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Isaac Lambertsen

At the aposticha: Glory…, in Tone VI—

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

O Joasaph, most excellent man of prayer from thy childhood, divinely elect and holy hierarch of Christ, by thy pious life thou providest all with a rule of faith and model of loving-kindness, and abundantly pourest forth healings upon those who have recourse to thee with faith. Entreat Christ God, that He establish the right Faith, peace and piety in our homeland, and save our souls.

¶2

Glory..., Now and ever..., Theotokion, in the same tone—

¶3

Standing before the tribunal of the tyrant and holding forth for piety, thou didst cry out: “Behold, here am I and the children which God hath given me!” Crowned with them in the heavens, O hieromartyr Babylas, pray thou unceasingly, that our souls be delivered from the snares of the enemy.

¶4

Now & ever…: Theotokion, or this stavroTheotokion: Spec. Mel.: “On the third day…”—

¶5

Troparion of the hieromartyr, in Tone IV—

¶6

Beholding the most iniquitous people who unjustly nailed Thee to the Tree, the pure Virgin, Thy Mother, was wounded in her womb, as Symeon had foretold, O Savior.

¶7

And the troparion of the prophet, in Tone II—

¶8

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 unto the shedding of thy blood. O hieromartyr Babylas, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.

¶9

Or this troparion, in the same tone—

¶10

Celebrating the memory of Thy Prophet Moses, O Lord, through him do we beseech Thee: save Thou our souls!

¶11

Troparion, in Tone III—

¶12

Thou didst ascend to the heights of the virtues, O Prophet Moses, for which cause thou wast vouchsafed to behold the glory of God and didst receive the grace-filled tablets of the law. And, bearing within thyself the lineaments of grace, thou wast the honored boast of the prophets and the great mystery of piety.

¶13

Or this Troparion, in Tone II—

¶14

Be ye adorned, O mansions of heaven! Throw yourselves wide, O portals of the house of God. For, lo! the righteous soul of the holy hierarch is borne up from the earth and given a dwelling place with the angels whom he had emulated with his life. By his prayers, O Christ God, take pity and save our souls.

¶15

Stichos: My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

¶16

The souls of the righteous are in the hands of God, and no torment shall touch them; thus the dead body of the righteous Joasaph remaineth untouched by corruption and is shown to be a wellspring of grace for souls corrupted by sins; it granteth health to the sick when they ask the prayers of the favorite of God and have recourse with faith to his relics.

¶17

Stichos: The mouth of the righteous shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak of judgment.

¶18

Let us excel in piety, O brethren, for we see it crowned with everlasting glory; let us despise pride and avarice, for the holy hierarch of Christ, spurning them, hath received everlasting glory in heaven and on earth, and hath obtained a treasure which cannot be taken away; wherefore, he hath acquired from God the boldness to pray for sinful people and the grace of healings, that he may teach the iniquitous the ways of God and turn the impious to the Lord.

¶19

Having recourse to thy protection, O Mistress, we mortals cry out to thee: O Theotokos, our hope, deliver us from our measureless transgressions, and save thou our souls!

¶20

O holy hierarch, beloved of Christ God, thou wast a rule of faith and model of loving-kindness for men; thou didst shine forth like a beacon in vigil, fasting and prayer, and hast been shown forth as glorified by God. Wherefore, abiding in incorruption in thy body, whilst standing in spirit before the throne of God, thou pourest forth most glorious wonders. Entreat Christ God, that He establish our homeland in Orthodoxy and piety, and save our souls.

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

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