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This powerful akathist can be found in most Orthodox prayer books and online. Just search for “Akathist Glory to God for...
09/05/2026

This powerful akathist can be found in most Orthodox prayer books and online. Just search for “Akathist Glory to God for All Things”

This Akathist, also called the “Akathist of Thanksgiving,” was found among the effects of Protopresbyter Gregory Petrov upon his death in a prison camp in 1940. The title is from the words of Saint John Chrysostom as he was dying in exile. It is a song of praise from amidst the most terrible sufferings attributed to Metropolitan Tryphon of Turkestan.

Kontakion 1

Everlasting King, Thy will for our salvation is full of power. Thy right arm controls the whole course of human life. We give Thee thanks for all Thy mercies, seen and unseen. For eternal life, for the heavenly joys of the Kingdom which is to be. Grant mercy to us who sing Thy praise, both now and in the time to come. Glory to Thee, O God, from age to age.

Ikos 1

I was born a weak, defenseless child, but Thine angel spread his wings over my cradle to defend me. From birth until now Thy love has illumined my path, and has wondrously guided me towards the light of eternity; from birth until now the generous gifts of Thy providence have been marvelously showered upon me. I give Thee thanks, with all who have come to know Thee, who call upon Thy name.

Glory to Thee for calling me into being
Glory to Thee, showing me the beauty of the universe
Glory to Thee, spreading out before me heaven and earth
Like the pages in a book of eternal wisdom
Glory to Thee for Thine eternity in this fleeting world
Glory to Thee for Thy mercies, seen and unseen
Glory to Thee through every sigh of my sorrow
Glory to Thee for every step of my life’s journey
For every moment of glory
Glory to Thee, O God, from age to age

My brother in Christ, Silouan is an amazing poet! Read the poem in its entirety on his Substack. “No saint had ever pray...
06/05/2026

My brother in Christ, Silouan is an amazing poet! Read the poem in its entirety on his Substack.

“No saint had ever prayed upon that land,
Nor even faerie frollicked underneath
Its red clay filled with iron which they loathe;
Nor had the sanctifying breath
Of poets clad the sere mundane
In glyphed eternities.
Or so I thought; and so I felt.
Hot-burning manzanita and the smoke
Of large incessant fires; the drought
Which made good serious atheists
Perform rain-dances; rock
Black, porous, strewn
Through all the ranches where it fell
Out of a sky made crimson by the fire
Which came from parturition of the mount
Not so far distant from our house.
None would have guessed Sophia was divine
Whose tutor was that harsh topography;
Nor had a Keats on such unsupple worlds
Been learned to what he was; our bird
Was not the nightingale but the vulture; huge
Grim eater of the dead, a shaman – wise
But horrible and nothing like a dream.”

Chosen confessor and glorious ascetic of Christ, who illuminest the wholeworld by thine inspired words and thine endurin...
05/05/2026

Chosen confessor and glorious ascetic of Christ, who illuminest the whole
world by thine inspired words and thine enduring love for man, we glorify
thee who ever intercedest for our salvation and we sing this hymn of
thanksgiving unto thee: Rejoice, O holy Father Seraphim, bright luminary of
the latter times!

Inspired by thy Creator, thou didst seek the angelic life in the wilderness,
renouncing worldly vanities and choosing the one thing needful: our Lord
Jesus Christ. Adorned with faith and repentance, O wise Seraphim, thou didst
put our old enemy to shame by exposing his deceptions and establishing
Christ in the hearts of thy countrymen. Wherefore, being strengthened by the
grace of God we lift up our voices to thee

St. Seraphim Rose, pray for us!
05/05/2026

St. Seraphim Rose, pray for us!

UPDATE: I have confirmed that ROCOR is expected to make an official statement tomorrow with their decision. is reportin...
04/05/2026

UPDATE: I have confirmed that ROCOR is expected to make an official statement tomorrow with their decision.

is reporting that Fr. Seraphim has been canonized by ROCOR! I’m truly stunned at how fast this happened! Glory to God!

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