Hymns (kontakia)

Hymns (kontakia) from the “Holy Collection” by J. B. Pitra 1 Contents 1. St. Paul of Constantinople 2. St. Euthymius 3. St. Ephraim 4. St. Theodore Sikeot 5. St. Emilian 6. St. Basil [the Great] 7. St. Athanasius [the Great] 8. St. Gregory Nazianzus 9. Saint Epiphanius [Cyprus] 10. Saint Nicholas [Myra] 11. Saint John Chrysostom 12. Saint Theodore Stratelates 13. Saints Cyricus and Julitta 14. To the head of Saint John the Baptist 15. Saint Gregory of Nyssa 16. Saint Eustratius 17. To the monastic burial 18. Saint Anthony 1. Saint Paul of Constantinople 2 1. You were entrusted by divine lot Having striven for which even to death, And having darkened Aryan's blasphemy, 2. Fixture recognized Equally glorified and eponymous Let us sing like an apostle, Whom all the borders [of the earth] sing: “For this sake, propitiate God for us.” 3. O all-blessed, even from the cradle You blossomed like a beautiful tree From the paradise of asceticism; you have grown Filling yourself with the fruits of the All-Holy Spirit They smelled like a meadow, Who smell mysteriously, 4. Sparkling like a torch Wise, with divine life, He ascended to the height of primacy according to [God’s] foreknowledge, By the pious Orthodox faith, Trinity existing as one Divinity, Whom I worship clearly, [Path] of the Church illuminating 3, Consubstantial and trisolar Having illuminated with the light of theology, By the divine inspirations of the Spirit, So [now freely, as if] during the day, Orthodox Christians walk around chanting: Theology of the Only Nature And having entered into battle with the beasts, Invincible (338) For her sake He killed his dogmas with the sword: One - the Son by worshiping the creature [instead of God] depressing, who offended the Holy Spirit, For this sake, propitiate God for us. Enlightened the universe with miracles And filled the deserts with multitudes [of monks], For this sake, pray to the Lord for us. 2. He rejoices in your name of your divine memory Celebration, for by your birth He found redemption from evil; (339) Euthymie, richest in God, In the desert with venerable deeds, “For this sake, pray to the Lord for us.” 3. About glorious parents The venerable fruit has grown, Who is like a ram to God, 4. You came like [a bee] from a hive, with which we delight our souls, 5. O twin love of God and love! In two bodies you confessed, saints, Those who took the cross on their shoulders, Euthymius and Theoktist 6; For the most divine ones rushed into the desert, Revealing it as a blooming paradise, To whom we will shout in joy And we will sing psalms, singing: “For this sake pray to the Lord for us.” The blessed ones spent their lives; 7. Taking root with one accord, Distribution [of property], bright in soul; Shining with even greater virtues, Than his friend, Euthymius, solitude Like a desert lover loves; They reward each other 8. As it should be, come everyone: Monks, together with family monks, And every people; now let us sing The city of God established in the desert, Virtues for the universe to shine, Truly a great lamp for monks, Predicting the hour of judgment; The wise Ephraim, lover of silence, In veneration (341) who brought forth the fruits of knowledge, The great one appeared in heaven In which, being enlightened, we too Your virtues, God-bearing Ephraim, For you, through asceticism Leeroy became a secretive one, Melodiously uttering Divine teachings, Everyone, listening, enjoys and is moved, Inspired by divine love, Rejecting the intoxication of passions, Exclaiming and chanting to you: 4. He appeared, God-speaking, Like a great vineyard Divine words, like fruits, 5. Scroll of Ineffable Knowledge Godfully given to you [You] made it clear with your mouth, [You] have filled the [earthly] limits with the scriptures, Teaching everyone the Divine commandments; 6. Having enjoyed the source of wisdom, “Pour out Your waves of grace, Your enlightening teachings; Therefore, like pearls, dogmas Drawing from the depths of your knowledge of God, Decorated with them in a godly manner 7. Your meadow is diverse The teachings (342) are fragrant, Fills with the aroma of knowledge, Whose fragrance we all spiritually smell, We avoid the passions of the foul-smelling cloud, Of which the wreaths are hymn-singing 8. More than all the saints You appeared in life crying, Punishments, most blessed one; Another came from the prophets - Because of the captivity of passions, weeping For whose sake do we who trust in Christ 9. Singing your life in hymns, Grace, mercy and strength To be tested in everyday voyages, Establish a monastic life, Spousal save residence Hierarchs and kings and all who sing together: 4. Saint Theodore Sikeot 8 1. Known from the diapers to the sanctified And drove