As truly to the voice of the apostle / you were a listener, blessed Simon, / for for Christ’s sake you deigned to have a riot, / in it you kept your virtues to God, through rumors not stealthy,/ by imitating Christ in a more natural way,/ you put to shame the flatterer of all pride,/ and with fierce wounds, like the ancient Lazarus,/ you moved into the bosom of Abraham You,/ even now, being consoled, visit your city, // honoring your holy memory with love.
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