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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

Now and ever..., Theotokion, or this StavroTheotokion: Spec. Mel: “On the third day...”—

¶2

O venerable father, word of thy corrections hath gone forth into all the earth; wherefore, thou hast received the reward of thy labors in the heavens. Thou hast routed legions of demons and attained unto the ranks of the angels, whose life thou didst blamelessly emulate. As thou hast boldness before Christ God, ask peace for our souls.

¶3

Troparion, in Tone IV—

¶4

Glory..., and the Troparion of the venerable one, in Tone VIII—

¶5

Beholding Thee crucified, O Christ, she who gave birth to Thee cried out: “What is this strange mystery that I see, O my Son? How is it that Thou diest on the Tree, suspended in the flesh, O Bestower of life?”

¶6

As thou didst share in the ways of the apostles and didst occupy their throne, thou didst find thine activity to be a passage to divine vision, O divinely inspired one. Wherefore, ordering the word of truth, thou didst suffer for the Faith even to the shedding of thy blood, O hieromartyr Anthimus. Entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.

¶7

With the streams of thy tears thou didst irrigate the barren desert, and with sighs from the depths of thy soul thou didst render thy labors fruitful an hundredfold, and becamest a beacon for the whole world, resplendent with miracles. O Theoctistus, our father, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.

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

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