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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode V

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Thou hast come, O my Lord, as a light into the world: a holy light turning from the darkness of ignorance those who hymn Thee with faith.

¶2

Theotokion: Neither the mind of the angels nor that of men is able to describe the ineffable and all-glorious wonder of thy birthgiving, O most pure one.

¶3

Manifestly having the pure Mother of God as thy champion, O Justina, enriched, thou didst preserve thy precious virginity intact.

¶4

Irmos: All things are filled with awe at thy divine glory; for thou, O Virgin who hast not known wedlock, didst contain within thy womb Him Who is God over all, and gavest birth to the timeless Son, granting peace unto all who hymn thee.

¶5

Theotokion: The ranks of angels hymn thee, and the generations of men glorify thee; for thou, O Queen of heaven, didst appear to Andrew, covering with thine incorrupt veil the people present in thy church, who hymn thee who prayest unceasingly for them all.

¶6

Let us honor Justina, the animate and most beautiful image of Christ, the mysterious comeliness, the ornament of which we cannot be deprived.

¶7

The true and undefiled bride of Christ weareth a twofold crown, having justly attained it through suffering and fasting.

¶8

The life of Andrew was a marvel to all who beheld it: for he lay upon a dung-heap, went naked in the midst of the city, and rejected food. Yet all of this was for him the straight path to the kingdom of heaven.

¶9

All who beheld thine endurance marvelled; for the martyrs underwent suffering one time, but thou didst endure evil torments all the days of thy life, desiring to make thine abode in the kingdom of heaven; and having now obtained it, thou dost rejoice with never-ending joy.

¶10

Hidden things were revealed to thee, and thou didst behold the incorporeal ones as if they had flesh, for thou didst love nothing earthly. Wherefore, the gates of heaven have been opened to thee, and thou hast entered into the ineffable joy of thy Lord, O blessed one.

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

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