O Lord, Lord, Who upholdest all things in the most pure hollow of Thy hand, Who art long-suffering toward us all, and repentest Thee at our wickedness, remember Thy compassion and Thy mercy. Look upon us with thy goodness; grant unto us also by Thy grace, through the remainder of the present day, to avoid the divers subtle snares of the Evil One, and keep our lives unassailed, through the grace of Thine all-holy Spirit.
Through the mercy and love of man of thine onlybegotten Son, with whom thou art blessed, together with thine all-holy, and good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
(Fifth Prayer, Presanctified Liturgy)
An Early English Life of St Herman of Alaska
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The article that follows is, as far as I know, the first English-language
life of St Herman of Alaska. It originally appeared under the title “Herman
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