Akathist to St. Herman of Alaska
Priest: Blessed is our God always, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
O Heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth who art everywhere and fillest all things. Treasury of Blessings, and Giver of Life. Come and abide in us, and cleanse us from every impurity, and save our souls, O Good One.
Reader: Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.
Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one.
Priest: For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power and the glory: of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Priest: God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us: Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord. O give thanks to the Lord for He is good; His mercy endures forever.
Choir: God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us: Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord.
Priest: All nations surrounded me, but in the Name of the Lord I destroyed them.
Choir: God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us: Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord.
Priest: I shall not die but live and recount the works of the Lord.
Choir: God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us: Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord.
Priest: The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this is the Lord's doing, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
Choir: God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us: Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord.
TROPARION
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.
FIRST KONTAKION
O Chosen Doer of Wonders, most glorious favorite of Christ,
our God bearing Father Herman, Alaska's
adornment, the joy of all
Orthodox in America.
We sing to you, our heavenly protector and
powerful intercessor
before God, these songs of praise.
Cease not to pray for your children, who cry
fervently to you:
Rejoice our blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
America's most glorious doer of wonders.
FIRST IKOS
The Creator of the Angelic Hosts, called you,
Father Herman, to proclaim the Orthodox faith in
the new land and to be the founder of the
monastic way in the remote lands of the North. You were sent, as was the Apostle Paul, to those sitting in darkness so that the light of Orthodoxy might brightly shine to all the ends
of the world. We, the inhabitants of the
American continents, bring you this thanksgiving and sing this song of praise to you, our heavenly protector:
Rejoice, our Father Herman, our glory, our adornment;
Rejoice, bringer of the light of the true faith to our lands;
Rejoice, gatherer of your own glory by your great spiritual effort;
Rejoice, most honored branch of Valaam Monastery;
Rejoice, praise and joy of the Church in America;
Rejoice, comforter and protector of all of us;
Rejoice, our blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
America's most glorious doer of wonders.
SECOND KONTAKION
In your early youth, O Blessed One, enkindled by the flame of love for the Lord, you desired to serve God and Him alone. As an offering, you dedicated your youth to God, beginning your journey from the hermitage of Valaam, where many novices sang ceaselessly to God: Alleluia
SECOND IKOS
The Most High granted you spiritual wisdom in your youth that you might know the beauty and sweetness of heaven. For this reason, the wise Igumen Nazary, teacher of the blessed Seraphim of Sarov, taught you God's wisdom and the Lord's way. Therefore, the Holy Church praises you:
Rejoice, glorious Herman dedicator of your youth to Christ;
Rejoice, disciple together with Seraphim of Sarov;
Rejoice, performer of spiritual labors in glorious Valaam;
Rejoice, honored by all the brethren of Valaam Monastery;
Rejoice, learner of spiritual wisdom in Valaam;
Rejoice, glorified now by the Orthodox Church;
Rejoice, our blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
America's most glorious doer of wonders.
THIRD KONTAKION
The power of the Most High directed the divinely-wise primate of the Church in Russia, Gabriel, to send preachers of the Orthodox Faith to Alaska. The apostolic choice fell on you, O Blessed Herman, therefore, all the people enlightened by the Light of Christ through your labors and the personal example of your life, sang to the Lord: Alleluia
THIRD IKOS
Showing great zeal not only in your spiritual labors as a novice, but also in your Apostolic fervor as you preached to a people sitting in darkness, you, O Blessed Herman, revealed the light of Christ to them with great power. Remembering your labors as a novice and your efforts to preach; with love we praise you:
Rejoice, uncomplaining giver of obedience to your Igumen;
Rejoice, beginner of a long journey to preach;
Rejoice, steadfast in your love for the land of your birth;
Rejoice, inflamed with love for your new found home;
Rejoice, initiator of the monastic way in America;
Rejoice, zealous preacher of the Orthodox Faith;
Rejoice, our blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
America's most glorious doer of wonders.
FOURTH KONTAKION
O Blessed Father Herman, you endured storms of evil attacks and
sorrows, by your efforts you persevered in this new land.
