From this minute, let us strive above all else to love God and do his holy will.St. Herman of Alaska

Synaxis of All Saints of Alaska

Commemorated on September 24 , also December 12

On September 24, 1794, the first formal Orthodox Mission in North America was established in Kodiak.

St. Herman of Alaska, the Venerable Wonderworker, and First Saint of America – Commemorated December 13, November 15 and August 9

One time, St. Herman was asked, “How do you, Fr. Herman, manage to live alone in the forest, don’t you get bored?” He answered “No, I’m not alone there! There is God, and God is everywhere! There are holy angels! How can one be bored with them? With whom is it more pleasant and better to converse, angels or people? Angels, of course!”

“And I, a sinner, have been trying to love God for more than forty years, and cannot say that I perfectly love Him. If we love someone we always remember him and try to please him; day and night our heart is occupied with that object.

Is that how you, gentlemen, love God? Do you often turn to Him, do you always remember Him, do you always pray to Him and fulfill His holy commandments?