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Saint Innocent of Alaska

The liturgical texts of the Orthodox Church give insight into the life of St. Innocent of Alaska:

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Troparion— Tone 4

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O holy father Innocent / in obedience to the will of God / you accepted dangers and tribulations / bringing many peoples to the knowledge of truth. / You showed us the way, / now by your prayers help lead us into the Kingdom of Heaven.

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Troparion— Tone 2

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You evangelized the northern people of America and Asia, / proclaiming the Gospel of Christ to the natives in their own tongues. / O holy hierarch father Innocent, / enlightener of Alaska and all America, whose ways were ordered by the Lord, / pray to Him for the salvation of our souls in His Heavenly Kingdom!

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Kontakion — Tone 2

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A true celebration of the providence and grace of God / is your life, O holy father Innocent, Apostle to our land. / In hardships and dangers you toiled for the Gospel’s sake / and God delivered and preserved you unharmed. / From obscurity He highly exalted you as an example / that the Lord truly guides a man in the way he should go.

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Kontakion — Tone 2

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Your life, O holy father Innocent, Apostle to our Land, / proclaims the dispensation and grace of God! / For laboring in dangers and hardships for the Gospel of Christ / you were kept unharmed and exalted in humility. / Pray that He may guide our steps in the way we should go.

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For more about the life of Saint Innocent of Alaska (born Ivan Evseyevich Popov in 1797, died 1879), see https://www.oca.org/fs/st-innocent-of-alaska

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