You were the guide, the first throne, and the teacher of the path leading into life:/ you came first to Saint Savvo,/ you enlightened your fatherland,/ and, giving birth to it by the Spirit To the saints; / like the olive tree / in the mental paradise you planted your all-sanctified children. / Thus, as an apostle and a saint with the altar / in honor of you we pray: / pray to Christ God // grant us great mercy.
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