Therefore, Christ glorified you with the gift of foresight, enriching
you with miracles, granting you the Kingdom of Heaven where,
together with the angels, you praise God in song: Alleluia
FOURTH IKOS
Hearing of the miracles revealed to your people when a forest fire
and tidal wave were made to cease by your prayers, we implore
you from the depths of our hearts and entreat you to aid us who
call to you:
Rejoice, ascetic and prophet glorified by God;
Rejoice, holy favorite of God;
Rejoice, our intercessor and healer;
Rejoice, helper of many who called out to you;
Rejoice, healer of many afflicted and suffering;
Rejoice, our merciful and humble Father;
Rejoice, our blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
America's most glorious doer of wonders.
FIFTH KONTAKION
O Blessed One, you have shone like the North Star on Spruce
Island, the New Valaam, illuminating all of America with the
brightness of your love and prayer, full of God's power, so that
from every corner of it the Orthodox people will sing fervently to
God: Alleluia.
FIFTH IKOS
Observing your humility, all are in awe of you, O Father Herman,
for your rigorous asceticism and perseverance in monastic
struggles. In this you followed the example of Anthony of the
Caves, the founder of monasticism in Russia, even as he that of
Anthony the Great, first monk of the world. You, the founder of
monasticism in our land, chose in your great humility the way of a
simple monk. Therefore, the holy choir of hierarchs and
hieromonks sings these songs of praise to you:
Rejoice, founder of monasticism in our land;
Rejoice, imitator of Anthony the Great and Anthony of the Caves;
Rejoice, crowned, as they were, with heavenly glory;
Rejoice, promising the building of a glorious hermitage where you labored;
Rejoice, giver of your relics to your hermitage;
Rejoice, revealing a source of miracles from them to all the world;
Rejoice, our Blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
America's most glorious doer of wonders.
SIXTH KONTAKION
The wilderness of the North proclaims your works and miracles,
revealing you to be a new branch of the vineyard of the Church of
Russia in America. The forests and wilderness are permeated with
your prayers. Following the example of the ancient hermits, you
cried out in the silence of the night to God: Alleluia
SIXTH IKOS
You enlightened the people who were living in darkness; you
showed them an example of the monastic way of life. O our Godbearing
Father Herman, pray that we all, giving thanks to the Lord,
may ceaselessly sing you these words of praise:
Rejoice, first saint of our land;
Rejoice, founder of the monastic way in our land;
Rejoice, faithful servant of the Holy Trinity;
Rejoice, humble founder of the church of the Resurrection;
Rejoice, glorious hermit of the hermitage of Spruce Island;
Rejoice, loving father of the children who came to him;
Rejoice, our blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
America's most glorious doer of wonders.
SEVENTH KONTAKION
The Lord chose you, O Blessed One, to bring the light of the
knowledge of God to the land of the Aleuts and there to sow the
seeds of the Orthodox faith. You taught all to embrace the true faith
and to call out to God: Alleluia.
SEVENTH IKOS
You reached the heights through prayer, O Blessed One. You did
not forget those who were in the depths of the earth. You
manifested great concern for homeless orphans, building an
orphanage and a school for them. You taught them the
commandments of the Lord. Therefore, because of these labors,
accept from us these praises:
Rejoice, defender of the poor and orphaned;
Rejoice, their good protector;
Rejoice, builder of a home for the orphaned;
Rejoice, servant to God with your labors;
Rejoice, provider of earthly bread to the orphaned;
Rejoice, nourisher of orphans with words of eternal life;
Rejoice, our blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
America's most glorious doer of wonders.
EIGHTH KONTAKION
The Lord who loves mankind, O Blessed One, gave you the gifts
of foresight and healing in His desire to manifest through you a
source of compassion for his people. You brought them to the love
of God through your works and many words of instruction.
Enlightened by the light of your spiritual labors, the people called
to the Lord: Alleluia
EIGHTH IKOS
The people newly illumined by the light of the Christian Faith
came to you in times of illness and sorrow. As a father who loved
his children, you interceded for all, bringing forth healing and
comfort to all who came to you for help. Your glory has gone
forth throughout all Alaska and we, your spiritual children, glorify
you:
Rejoice, our merciful father;
Rejoice, our unmercenary and gracious physician;
Rejoice, merciful healer of our infirmities;
Rejoice, our speedy helper in time of trouble and need;
Rejoice, foreseer of coming events as of the present;
Rejoice, perceptive reprover of hidden transgressions;
Rejoice, our blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
America's most glorious doer of wonders.
