The Sovereign appeared from the Royal City/ and there are great abodes in it/ and, nourished by the providence of the Divine Mind,/ rushed to the sea countries,/ settled in the desert, escaping worldly rumors, / and you armed yourself with the power of the Holy Spirit, / driving away your enemies with the weapon of the cross, / fulfilling your life with fasting and unceasing prayer, / rivaling the great father Anthony, and Onuphrius, and Paul of Thebes,/with them we prayed to the Lord, Father Nicodemus,//to save our souls.
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