The sun’s
ray shines bright on your Feast Day,
Holy Alban,
and the isle of Britain
Also shines
brightly after your radiant
Martyrdom. The sacrifice of your life
For the Lord
Jesus Christ caused Orthodox
Churches to
spring up in your native land
And in
Europe, too, and your name is now
Known in all
parts of the world. Nonetheless,
By the
raging flames of cacodoxy
And
unbelief, we burn down that which
Your
suffering had built up, and shroud
And obscure
the Light you brought to man.
Though we
grieve you in many ways,
Holy Alban,
never repent of your
Sanctifying
death on Britain’s isle,
But lead us
back to Holmhurst Hill,
To the holy
well that began flowing
By your
prayer to God, and bathe us
As a father
would his child who had fallen
Into a
slough of mud, with love and patience,
Restoring
the beauty you had bestown
On us by
your glorious death,
Our baptism
in your martyr’s blood.
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To read the
life of St Alban, the First Martyr of Britain:
https://orthochristian.com/104923.html
--
Holy Ælfred
the Great, King of England, South Patron, pray for us sinners at the Souð, unworthy though we are!
Anathema to
the Union!
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