away many demons; Priest Theodore; To the asceticism of the firmament [celestial] ascending, Come and see, brothers, Above the shining sun By the healing of the enlightener, To which we cry tirelessly: 3. Not every tongue will reach You look like the sun of virtues, And it is impossible to stand the sight of your face. Of which the nations heard Bliss for those who sacredly love abstinence, You have received the God-taught Spirit, Warming your soul to all that is holy, Having become higher than mother's love, With all my soul, having settled down to my Creator, 1. Supremely fortified And, having accepted the grace of miracles, You appear ineffably, (344) 2. Representative on the sea floating, Come, let's crown you in song, This one, taking the cross on his shoulders, Hastened to follow Christ, To him is a song worthy of [his] feat, 3. Contributing to the heavenly armies, the words of the voice of my songs, From the organ to the tongue of the weak Give me enlightenment and sanctification And enlightenment of my soul and body “Yours from yours bringing you” 10, Having a cross as a victory sign, Armor - Holy Baptism, Looking at the light of future joy, To see the pleasantness of the paradise of sweetness, From which it pleases spiritually Those who sing worthy praises: 5. Criminal atheist Like a stronghold of faith [stands] The Lord who will fight for him, Through the death of the guide, Together with whom he dwelt in heaven, 6. Sign of the Cross action Having erased the idols on the land of the pagans, Taught only one thing - Offering the Trisagion Hymn, (345) For this reason he rejected the well-being of life, By auspicious offering Through torment I became After which he moved into heaven, 7. Then the carved idol images of the destroyer, Sending like-minded helpers Filled with this for the sake of darkness, Having seized another husband, an innocent villager, Left a wanted man - Adamant [Emilian], to whom we exclaim: 8. A villager with a persistent soul Compassionately delivers. “I am the one you seek,” he proclaims, “ I gladly surrender to the scourge, I am not afraid of diverse fire, And he appeared, rejoicing, before the judge Saint, to whom we exclaim: 9. Worryingly worth it Compose a song in your honor, Don’t forget, accept [my] zeal with love, By your representations, 6. Saint Basil [the Great] 11 Your verbal source flows, From deep thoughts flowing, Vasily, and, a pillar of fire O polyandrous hierarch, Continually propitiate. It’s like wearing a diadem with you Having sparkling precious stones; Your various homily. For this reason I exclaim to you joyfully: 3. The one who was crowned The lips of theologians with praise, Shall I call it the royal priesthood? 13 Or the pillar and foundation of the Church? 14 Or a lamp in heaven? And whoever counts, the wise one, Who said to those who cried out to you: Continually propitiate." As someone asking for protection, I fall down, This meager song of praise. You blossomed from the glorious root of two luminaries, Like the sun, with its intelligent rays Enlightened from the heavenly mind Who gratefully sends you [praise], filled with the Holy Spirit, Hierophant 15, in [measure] husband From flowers, like a bee, collecting sweetness, Truly verbal sciences Having filled your clever symbols, You fill us with sweetness with honey flows For this reason we exclaim to you earnestly: 6. Who, O Vasily, can praise you Science classes in Athens? You found Gregory there, a wise and like-minded person, One soul has mixed between you two, He became your companion; [But you are] leaving soon, Conquering [interlocutors] with lofty wisdom, In the science of perfect philosophy, You arrive in glorious Caesarea, And she accepts you as a settler And as a worthy owner, Shining with virtues Through your speeches illuminating; O Vasily, for this reason we exclaim to you earnestly: 8. chosen by grace from above, You divinely explain the power of the Church, Delivering victories to their divine trophies. Hitting the intelligent with your arrows Vulnering with the weapons of Orthodoxy, Who exclaims to you earnestly: Hierarchs - praising the hierarch, The city - the organizer of all cities, Everything - enlightening everyone, The heavenly powers also sing in his memory, I have found such a faithful friend, But let us sing to him: 7. Saint Athanasius [the Great] 16 Streams of your harmonious language Exuding richer than the golden-streaming Nile, And showing it off like another paradise, You remove from it, Afanasy, O most patient hierarch, 2. [Like] another sun Divine Virtues Entirely beautiful in Spirit, For you are like a running giant 18, Having completed the morning of piety, With their torchlight processions For this reason, let us sing to you clearly: 3. The