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Isaac Lambertsen

At the Praises, 4 stichera, in Tone VIII—

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Glory..., in the same tone—

¶2

The great multitude of thy wonders, O Innocent, proclaimeth the greatness of the glory of our God, Who is unceasingly hymned by the noetic hosts of heaven, and on earth is glorified in the souls and bodies of His saints. Him do thou beseech, O most glorious and holy hierarch, for the salvation of our souls.

¶3

Great Doxology. Troparia. Litanies. Dismissal. First Hour.

¶4

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

¶5

With one mouth and one mind, O ye people, let us glorify God, Who worketh wonders, and Who is wondrous in His compassions in our days; Who gave utterance to the ancient mercies spoken of to our fathers in the wonders of His saints and, now, in the incorruption of the innocent pastor, the new wonderworker, who set his beauteous feet firmly in the lands of Siberia and hath adorned the wilderness like a comely lily.

¶6

It is not our fathers who have proclaimed thy glory unto us, O father, nor is it our elders who have published abroad tidings of thy miracles, O wonderworker; but we ourselves have beheld the power of God which overshadoweth thine incorrupt body and which through thee worketh wonders in many and marvelous signs. And our kinsmen and friends have known thy grace-bearing aid, which we also dare to request, and which we receive in abundance.

¶7

God, Who of old spake through the prophets to our fathers, spake to us in times past in His Son, through Whose grace He speaketh to us even now in our instructors, who in their manner of life teach us faith and hope, and after their repose confirm us in perfect love which never faileth.

¶8

Rejoice, O father Innocent, namesake of innocence, confirmation of the Church, treasury of countless miracles, boast of hierarchs, model for pastors, helper of the flock, intercessor for strangers and those who are afar off, adornment of thy monastery, glory of the Russian land. Pray thou therefore, that the arrogance of schisms be extinguished, and that peace flourish in the days of its Orthodox children.

¶9

O Mistress, accept the supplications of thy servants, and deliver us from all want and grief.

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

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