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The thrice-shining light that dwelt in your soul, showed you to be a chosen vessel, all-blessed one. For you clarify divine things to the ends of the earth, and the explanation of concepts difficult to attain, O blessed Maximus, proclaiming clearly to all the super-essential, unoriginate Trinity.

The Oikos. The foundation of priests, the basis of doctrines, the trumpet of wisdom, of martyrs the

summit and the support of the faithful rises before the world, Maximus the wondrous, through his divine memory today. Therefore, rise up, all of you, to his radiance, praising the boldness and the zeal which he showed for piety, for which he, as a true shepherd for his flock, steadfastly arrayed himself against the wolves, whom he cast down, and was crowned with the prizes of victory; proclaiming clearly to all the super-essential, unoriginate Trinity.

(217) Glory. Tone 3. The beauty. The achievements of your life, illumine the steps of all, Maximus,

truly a father to those who imitate you in faith; wherefore, those who bless you out of longing, always save by your intercessions from every affliction, entreating Christ the good, O blessed and most wondrous one.

Ode 4. I have heard, O Lord. The earth-born honor you, and the ranks of the heaven-dwellers marvel; by the love of

wisdom for you were shown, Father, to be as if without flesh. Reckless was the tyrant; but your endurance was dauntless; wherefore you indeed

have been blessed; but he, Father, has been ostracized. Struggling with you, Maximus, was the all-blessed pair of disciples, with you in the contests

having shared; wherefore they also received equal prizes. Being watered by the flow of your blood, the Church of Christ, blossoms forth

the patristically-handed-down dogma of your divine seed, O holy one. Theotokion. You who as an unplowed field brought forth the life-giving ear of corn, the one who provides to the

world life, O Theotokos, save those who hymn you. Ode 5. Rising early we cry to you. He who gathered the knowledge of earthly and heavenly things, is justly called a philosopher,

Maximus. By the love of the better wisdom, you were seen to be a most excellent imitator of your Christ,

O famed Maximus. By the madness of the tyrant you were sent into exile; but you found, O Blessed one, Jesus

as your consolation. Theotokion. Calm the unstable surge of my passions, you who gave birth to God the

Helmsman and Lord. Ode 6. The Heirmos. Grant me a shining tunic, O You who are arrayed in light as

a garment, O most-merciful Christ our God. Offering unceasing prayer to God, O God-bearer, from the passions of both soul and body and from

corruption, deliver us.

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Φῶς τό τριλαμπές οἰκῆσαν ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ σου, σκεῦος ἐκλεκτόν ἀνέδειξέ σε, παμμάκαρ. Σαφηνίζεις γάρ τά θεῖα τοῖς πέρασι, δυσεφίκτων τε νοημάτων τήν δήλωσιν, μακάριε, Τριάδα πᾶσι, Μάξιμε, ἀναξηρύττων τρανῶς ὑπερούσιον, ἄναρχον.

Ὁ οἶκος. Τῶν ἱερέων ἡ κρηπίς, ἡ βάσις τῶν δογμάτων, ἡ σάλπιγξ τῆς σοφίας, μαρτύρων ἡ

ἀκρότης καί τῶν πιστῶν ὁ στηριγμός κόσμῳ προανίσχει, Μάξιμος ὁ θαυμαστός διά τῆς θείας αὐτοῦ μνήμης σήμερα. Τούτου οὖν πρός τήν λάμψιν ἀνάστητε πάντες, τήν παῤῥησίαν καί τόν ζῆλον εὐφημοῦντες, ὅν ἔδειξεν ὑπέρ εὐσεβείας, δι᾿ ἥν ἀληθῶς ποιμήν ὑπέρ ποίμνης παρετάξατο στεῤῥῶς κατά τόν λύκων, οὕς καταβαλών, βραβείοις νίκης ἐστέφθη· Τριάδα πᾶσιν ἀνακηρύττων τρανῶς ὑπερούσιον, ἄναρχον.

(217) ∆όξα. Ἦχος γ΄. Τήν ὡραιότητα. Τά κατορθώματα τῆς πολειτείας σου, πάντων φωτίζουσι τά διαβήματα, Μάξιμε,

πάτερ ἀληθῶς τῶν πίστει μιμουμένων σε· ὅθεν τούς ἐκ πόθου σε μακαρίζοντας πάντοτε σῶζε ταῖς πρεσβείαις σου ἀπό πάσης στενώσεως, Χριστόν τόν ἀγαθόν ἱκετεύων, μάκαρ ἀξιοθαύμαστε.

ᾨδή δ΄. Εἰσακήκοα, Κύριε. Γηγενεῖς σε γεραίρουσι, καί τῶν οὐρανίων τάξεις θαυμάζουσι· τῇ φιλίᾳ τῆς

σοφίας γάρ ἀνεδείχθης, Πάτερ, ὥσπερ ἄσαρκος. Ἰταμός μέν ὁ τύραννος· ἀλλ᾿ ἡ καρτερία σου ἀκατάπληκτος· ὅθεν σύ μέν

μεμακάρισαι· ἐκεῖνος δέ, Πάτερ, ἐξωστράκισται. Συναθλοῦσί σοι, Μάξιμε, ἡ τῶν μαθητῶν δυάς ἡ πανόλβιος, σοί τῶν ἄθλων

κοινωνήσαντες· διό καί ἐπάθλων ἴσων ἔτυχον. Τῇ ῥοῇ σου τοῦ αἵματος καταρδευομένη ἡ Ἐκκλησία Χριστοῦ, ἐξανθεῖ

πατροπαράδοτον τοῦ θείου σου σπόρου δόγμα, ὅσιε. Θεοτ. Ἡ τόν στάχυν βλαστήσασα τόν ζωοποιόν ἀνήρωτος ἄρουρα, τόν παρέχοντα τῷ

κόσμῳ ζωήν, Θεοτόκε, σῶζε τούς ὑμνοῦντάς σε. ᾨδή ε΄. Ὀρθρίζοντες βοῶμέν σοι. Ὁ γνῶσιν τῶν γηΐνων ἀθροίσας καί οὐρανίων, ἐνδίκως φιλόσοφος

κατονομάζεται Μάξιμος. Σοφίας τῆς ἀμείνονος τῷ ἔρωτι, τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου μιμητής πανάριστος ὤφθης,

ἀοίδιμε Μάξιμε. Μανίᾳ ὑπερόριος γέγονας τοῦ τυράννου· εὗρες δέ, Μακάριε, τόν Ἰησοῦν

παραμύθιον. Θεοτ. Κατεύνασον τόν ἄστατον κλύδωνα τῶν παθῶν μου, ἡ Θεόν κυήσασα τόν

κυβερνήτην καί Κύριον. ᾨδή στ΄. Ὁ εἱρμός. Χιτῶνά μοι παράσχου φωτεινόν, ὁ ἀναβαλλόμενος φῶς ὡς

ἱμάτιον, πολυέλεε Χριστέ ὁ Θεός ἡμῶν. Ἀνένδοτον προσφέρων τῷ Θεῷ, θεοφόρε, δέησιν, ψυχῆς τε καί σώματος τῶν

παθῶν καί τῆς φθορᾶς ἡμᾶς λύτρωσαι.