Lord sanctified you as a child, For I have shown you to be a priest; Even in his youth he was anointed by God, Glorious Alexander tonsured you, Great warrior for the Church; The right-thinking rule of the Church, Crowned with a martyr's crown for the faithful, For this reason you rejoice in heaven, At the Pious Nicene Assembly As a minister of 19 grace, Power over the Church was entrusted, For you followed the star Lighting up the earth under the sun; For this reason I exclaim to you in songs: 5. [Like] another Apostle Paul We praise you, blessed one, Endured the struggle with boldness - Works, circumstances and exploits, And malice from kings and pagans Transferring your Divine calling And being exposed to danger for one's faith; Athanasius, for this reason I sing to you 6. You raised 21 horns of faith By sweats of many ascetics Destroying Arianism, most invincible, For, having become the sword of Orthodoxy, cutting off heresy, You are recognized as an intelligent fire, consuming the thorns of error. Wise One, [you] grew faith Piety within [earthly] limits Interceding for the Trinity, He appeared again in his flock, It looks at you with love And meeting you, all-noble one, With hymns and many prayers, Rejoicing and exulting, she proclaimed in songs: You raised tragic sorrows, Accused of shameful dishonor by a young widow; But you showed all this as a falsehood, They retreated in shame before everyone 22. Like Christ among those stoning Him 23 was unharmed, and you, blessed one, He scattered those who threw [stones]; To all limits resounded with teachings On the heretical beasts who heard About the Trinity, one in nature; You clearly glorify the only God For this sake, every mortal Sings, celebrating your memory, - Orthodox and every choir, For this reason, rejoicing in heaven, Do not forget your people, but the Lord for us 8. Saint Gregory of Nazianzus 24 Your tongue has fiery speeches, Shining with indescribable light, The universe was enlightened, Gregory; Loudly and reverently uttered Today he glorifies as in the wisdom of all The most beautiful rhetorician of the Deity, Burning all heresy with teachings, Sample of Orthodox sayings, There is a presence of grace in the world, For this reason he exclaims to you 3. You have risen, sun, as if from torches, From your glorious parents, Of the children, all of them especially shone with morals and upbringing; For he was a lover of wisdom And excellent in piety; You showed up in both, Great lamp of the Church, Radiant in the beauty of his speeches; For this reason he proclaims to you 4. Especially in education A life equal to the angels and not burdened with worldly worries; Was anointed with the priesthood anointing The source [of your lips], sealed by God, The Church moistens the plants, proclaiming to you: We recognized in you, hierophantor, To the mountain of revered theology And there he saw the inexpressible; You carry, imprinted with dogmas, Revealing a single trinitarian image, Who, as one God, worshiping, Let us exclaim to you in songs: Pillar of fire of Orthodoxy, In the desert life is passing by, Marking the path of gloomy delusion, The rock of piety is steep, From which streams of life flowed To the saturation of the Orthodox people, The heretical stormy streams have drowned; Wisdom will number the abyss All under heaven with his teachings; Deep river of your speculations And irresistible to every breath, Drowns the minds of heretics, For this reason, let us exclaim to you in songs: 8. Heavenly servant, Glorious Gregory, The plectrum of the Spirit is voiced; For this reason we exclaim to you in songs: 9. You have become visible to everyone in this world, As if ascended to the mountain of knowledge, Many-wise and mellifluous; Your speeches are more amazing than Aristotle and Plato, Of whom the Hellenes are infants Fables [are extolled] for great wisdom, And you are skilled in it more than any man; 10. This hymn to you, reverend, [Sung] with desire and fear, Divine your prayers Give me for salvation and for food, So that we all exclaim to you: 9. Saint Epiphanius [Cyprus] 25 The sweet-sounding language of your speech, Growing from divine treasures, The whole universe was enlightened, The most luminous lamp of the hierarchs, 2. We sing a song of songs to you, For he lived an angelic life, Epiphanius, the most sacred rhetorician; But still accept those who flow to you from the heart and faith, Peacemaker of your healings, Enlightening with the rays of teachings With his wise speeches Epiphanius, Truly divine voice Gives us earthly creatures a drink, Who exclaim to you joyfully: The Church has found in you, Epiphany, Victorious hoplite 26, Standard bearer, driving away heresies With your wise speeches; First, as the keeper of