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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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Irmos: The command of the iniquitous tyrant, opposed to God, raised up a lofty flame; but Christ, Who is blessed and all-glorious, spread a spiritual dew upon the pious youths.

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Of the Prophet

¶3

Theotokion: The Virgin, a cloud, gavest birth to the Sun of righteousness, remaining a virgin; and Thou, O Christ, having taken on the coarseness of the flesh, becamest man. Her do we hymn as the all-glorious one.

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Unable to endure seeing thee weighed down by sorrow and grief, O most honored prophet, He Who is blessed and all-glorious straightway and all-glorious spread a shadow over thee who hadst grown faint.

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From childhood thou wast consecrated to thy Creator, O most laudable, all-blessed and divinely wise Jonah; for as the offspring of prayer thou wast vouchsafed to receive the grace of prophecy from the Spirit, O thou who art most rich.

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Of the Venerable One

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As a priest, O venerable father Jonah, thou wast adorned with the election of judgment; wherefore, thou didst enter into the sanctuary of the church, beholding its innermost parts, and harvesting the fruit of thy sacred activity.

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Thou didst love the ranks of the fathers, and wast joyfully glorified among their choirs. Standing before Christ, O most blessed and venerable one, thou receivest the full reward of thy ministry.

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

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