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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode V

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: “Now I shall arise, now I shall be glorified, now I shall be exalted, elevating fallen human nature, which I received from the Virgin, to the noetic light of My divinity!” said God through the prophet.

¶2

Thee do I entreat in contrition of heart, O holy hierarch of Christ; for as during thy lifetime thou didst forgive the penitent, so also, beholding the contrition of my heart, entreat Christ to grant forgiveness of my sins.

¶3

Theotokion: God becameth incarnate hypostatically, O pure one, united to flesh received from thee; yet He remained immutable, being incorporeal in His divine essence.

¶4

The hart maketh haste unto springs of water; and thou, O favored one, didst ever direct all thy deeds and thoughts to the glory of the Church of Christ, and thus didst adorn the monasteries of the holy hierarch Athanasius and the venerable Sergius as much with the piety of the brethren as with the erection of churches.

¶5

Hearken, ye people, and marvel at the humility of mind of the favorite of God; for he beheld the holy Athanasius in a vision and when he asked, answered him, saying: I wish thee to chastise me for my sins

¶6

The Most High praised the young Solomon who asked not for riches, but for wisdom from the Lord Who appeared to him, and the whole world glorifieth him; but more wise even than him did Joasaph show himself to be, asking punishment for his sins from the holy hierarch who appeared to him.

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

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