the treasury - a deacon, Then, after a short time, he was elected According to what was said to you, as it should be; 10. Saint Nicholas [Myra] 27 1. The lordship of your life St. Nicholas, A most faithful servant of Christ; Celebrating [your memory], 2. Anointed with divine peace, Being himself stinking of sins, Into the stench of spiritual fragrance, To praise you worthily, 3. The whole world is like something else A luminary shining brightly, The enlightened one celebrates your memory, O wise one, Cover with your prayers, Worthy of those who praise you, 4. Truly worthy of praise With your virtues you have acquired; He asks for your intercession, For you free from temptations, You reprove those who do lies, You deliver those sentenced to execution, Miraculously exchanging anger [for mercy], All-blessed priest, Celebrating [your memory] Don't listen to your voice Intercessor for those in danger, 6. Who else is like, Lost by temptations Unrighteous are your three lambs; Wonderful among the sons of men, 7. There is no one who is sad I would not resort to your protection And by praying I would not have gained change from evils; You will soon hear [prayers] Sympathetically, Saint Nicholas, To praise you worthy, 8. More flowers are fragrant Ark of your holy relics, Didn’t I immediately receive what I asked [from you]? Benevolently, far from him Grace for spiritual affirmation, 9. You give truly in a variety of ways For if anyone on the icon depicts you For your grace is many, Saint Nicholas. The grace of your gifts To Christ - truly beloved by you, 10. This prayer is acceptable, Looking for you with ardor; Favorable is your calling, 11. Such a special grace Represent dangers; You help everyone with warmth, 12. Oh, who intercedes for us, Ahead of me in danger, So that everyone sings for you Remember me before God Your unworthy singer, To everyone who honors your memory, Representative of those who are in the world, Priestly decoration is honest, Kings help in battles 30, 11. Saint John Chrysostom 31 of your divine dogmas Chrysostom the celebrant, Like a good shepherd 32, most illustrious, So that I can praise you in songs 3. Truly divine flow Your wise sayings, All who come to Christ with faith, Correction unspeakable; All material depravity Uninvolved, worshiper, You appeared outside the world and the flesh, The shepherd is truly the ruler The golden-sounding teaching of Christ; For this reason we unanimously honor you 5. Rose up like a luminiferous The world-beloved luminary, Teachers' honeyed leader, The golden-called shepherd leader, 6. You have joined, God-minded one, But turn (360) to us too, Cover with your prayers And free us from passions, 7. O city, truly holy 33, Since you received the greatest priest from God, Light-bearing Shepherd! Since I received the treasure, Stolen out of envy 34, – The wise shepherd leader Forever truly pure, You have allowed the one to go astray, He looked at women with a partial gaze, And immediately, having cleansed him, you healed From material addiction By your teachings, God-wise, And he soon recovered from the fall, Divine servant and priest, He is the one who is not subject to the king 35 Truly terribly deceived by the taste You did not tolerate unrighteous aspirations, 10. I sing your praises, father, divine Suffering, chief of truth, Glory to the shepherd leaders, 11. Song of songs, God-wise, Together with angelic choirs Rejoices and glorifies God, And he sings praises to you, his shepherd 12. You are the cowardly in the complacent With his divine admonition he implemented, O wisdom, Exhorting to give [alms] to everyone unenviably All-harmonious and golden-sounding lyre, Glorious Shepherd of all earthly beings, 13. Don’t stop, blessed one, To represent the world, the purest, Since everyone lives piously 14. In songs I bring praise [to you], For there are many grave sins, I'm saddened, unfortunate one. Like a shining shepherd, 12. Saint Theodore Stratelates 36 Like a spear, taken in hand, Glory to the martyrs, Theodora; Together with them to Christ God Don’t stop interceding for all of us. And songs, like wreaths, Ascetics the brightest beauty. For God's great gift to the world Appears in the glow of miracles, From the source of healing flows, in which all rejoice with Christ, And giving endless peace, 3. A truly terrible first act, When established by faith, He killed the dragon with his spear: The snake in him defeated the other, Adam deceived by death Now, struck by the victor’s courage, he is defeated; For this reason, joy comes to the world, And you, forever rejoicing, glorious, 4. Descending into the arena, martyr, Without succumbing to the fear of death (363), Trembling only Christ the King as God, Having preached Him - the Creator