NINTH KONTAKION
O Blessed One, you spoke with angels, according to your own
testimony, relating how the angels came to you in your hermitage
and you had sweet conversation with them. Now you are in the
Kingdom of Heaven where with hosts of angels you pray
ceaselessly to the Creator of all and the Maker of this praise: Alleluia
NINTH IKOS
Who can enumerate the miracles witnessed by your people? The
waves of the sea and a fire in the forest were calmed by your
prayers. When there was a great tidal wave, you caused the stormy
seas to cease by your prayers before the icon of the Mother of God,
saying: "The water shall not go beyond this line." Therefore, we
sing to you thus:
Rejoice, wondrous pacifier of the waters;
Rejoice, most glorious savior from a forest fire;
Rejoice, savior of the hierarch Innocent who called to you from the
sea;
Rejoice, because of his prayer to you the wind at sea changed;
Rejoice, revealer of many miracles during your life;
Rejoice, revealer of many miracles even after your death;
Rejoice, our Blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
America's most glorious doer of wonders.
TENTH KONTAKION
We bring to you a song of praise, O blessed father, concerning
your righteous life. We sing praises of your honored death. You
foreknew the day and hour of your blessed end. Most glorious also
was your burial. For forty days a great storm raged at sea and your
prophecy concerning your burial was fulfilled. Your disciple
Gerasim, sensing a wondrous fragrance at the time of your death,
sang to God: Alleluia.
TENTH IKOS
You were a most glorious doer of wonders during your life, O
Father. At your death you manifested this wondrous miracle: your
body remained incorrupt in the chapel for many days after your
death. The Aleut people who saw a flaming pillar ascending to
Heaven at the hour of your death, sang to you thus:
Rejoice, for your righteous end has assured us of your holiness;
Rejoice, for your ascension to Heaven was like a pillar of fire;
Rejoice, for your relics exuding an odor of sanctity are left as our
inheritance;
Rejoice, for many miracles are made manifest at your reliquary;
Rejoice, giver to us of a source of holy water and healing;
Rejoice, for from this water many who are afflicted received
healing;
Rejoice, our blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
America's most glorious doer of wonders.
ELEVENTH KONTAKION
O Holy Father, from your hermitage in the North, in the midst of
the wilds of nature, you sang ceaseless praises to the Holy Trinity.
Moved by the Spirit you foresaw the great flowering of this
vineyard planted in the soil of America and you called out with the
angels of Heaven: Alleluia
ELEVENTH IKOS
To all future members of the monastic order, you are a source of
light and illumination. For you foretold, O Blessed One, the
founding of a monastery and of an archbishop's throne in this land.
Today a choir of hierarchs and of monastics glorifies you in these
words:
Rejoice, instructor of monastics and converser with angels;
Rejoice, most glorious founder of the ascetic way in our land;
Rejoice, foreseer of the growth of this great vineyard of Christ;
Rejoice, fulfillment of this prophecy to the coming generations;
Rejoice, giver of a true image of the monastic way;
Rejoice, for your love is made manifest to all;
Rejoice, our blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
America's most glorious doer of wonders.
TWELFTH KONTAKION
Seeing your grace and your great boldness before God, we entreat
you, O blessed father Herman, to pray fervently to the Lord, that
He will protect His Holy Church from faithlessness and schism,
from false teaching and willfulness, that we may sing to God Who
has dealt bountifully with us: Alleluia
TWELFTH IKOS
We praise your glorification, O Blessed One, we bless you, O most
powerful Intercessor and Protector of our Church, and with love
we sing to you:
Rejoice, protector of all who honor you;
Rejoice, speedy responder and helper to all;
Rejoice, founder of Orthodoxy in our land;
Rejoice, strengthener of those who come to the Orthodox Faith;
Rejoice, most glorious protector of the Church in America;
Rejoice, her first saint and her wondrous Father;
Rejoice, our blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
America's most glorious doer of wonders.
THIRTEENTH KONTAKION
O Most glorious favorite of God, Our Blessed Father Herman,
Accept this humble prayer we offer up in praise to you. Standing
now before the Throne of the Almighty Lord, ceaselessly pray for
us. In joy we sing to God: Alleluia
(Three times followed by the first Ikos and the first Kontakion)
FIRST IKOS
The Creator of the Angelic Hosts, called you, Father Herman, to
proclaim the Orthodox faith in the new land and to be the founder
of the monastic way in the remote lands of the North. You were
sent, as was the Apostle Paul, to those sitting in darkness so that
the light of Orthodoxy might brightly shine to all the ends of the
world. We, the inhabitants of the American continents, bring you
this thanksgiving and sing this song of praise to you, our heavenly
protector:
Rejoice, our Father Herman, our glory, our adornment;
Rejoice, bringer of the light of the true faith to our lands;
Rejoice, gatherer of your own glory by your great spiritual effort;
Rejoice, most honored branch of Valaam Monastery;
Rejoice, praise and joy of the Church in America;
Rejoice, comforter and protector of all of us;
Rejoice, our blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
America's most glorious doer of wonders.
