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Isaac Lambertsen

At the aposticha, the stichera from the Octoechos; and, Glory…, in Tone VI—

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Come, all ye who love virginity and are zealots of purity! Come, ye phalanx of monks and choir of venerable women, and together let us all chant to the all-blessed Euphrosyne with faith: Rejoice, thou who in a woman’s body didst contend manfully! Rejoice, thou who didst put the enemy to shame by chastity and didst love Christ! Rejoice, precious stone, namesake of gladness! O venerable mother, cease thou never to pray for those who honor thy memory.

¶2

Now & ever…: Theotokion, or this stavrotheotokion: Spec. Mel.: “Having set all aside…”—

¶3

Troparion, in Tone VIII—

¶4

When of old she beheld her Lamb lifted up upon the Cross, the unblemished ewe-lamb, the immaculate Mistress, exclaimed maternally and, marvelling, cried out: “What is this new sight most strange, O my sweet Child? How is it that the people, bereft of grace, are betraying Thee to the tribunal of Pilate and condemning Thee, the Life of all, to death? Yet I hymn Thine ineffable condescension, O Word!”

¶5

In thee, O Mother, that which was created according to the image of God was manifestly saved; for, accepting thy cross, thou didst follow after Christ; and, praying, thou didst learn to disdain the flesh, for it passeth away, and to care for thy soul as a thing immortal. Wherefore, thy soul rejoiceth with the angels, O venerable Euphrosyne.

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

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