of all things, Vile worship of idols, Having strengthened the mind with Divine love, He gave over his body to torture; 5. You, inspired by divine jealousy, And you destroy the church of the goddess, the idol of the [Great] Mother 38, For he could not bear it, seeing how the glory of Christ You proclaim: “No more pain They will not separate me from the love of Christ 39; Now I'm here to sympathize with Him And I will have glory in heaven"; 6. Thus suffering, all-glorious martyr, Into a dark prison by the severity of the judge. At night the light of Christ appeared to you: “You, Theodore, rejoice with joy,” he said, In heaven with me, For you will celebrate as you live forever, For the sake of not rejecting Me I will move all people in songs Never get tired of celebrating you”; 7. Having truly surrendered to the Lord, martyr, As if someone else [instead of you] performed a feat, When, along with many other torments You endure terrible planing, Exposing your ribs to the very bones. Oh miracle! O strange sight! How nothing rejected you From the Divine love of God of all, Who gives you eternal grace? 8. Then, being in the hottest fire, You stood courageously in the middle As if the flame itself was most pleasant for you; Like voluntary incense, You have ascended to the One whom you loved, Having communed with heavenly lordship, Which, having achieved, you rejoice forever; 9 . For the sake of Christ, most valiant martyr, The source of miracles was recognized as God-given; Witness - this youth with others, whom you found sold captive And, taking pity, he sat with him On a dumb white horse And, having transferred himself on it, he handed it over to his parent; By doing this you showed that you never leave The faithful who ask you for help; 10. No one can match your speed, martyr, For you have appeared as another sickle against thieves, Which [the prophet] Zechariah saw in ancient times; For, frightening them with unspeakable threats, You have appeared to those who receive you in prayer, Together with the compassionate and the warmest representative, Giving everything to everyone simply - 11. Who is worthy to utter all your miracles? He killed a beautiful horse, But you, martyr of Christ, having appeared, He gave another stallion to the warrior, So that you show strength in both, At the same time, I’ll tell you about the dish, Which the thief returned to the master, You know him, blessed one, firmly And you are a benevolent representative; 12. It is impossible to say everything about what you have done; Having spoken about one or two [miracles], Silencing the rest, Found a beautiful sword lying And the boy wanted to take him, And suddenly the hand immediately withered, He cried out to you, O martyr: “As a child, I took the sword first!” You are like a child-loving father, He returned to him entirely what was his; 13. [I remember] the horror of the fire, In which you appeared without delay This is how you always act with everyone, We ardently call upon you, martyr; In what we call you for, Blessing those who honor your memory, Your song is worthy of one who sings; 13. Saints Cyricus and Julitta 40 1. By the power of his strength And strengthening humanity against him, You have shown your women to fight for You, And the mouths of babes bless You, The One who rests in the saints. 2. O sacred and noble mother! O faithful and adorned! Non-sacrificial rites 41 victorious through patience! She took her own baby son. Without hesitation before fire and swords, She sacrificed herself and her child, who loved Christ more than everyone else Seeing how the mother nobly Confesses with boldness, He himself became an imitator of her voice, Calling yourself a Christian, holy one, Like nature is childish, babbling Christ is forced to proclaim, Creator and God and Son of God 14. To the chapter of St. John the Baptist 42 1. From the earth your head has appeared The sun exceeds [its] radiance, Those who honor you with faith and exclaim: "The voice of your fiery tongue The first ascetic among the prophets." From the earth that shone today; For having won victory over error, Condemned Herod's madness Cut off by a vengeful power, They would exclaim to him from the heart: They flow miracles to the faithful, To praise God with gratitude, And prompts us to exclaim to you: Descending from above upon Jesus the Redeemer, manifesting the Trinity Unit; For this reason, honoring you diligently with songs, 5. Every people is a hymn to you, Like I have found salvation treasures, Gold is much more valuable, Revealing their wonderful radiances And removing demonic darkness; To [your] enlightened soul 6. Secondly, Baptist, You appeared to those living on earth Proclaiming to people spiritually For this sake let us exclaim to