“Sin, to one who loves God, is nothing other than an arrow from the enemy in battle. The true Christian is a warrior fighting his way through the regiments of the unseen enemy to his heavenly homeland. According to the word of the Apostle, our homeland is in heaven; and about the warrior he says: we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places (Eph.6: 12).”
– St. Herman of Alaska (1820)
Life
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_of_Alaska
- https://www.oca.org/fs/st-herman-of-alaska
- https://orthodoxwiki.org/Herman_of_Alaska
- https://www.oca.org/media/photos/the-life-of-st.-herman-of-alaska
- Life of St Herman Icon – Scenes Explained
Writings
Prayer
Hymns
Troparion – Tone 7
Joyful North Star of the Church of Christ,
Guiding all people to the Heavenly Kingdom;
Teacher and apostle of the True Faith;
Intercessor and defender of the oppressed;
Adornment of the Orthodox Church in America:
Blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
Pray to our Lord Jesus Christ
For the salvation of our souls!
Troparion – Tone 4
O blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
North star of Christ’s holy Church,
The light of your holy life and great deeds
Guides those who follow the Orthodox way.
Together we lift high the Holy Cross
You planted firmly in America.
Let all behold and glorify Jesus Christ,
Singing his holy Resurrection.
Kontakion – Tone 3
The eternal light of Christ our Savior
guided you, blessed Father Herman,
on your evangelical journey to America
to proclaim the Gospel of peace.
Now you stand before the throne of glory;
intercede for your land and its people:
Peace for the world and salvation for our souls!
Feast Day(s)
August 9 (Glorification) & December 13 (Repose)
Orthodoxy of the Heart 