6 October: Glorification of St. Innocent of Moscow, Apostle to Alaska The Aposticha at Great Vespers Kuskokwim Chant ‐ Tone 6 Sticheron 1 arr. from Abb. Kievan Chant Soprano Alto

Called to the New World by the grace of God as a skilled helmsman

Tenor Bass

of the ship of Christ, you en‐‐ dured dan gers on the sea,

as you led those adrift in darkness, delusion, and the storms of

pas‐‐‐ sions to the calm harbor of sal va tion. Pray for us now,

Ho‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ ly Fa‐ ther In no cent, // be fore the Ho ly Trin i ty!

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Cantor: Choir:

The steps of a good man are or‐ dered by the Lord.

Sticheron 2

A prophet raised up from a‐‐‐ mong the Al e uts heard from an angel

that you would jour‐‐ ney a far, leav ‐ ing your family to speak with a

great man. Once his words had been ful‐ filled, by the infinite

wis‐‐ dom and mer cy of God we re ‐ ceived you again as the first

bishop to rule our land. //

~ pg 2 ~ Kuskokwim River Chant Oct 6: St. Innocent of Moscow Tone 6 Aposticha | Great Vespers

bish‐ op to rule our land. // Intercede now for the flock you have

gath‐ ered!

Cantor: Choir:

The Lord knows the way of the up‐ right, and their in‐‐‐ her it ance

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shall be for‐‐ ev er. People of two continents with different

tongues and cus‐ toms rejoice today through you in the mystery of the

tongues of Pentecost Kuskokwim River Chant Oct 6: St. Innocent of Moscow Tone 6 Aposticha | Great Vespers

tongues of Pen‐‐ te cost and in the fall of the cursèd tower of

hu‐‐ man pride, which kept at enmity all the na tions of the earth,

until they were caught in the net of faith // worshipping the con‐‐ sub

stan‐‐‐ tial Trin i ty.

~ pg 4 ~ 6 October: Glorification of St. Innocent of Moscow, Apostle to Alaska Aposticha ~ Glory Glory verse Reader: Glory in the sixth tone! Kuskokwim Chant ‐ Tone 6 Verse arr. from Abb. Kievan Chant Soprano Alto

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Ho‐ ly Spir‐ it;

Tenor Bass Glory Sticheron

In mortal danger from a storm at sea, you looked to the North

Star of the Church of Christ, and, through the prayers of Saint Herman

of A‐‐ las ka, found grace and de ‐‐ liv ’rance. // With him now in ‐

ter‐ cede for our souls!

Musical setting © 2020 Fr. Simeon and Mat. Beth Johnson | Text © 2020, Orthodox Church in America Permission to Copy for Liturgical use only. All other rights reserved. Octoechos ‐ Saturday Evening: Aposticha | Tone 6 Aposticha Theotokion Reader: In the Sixth tone! Glory to the Father, and to the Son, Tone 6 ‐ Kuskokwim Chant and to the Holy Spirit; arr. from Kievan Chant Soprano Alto

now and ever, and unto ag‐‐ es of ag es. A‐ men.

Tenor Bass Theotokion

My Mak‐‐ er and Re deem‐ er, Christ the Lord, was born of you,

OmostpureVir‐‐ gin. By ac‐ cept ing my nature, He freed Adam

from his an‐‐ cient curse. Un‐‐‐ ceas ing ly we magnify you as the Moth

er of God! Rejoice, O ce‐‐ les tial Joy! Re‐ joice, O La ‐ dy: //

the protection ...

Musical setting © 2020 Fr. Simeon and Mat. Beth Johnson | Text © 2020, Orthodox Church in America, Diocese of Alaska Permission to Copy for Liturgical use only. All other rights reserved. Kuskokwim River Chant Octoechos ‐ Saturday Evening: Tone 6 Aposticha | Theotokion

the protection, intercession and sal‐‐ va tion of our souls!

~ pg 2 ~