your enlightened soul: To the most holy head of the Forerunner, What, like an unapproachable light, Exudes the [fragrance] of spikenard, Good deeds divine ointment The corruptible ones gathered in the world, Let us exclaim to the delight of our souls: 15. Saint Gregory of Nyssa 44 1. Wisdom multicolored meadow Blessed are you, Church, Purified by aroma, fulfilled, "The smell of your inspired words Your honey-streaming tongue flows Above the fountain in Eden 47 ; [Staying] in the bitter stream of life, Drawing sweetness to the soul from them, 3. Who is the same, whose speeches Truly sweet, fresh and pleasant? The one to whom Nissa takes the reins Who, following the path of Orthodoxy On the chariot of virtues, Those who think evil are cast down And us, as if to meta 49, Attracts life to the pious, Consecrated by the Holy Spirit; Gathering the myrrh of divine knowledge, In the secret visual 50 knowledge of God, In which, those who enjoy, Beginningless, containing everything, And the Living Holy Spirit [and life-giving]; Enlightened in the three dogmas, Rhetoric about the Divine And having clothed himself with strength in both [virtues], Having refuted their syllogisms, Illuminating the church with miracles, 2. Good courage decoration - Who will duly praise? For he who lived luxuriously [before] He descends [now] into the pits of torment, In labors of torment he endures Your cup intoxicates me like a sovereign one! 52 To him we will say with praise: 3. All being strong in heart, Decorated with shining armor, With the drawn sword of your mouth, Who, seeing, is lawless But he was crushed when he was tested By the power of Christ that strengthened you Commit your martyrdom; For this reason we exclaim to you: 4. In the air [suspended] As if someone else was suffering, I have withdrawn from the physical state; I was not shaken by the burning fire, Without feeling the torment of the flesh, And at the same time showing a joyful face, Eustratie is strong-hearted; For this reason, let us exclaim to you with praise: 5. You came dead for torment, “Christ the Lord lives in me!” – That I am the church of the Living God in the Spirit"; For this reason, let us sing a song of thanksgiving to you: 6. When all this was done, Eustratius and this one followed, And a holy chosen multitude of people That everyone has been worthy of Christ, The most beautiful wounds on the body of the wise, To them we will say with praise: "They are together in heaven, Pray for us, companions!” When the tyrant shackled your feet. To your sorrowful and all-terrible suffering? Which Heaven has exalted, But you want to live a spacious life of eternity, 8. And Mardarius, seeing him victorious Like a star shining in the dark Find martyrdom together." And, presenting himself before the tyrant, Feat (373) having accepted the victorious crown. Let us cry out to him along with praises: And the divine Auxentius, And an eternal voice calls to him: "If fire and iron should destroy me, Then they won’t separate me from Christ anyway.” “I am a Christian” who said; And there he commits martyrdom, Being on a hot bed, And the one being killed cried out: All the beautiful common breath, Don’t stop remembering [before God] Everyone who praises you: From priests, kings, monks, With them and me, singing and chanting So that we all [to these five] exclaim: 17. For a monastic burial 1. Reposed piously Rest with the righteous, If [he] as a man sinned on earth, [You], who are sinless, leave him Intercession of the Mother of God, So that they would unanimously exclaim for him: “Alleluia.” 2. I see a terrible and strange sight, As if my interlocutor was lifeless [still] yesterday, The eye that looked is closed, God closed behind him, as it is written, Therefore let us sing with a voice, mortals: 3. Like a true son of the day you have gone away; But we mourn your loss, Remembering your beautiful virtues: Love, zeal, meekness, He voluntarily lifted the cross onto his shoulders To whom we all sing with the voice of God: 4. Now tell me, my best, to the questioner: “Where did you live, having departed so soon? With whose souls is your joint heritage? Tell me have you reached the sky? Did you achieve what you hoped for? Have you reached the glorious habitat? Is it there, where the faces of the living rejoice, Singing a victory song to God: “Alleluia.” 