Wednesday, August 8, 2007

9 August: Akathist for St. Herman of Alaska


The Monks of St. Issac of Syria Skete, "St. Herman of Alaska" [Egg Tempura and Gold Leaf on Wood]


from this day
from this hour
from this very minute
let us strive to love god above all else
and to do god's will

-Herman of Alaska

1 comment:

Dr. Russell Norman Murray said...

Good words. I recently visited an Orthodox Church, which used his name in theirs.