FIRST KONTAKION
O Chosen Doer of Wonders, most glorious favorite of Christ,
our God bearing Father Herman, Alaska's adornment, the joy of all
Orthodox in America.
We sing to you, our heavenly protector and powerful intercessor
before God, these songs of praise.
Cease not to pray for your children, who cry fervently to you:
Rejoice our blessed Father Herman of Alaska,
America's most glorious doer of wonders.
Priest: Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Priest: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Priest: Commemorating our most holy, most pure, most blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and ever Virgin Mary with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For Thine is the majesty, and Thine are the Kingdom and the power and the glory: of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Priest: Let us attend. Wisdom! Let us attend.
The Prokeimenon
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His Saints.
Choir: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His Saints.
Priest: What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits towards me?
Choir: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His Saints.
Priest: Precious in the sight of the Lord
Choir: is the death of His Saints.
Priest: Let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Priest: For holy art Thou, O our God, who restest in the saints, and unto Thee we ascribe glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Priest: Let every breath praise the Lord!
Choir: Let every breath praise the Lord!
Priest: Praise God in His sanctuary! Praise Him in His mighty firmament!
Choir: Let every breath praise the Lord!
Priest: Let every breath
Choir: praise the Lord!
Priest: And that we may be accounted worthy of hearing the HolyGospel, let us pray to the Lord God.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Priest: Wisdom, let us attend. Let us hear the Holy Gospel! Peace be unto all!
Choir: And to your spirit.
Priest: The reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee!
Priest: Let us attend!
(Matthew 7: 7-17)
The Lord said: "Ask and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him!"
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee!
Priest: O Blessed Father Herman, pray unto God for us!
Choir: O Blessed Father Herman, pray unto God for us!
Priest: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
Choir: now and ever and unto ages of ages, Amen.
It is truly meet to bless you, O Theotokos, ever blessed, and most pure and the Mother of our God; More honorable than the cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than the seraphim, without defilement you gave birth to God the Word. True Theotokos we magnify you.
Priest: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great goodness, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Priest: Again we pray for His Beatitude the Most Blessed Metropolitan Herman, His Grace our Right Reverend Bishop (N.N.), for priests, deacons, and all other clergy and for all our brethren in Christ.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Priest: Again we pray for the President of our country, for all civil authorities, and for our armed forces everywhere.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Priest: Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, and visitation for the servant(s) of God (N.N.) , and for the pardon and remission of their sins.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Priest: Furthermore we pray to Thee, O Lord our God, that the voice of our petition and prayer be heard; have mercy upon Thy servant(s) (N.N.), in Thy grace and goodness, and fulfill all their supplications, and pardon them their transgressions both voluntary and involuntary; that their petitions and alms be acceptable before the throne of Thy Majesty, and protect them from all visible and invisible enemies, from all attacks, misfortune and sorrow, and save them from illness, and grant them health and length of days: we pray Thee, O Lord, hearken and have mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Priest: Look, O Master Lover of mankind with Thy merciful eye upon Thy servant (s) (N.N.), and hearken to our prayers offered in faith, for Thou thyself hast said: What things so ever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them, and again: Ask, and it shall be given you, therefore, though unworthy, but trusting upon Thy mercy, we ask: grant Thy grace, to Thy servant (s) (N.N.), and fulfill all (his, her, their) good desires, preserve (him, her, them) in peace and tranquility; in health and length of days all (his, her, their) life, we pray Thee, hearken quickly and graciously have mercy.
(Additional petitions are given at the end for special occasions.)
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Priest: Furthermore we pray of the people here present, awaiting from Thee great and bountiful mercies, for all the brethren and for all Christians.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Priest: Hear us, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth, and to those who are far off upon the sea; and show mercy, O Master, upon us sinners, and be merciful unto us. For Thou art a merciful God Who lovest mankind, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Priest: Let us pray to our Blessed Father Herman of Alaska!