5. Your sweet voice is heard The speaker in a merciful disposition, Compassionate, glorious, hateful to evil, Speaking the truth from the heart, He did not distort the word of God with his tongue, But Christ was visible to everyone [in you] - For this reason he who sings to God loves you: 6. Having accomplished sacred deeds, Having followed the field of obedience, He willingly took on challenges, By fighting, I conquered lust, He bowed his neck to his shepherd, Having followed him to the end, - 7. We believe that we contemplate you in spirit, How do you stay there, living with us, When we sing psalms together, Performing a divine deed, And we are looking for a kind comrade And we can’t find our confidant, Together with whom we would say out loud to God: 8. That life is a dream and a dream, Thinking with a divine thought, Having rejected parents according to the commandment, brothers, relatives, the whole world For the sake of striving for the Lord, Nothing at all recognized as valuable You didn’t respect it for that, Instead, he found eternal life - For this reason he who sings to God loves you: 9 . Consider what appears to us My brothers, listen to my words: While there is still time, strive, Before our career ends, Beloved, try to defeat Belial, So that you may enhance the glory of Christ And they would sing a song out loud to God: 10. How wonderful is the life you have chosen! For what is better than loving a hostel? For in him he commanded life Savior, as David sang; So, rejoice, brothers and sisters, And passions that are far away, So that you would sing a song out loud to God: 11. I'll say the last word, My brothers: you will not see me again, You will never hear my voice again, Until the Judge tests me While all people Let us appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ in fear, Where every soul will be tested; And all you who live will sing to God: 12. What is the fear and trembling there, you will find out, So now, all of you, strive diligently, Always live in obedience Follow the rule legally, - For Satan lies in wait like a lion, Roaring and seeking to seize a living soul 58, - So that everyone would sing a song out loud to God: 13. We heard everything you said But having found the Lord close to me, Pray to [Him] for all of us So that we may live spiritually in obedience, Asceticism [to lead] the struggle, It is God-appropriate for the shepherd to live with us And we all achieve God's grace, Flourished in the land of Egypt; The universe repeats your name And our greatest teacher, Come, people, let us honor, praising in celebration; After all, he is an enemy, opposing, Let us exclaim to him, as the conqueror of Belial, in praise: 3. God-wise, having heard Christ calling, He retired to monasticism under the guidance of an elder, Jealous of everyone's virtues And, like a bee, collecting the best from everyone, Delighting everyone piously Exclaiming and chanting: He is like a warrior of the Almighty, The monk brings victories; This is his first competition Anthony was impeccable For food is bread, salt and water Accepted, most noble, In which he overcomes the enemy, 6. Unable to bear [the spectacle of exploits], Along with many demons, And they subject the ascetic to blows, So there's no voice on earth They are left to lie in misery; He, being inside the tomb, Exclaimed: I will not run away from yours These blows (379), demons, For nothing will separate us from the love of Christ, 7. Thus returns A fighter without shedding blood, Anthony begins his exploits again, No one saw him naked in the river He fasted as if enjoying And shining above his head; Then all suffering ceased Until now? - asked the reverend. “Here I was, next to Anthony, I will make you famous among those who sing: “For this sake, pray to the Lord for us.” 9 . Through this, having been filled with zeal, The noble sage lives in the desert How many miracles he performed in it, As if looking at the dirt, The vision exposes the silver dish; 10. Priest depicting the pure one, As if lying at your feet, And with your prayers save me, the unfortunate one, Pray for monasticism to live above the world, To lead the worldly life lawfully is worthy of priests and kings, So that we all sing to you: Noises, intimidation, earthquakes, The beasts' attacks are directed against him. The Lord helps him in this too, The boss is one of the most faithful Anthony begs the silent one, The wise one answered him: “If you believe, you will have what you ask for.” Many other miracles Translation of hymnographic works by Rev. Theodore Studite from the publication of J. B. Pitra (Analecta sacra spicilegio solesmensi parata / Editit Joannes Baptista Pitra. T. I. Paris, 1876. R. 336–380) made by P. K. Dobrotsvetov. Edited translation by P. V. Kuzenkov. – Ed. St. Paul the Confessor, Bishop of Constantinople (337–350, with interruptions), fighter against Arianism and the Doukhobor heresy of Macedonia. His memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on November 6/19. – Ed. More precisely, the verb δμδουχεΐν means the ancient tradition of carrying a torch by a torchbearer (male or female) in front of some important person to