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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode IV

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Thou didst come forth from the Virgin, neither a mediator nor an angel, but Thyself incarnate, O Lord, and hast saved me, the whole man; wherefore, I cry to thee: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

¶2

Of the Prophet

¶3

Theotokion: Healing the ancient crime of Eve, the All-blessed One, taking on my whole form, made His abode in thee, the most immaculate and most holy one.

¶4

Unable to endure the sight of the apostasy of thy people, O divinely eloquent Jonah, thou didst prefer to flee, and wast swallowed up by a sea monster, O blessed one, prefiguring the three-day burial of Christ.

¶5

Knowing the Master Who loveth mankind, thou couldst not bear to see the gifts of prophecy ridiculed; wherefore, fleeing, O divinely eloquent one, thou didst ignore the command of God.

¶6

Of the Venerable One

¶7

Emulating Abraham, O divinely wise and venerable Jonah, thou didst open thy doors to all in need; wherefore, Christ openeth the gates of heaven unto thee, O most blessed one.

¶8

Thou didst adorn the most honorable priestly dignity, O blessed Jonah, and, rejoicing, didst hasten to the assemblies of monastics, leading all thy household with thee, O all-blessed one

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

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