Choir: O Blessed Father Herman of Alaska, pray unto God for us!
Priest: O most wondrous, favorite of God, our blessed Father Herman, as a good laborer you did your great spiritual work in a harsh climate in this land. In your service to God, you were faithful in the little things. And, as the Lord said: "You have been faithful over a little, I well set you over much." Now, when this word has been fulfilled in you, the Lord has set you over our whole Church, as her heavenly protector. We all call to you in fervent prayer: Entreat the Lord to keep our Holy Church steadfast in Orthodoxy and to reveal her to be an adornment of our land. May He protect her from all the dark powers of the enemy and drive out all adversaries. May He grant us purity of faith and beauty of soul. Pray He will grant us all the spirit of peace and love, the spirit of humility and meekness and drive out the sin of pride. Save us from self praise. Be our guard from false teachings. Give healing to the sick; to the sorrowful be a comfort. To those who hunger for spiritual truth, give the heavenly food; that we may attain our true desire, and receive the good reward at the final Judgment. With all the saints we will praise with song: the Life creating Trinity, the Ineffable Father, the True and Only-Begotten Son, the Comforter, Holy Spirit, for ever.
Choir: Amen.
PRAYER TO THE BLESSED HERMAN OF ALASKA
Choir: Amen.
Priest: Wisdom! Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Choir: More honorable than the Cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim: without defilement you gave birth to God the Word: true Theotokos we magnify you!
Priest: Glory to Thee, O Christ our God and our hope, glory to Thee!
Choir: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, Amen. Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Father (Master) Bless.
Priest: May Christ our true God, through the prayers of his Most Pure Mother, the Birth giver of God, through the prayers of our father among the saints, Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow, Enlightener of the Aleuts, Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow, Enlightener of North America, the Confessor, John of Shanghai and San Francisco, the Wonderworker, Nikolai of South Canaan, Bishop of Zhicha, Raphael Bishop of Brooklyn, the holy Hieromartyrs, Juvenal of Iliamna, Alexander and John, Peter the Aleut, Martyr of San Francisco, the Venerable Herman of Alaska and all America, the Wonderworker, the holy and Righteous Forebears of God Joachim and Ann, the holy and Righteous Alexis of Wilkes-Barre and Minneapolis, and Yakov, enlightener of the native peoples of Alaska, and all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, for He is a Good God and lovest Mankind.
Choir: Amen.
(If it be a service for the sick, the three following petitions may be read.)
Priest: Healer of souls and bodies, with broken and repentant hearts we fall down before Thee. Heal every sickness and evil passion afflicting Thy servant(s)____. Forgive (him, her, them) every transgression, whether voluntary or involuntary, and in the goodness of Thy heart quickly raise (him, her, them) from (his, her, their) bed(s) of illness, we beg Thee, Lord hear us and have mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Priest: O Merciful Lord, Who desires not the death of the sinner, but that he should turn from his wickedness and live, take pity on Thy servant(s) ___. Heal (his, her, their) sickness, take away the pain, forgive (his, her, their) sins, for we are conceived in sin, and our hearts incline to evil even from birth. As Thou didst deliver the daughter of Jairus from the jaws of death, stretch forth Thy strong right hand and raise (him, her, them) from this bed of pain and restore (him, her, them) quickly to health, we beg Thee, Lord, hear us and have mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Priest: O Lord, by the touch of Thy hand Peter's mother-in-law was healed of her fever. By the tender mercy of Thy compassionate heart heal today the illness of Thy servant(s)___, for (his, her, their) affliction is great, (he, she, they) has (have) no hope except in Thee, O fountain of healings, we beg Thee, Lord, hear us and have mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
(If it be a service for those about to travel, the following petitions may be read.)
