Orthodox Study
Isaac Lambertsen

At the Aposticha, these stichera, in Tone V: Spec. Mel: “Rejoice...”—

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Rejoice, thou noetic heaven which ever declareth the glory of God, thou who didst fervently obey Christ Who called thee first, remaining with Him without falling away. Enlightened by Him thou didst behold the secondary light, and, emulating His goodness, thou dost illumine those who are in darkness with thy lightning. Wherefore, we celebrate thine all-holy festival and joyously venerate the shrine of thy relics, whence thou dost pour forth salvation and great mercy upon those who ask.

¶2

Troparion, in Tone IV—

¶3

Stichos: Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

¶4

The first discoverer of the virtues of Him Who, in His loving-kindness, was wrapped in our nature, O divinely wise Andrew, thou didst join thyself to Him with ardent love, crying out to thy blood kinsman: We have found Him Whom the prophets proclaimed in the Spirit! Come thou to His beauty, that we may be rescued in soul and in thought, and that, led by the light of His radiance, we may drive away the night of deception and the darkness of unbelief, blessing Christ, Who bestoweth great mercy upon the world.

¶5

Stichos: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth the work of His hands.

¶6

The gentiles who knew not God thou didst draw forth from the depths of ignorance with the net of thy words; and thou dost manifestly trouble the briny waves of the sea, showing thyself to be a most courageous steed of the Master of the seas, O ever-hymned one, and the putrescence of ungodliness didst thou dry up, adding the precious salt of thy wisdom, O glorious apostle; and those who shamelessly take in wisdom which hath lost its savor and know not Christ Who bestoweth great mercy upon the world, have been amazed.

¶7

Glory…, the composition of Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople, in Tone II—

¶8

In hymns let us honor the apostle Andrew, the kinsman of Peter and disciple of Christ, the fisherman and fisher of men; for, having learned all the dogmas from the teaching of Jesus, he presented them as a lure to the iniquitous fish of the flesh, and ensnared them. By his supplications, O Christ, grant Thou Thy people peace and great mercy.

¶9

Now & ever..., of the forefeast, in the same tone—

¶10

Tell us, O Joseph, how is it that thou leadest to Bethlehem the Virgin, great with child, whom thou didst receive from the Holy of holies? Having searched the prophets and received reply of an angel, I am persuaded that Mary doth ineffably bear God, and magi shall come from the East to worship Him, ministering unto Him with precious gifts. O Lord, Who wast incarnate for our sake, glory be to Thee!

¶11

As thou art the first-called of the apostles and the brother of the preëminent one, entreat thou the Master of all, O Andrew, that He grant peace to the world and great mercy to our souls.

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

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