illuminate the path and indicate its importance. – Ed. Rev. Euthymius the Great (377–473). His memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on January 20 / February 2. – Ed. Otrius, Bishop of Melitino, teacher of St. Euphemia. – Ed. Rev. Theoktist († 467) – associate of St. Euphemia on desert life. His memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on September 3/16. – Ed. Rev. Ephraim the Syrian (306–373). His memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on January 28 / February 10. – Ed. Rev. Theodore Sikeot lived in the 6th – early 7th centuries. His memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on April 22, May 5 and June 15/28. – Ed. Holy Martyr Emilian of Dorostol. He suffered during the reign of Emperor Julian the Apostate in 361–363. His memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on August 18/31. – Ed. St. Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia (330–379). His memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on January 1/14 according to the new style. Greek ιεροφάντωρ - “hierophantor”, hierophant, teacher of sacred sacraments. For example, St. Epiphanius of Cyprus in his “Panaria” (79, 2) calls Moses “hierophantor and prophet” (see: Lampe. R. 672). Even earlier, Emperor Julian the Apostate (reigned 361–363) called the pagan Neoplatonist philosopher Iamblichus (245–330) a hierophantor. Probably, this term came from the lexicon of pagan religion and is related to another Greek word - “hierophant” (o ιεροφάντης), meaning the high priest who initiated into the Eleusinian mysteries, etc. St. Athanasius the Great, Archbishop of Alexandria (295–373). His memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on January 18/31 and May 2/15. – Ed. Greek διάκονος here may also have a narrower meaning - “deacon”, for it was in this rank that St. Athanasius took part in the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea in 325 - Ed. Wed: 2 Cor. 11:26. – Ed. Lit.: those who abandoned the shield, i.e. deserters. – Ed. St. Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople (330–389). His memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on January 25 / February 7. – Ed. St. Epiphanius of Cyprus (313–403). His memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on March 12/25. – Ed. Hoplites were heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece. – Ed. St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra (about 270–345). His memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on December 6/19 and May 9/22. – Ed. The boss or manager of a peaceful, calm, grace-filled state coming from God. – Ed. Lit.: allied army. – Ed. St. John Chrysostom (355–407). His memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on January 27/February 9, September 14/27, November 13/26. – Ed. Appeal to Constantinople, whose see Chrysostom occupied. – Ed. As is known, St. John Chrysostom was expelled from Constantinople, but his relics were solemnly returned there shortly after his death. – Ed. An allusion to Empress Eudoxia, who insisted on the expulsion of Chrysostom. – Ed. Vmch. Theodore Stratilates of Heraclea († 319). His memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on February 8/21 and June 8/21. – Ed. The name "Theodore" is translated as "God's gift." – Ed. Greek το μητροίίδολον. This refers to the goddess Cybele. The Latin translator translated it as “the idol of Mithras.” – Ed. You can also translate “friendship”, “liking”. Wed: Rome. 8:39. – Ed. They suffered during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian in 305. Their memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on July 15/28. – Ed. Literally “not accepted as a sacrifice”, rejected. This refers to Isaac, whom God commanded not to be sacrificed on Mount Moriah (Gen. 22:1-13). – Ed. Memory of the Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist is celebrated in the Orthodox Church on February 24 / March 9. – Ed. St. Gregory of Nyssa (335–394). His memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on January 10/23. – Ed. The Greek name "Gregory" translates to "awake." – Ed. Pun: Nissa and νύσσα – “meta”, “finishing post at the racetrack”. Lit.: ecstatic. – Ed. The holy martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugenius, Mardarius and Orestes suffered for Christ under the emperor Diocletian (284–305) in Sebaste, in Armenia. Their memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on December 13/26. – Ed. Greek ο Κυρισίκης - nickname of St. Eustratia. Ikos of the funeral service “Thou art alone, Immortal.” – Ed. Rev. Anthony the Great (254–356), founder of desert-dwelling monasticism. His memory in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on January 17/30. – Ed.