Priest: O Lord Who gloriously delivered Joseph from his brothers' jealousy, and led him to Egypt, where he prospered in all things through Thy blessing, bless also Thy servant(s)___, as (he, she, they) begin (his, her, their) travels, and make (his, her, their) journey to be peaceful and profitable, we beg Thee, hear us and have mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Three times)
Priest: O Lord, Who didst send Thy angel to travel with Isaac and Tobias, who enabled them to complete their journey in peace; send Thine angel of peace to Thy servant(s) who pray(s) to Thee, that he may guide (him, her, them) in all good deeds, and deliver (him, her, them) from all enemies both visible and invisible, and enable (him, her, them) to return in safety, peace and prosperity, for the glory of Thy name, we beg Thee, hear us and have mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Priest: O Lord, who didst accompany Luke and Cleopas on the road to Emmaus, and didst make them to return to Jerusalem with their hearts burning with the joy of Thy resurrection, send Thy grace and divine blessing to accompany Thy servant(s) and guide (him, her, them) in every good work, to the glory of Thy Holy Name. Preserve (him, her, them) in health, and bring (him, her, them) back to us again in due time, we beg Thee, our merciful protector, hear us and have mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
(If the persons are to travel by Sea the following petitions may be read)
Priest: O Lord, Who dost rebuke the winds and the seat and by a single word didst calm the waves and give peace to Thine apostles when they were storm-tossed in the ship; we receive also the prayers of Thy servant(s) who come(s) to Thee in faith. Bless (his, her, their) voyage; grant (him, her, them) a calm, peaceful, and untroubled journey, we beg Thee, hear us and have mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Priest: O Saviour, Who didst walk upon the water as if it were dry land, and didst save Peter from drowning By Thine Almighty right hand, deliver Thy servant(s) who pray(s) to Thee in faith, and preserve (his, her, their) journey from tempests and stormy winds. Bless (his, her, their) voyage and restore (him, her, them) to (his, her, their) home(s) in peace, we beg Thee, hear us and have mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Priest: Send Thine angel, O merciful Lord, to accompany (him, her, them) on (his, her, their) way, and to guard (his, her) soul and body (their souls and bodies). Preserve and shelter (him, her, them) from all enemies, both visible and invisible. Deliver (him, her, them) by Thy might from all tribulation and danger, from sickness and accidents. In due time restore (him, her, them) to (his, her, their) home(s) in safety, to the glory of Thy Holy Name, we beg Thee, all powerful Master, hear us and have mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
(This Prayer is said before his holy relics or before his holy icon on the day of his glorification August 9/July 27)
O Almighty God, We praise and glorify You, Our Lord and Creator. All the earth, and everything within it, acknowledges You as Creator, the Eternal Father. Heaven and earth, angels and men, together, praise and glorify You. The most glorious company of Apostles, the praiseworthy fellowship of the prophets, the great and noble gathering of Martyrs, the whole community of the saints, all praise You. We the members of the holy community on earth pray: Make us worthy with all the saints in Heaven, especially the newly glorified elder, the blessed Herman of Alaska, to reign in Your everlasting glory. On this day the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church praises and glorifies You, our God, in joyful thanksgiving. The heirs and children of the Holy Church of Christ which you, O Blessed Father Herman, and your holy companions planted here, now flowering and growing throughout this great continent, gather at your reliquary. We gaze at your relics in the knowledge that your soul joins together with the Apostles, Prophets, Martyrs, Saints and the Heavenly Hosts before the throne of the Most Merciful God in praise of the Holy Trinity. O Blessed Hermit of Spruce Island, good teacher of the faith in the Holy Trinity, and our spiritual father, intercede before the throne of Almighty God, for peace within the Church; the dispelling of all disunity, faithlessness and discord. Come to the aid of our spiritual leaders that they may always be true and effective instruments of the Holy Spirit, with the power to proclaim the evangelical truths, with the wisdom to enlighten the unenlightened, with the spirit to inspire all to love the knowledge of God; with the perseverance to defend the Church, even unto death, from all enemies both within and without and at all times. May the hearts of your spiritual children be filled with that faith and love of the Holy Church which you manifested in your holy life; praying to Him to deliver us from the temptations which cause us to fall; renew our child-like faith in our Heavenly Father; place our trust in God, and in Him alone; satisfy our thirst for the true knowledge of God; teach us to serve God faithfully; transfigure our life that it may truly reflect the image and likeness of God. O Holy Father and Patron of the Church in America: be a physician to the weak in faith; be a support to the fallen; be a defender to the defenseless; be a bulwark of strength to the weary in spirit; be a guide to the travelers by sea, by land and by air; be our heavenly intercessor. O Blessed Father Herman of Alaska, together with all the saints and the heavenly hosts, pray to God that on each of us He will bestow wisdom for our mind, strength for our will, light for our spirit, enabling us to attain to the true peace of life which is from God alone. We praise with joyous and grateful hearts, the Life-Creating Trinity: Father Almighty, Only-Begotten Son, Comforter, Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
