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Ode I

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Thy victorious right arm hath in godly manner been glorified in strength; for as almighty, O Immortal One, it smote the adversary, fashioning anew the path of the deep for the Israelites.

¶2

Praising the most sacred memory of the mighty Carpus and Papylas, the witnesses to the Truth, in godly manner let us hymn the Lord of glory Who hath made them victors.

¶3

Theotokion: O divinely joyous one, portal of the Light which shone forth from thine incorrupt womb: Shine forth upon me the radiant beams of repentance, and dispel the gloom of my sins.

¶4

Tried first by the fire of asceticism, through suffering ye did truly complete a second, spiritual testing, O martyrs, and in your divine virtues ye shone forth more brightly than gold.

¶5

Hastening to woundings, hanging, fire and death, O glorious ones, with divine power ye vanquished the might of the tyrants and were crowned with imperishable crowns.

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

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