High: Accept the entreaties of thy servants, O all-immaculate one, granting to all cleansing from transgressions. And now, accepting our supplications, do thou pray that we all be saved.

¶12

O most radiant beacon of the Church, who hast illumined the Russian land with the rays of thy good works, and hast glorified God by many healings of those who have recourse to thy reliquary with faith, O holy hierarch Innocent, our father, we entreat thee: protect this city from all misfortune and grief.

¶13

We hymn thee, O Virgin Theotokos, who hast mediated the salvation of our race; for thy Son and our God, accepting suffering through the Cross in the flesh He received from thee, hath delivered us from corruption, in that He loveth mankind.

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

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