1 \nService to Righteous Olga of Kwethluk, Wonderworker, Matushka of All Alaska \n \nOctober 27th (November 9th on the Julian Calendar) \n \nSmall Vespers \n \nStichera on Lord I Call \nTone One: Most Praiseworthy Martyrs \n \nO righteous mother Olga, though thy relics were yet covered by the frozen earth, thy loving \nprayers warmed the world. Uncovering thy precious relics and bowing before them in veneration, \nwe entreat thee: Pray always to Christ for those who suffer and sorrow. \n \nO generous mother Olga, thy holy relics are treasured in the village of Kwethluk, yet thy loving \nintercessions work wonders in every place. Marveling at the great love that abides in thee, we \nbend the knees of our heart in prayer to thee: Beseech Christ that our souls may yet be saved. \n \nO wise mother Olga, though we no longer know thee according to the flesh, yet beholding thine \nicon we see the beauty of thy spirit. Perceiving the Light and Wisdom of God dwelling in thee, we \nsupplicate thee: Entreat Christ to grant conversion to the erring and to us true contrition. \n \nGlory: Idiomelon: Tone Six \n \nO blessed Olga, thou art the joy of Kwethluk and the glory of the Church in Alaska. O kind-\nhearted and holy matushka, together with all the saints intercede for thy children, the faithful in \nAlaska and throughout the world, that we may obtain from Christ our true God healing for our \nsouls and also great mercy. \n \nNow and ever: eotokion: same tone \n \nO eotokos, thou art the true vine who hast put forth the Fruit of life. We pray to thee, O Lady: \nPray, together with the holy apostles, that he may be merciful to our souls. \n \nStichera Aposticha \nTone Two: House of Ephratah \n \nOrthodox Alaska, cradle of sanctity, America’s Northern Holy Land: adorn the temple where \nblessed Olga’s relics lie. \n \nv. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise befits the just. (Ps. 32:1) \n \nKuskokwim and Yukon, land of Alaska, all the Church of North America: join in the feast of \nrighteous Olga, the new wonderworker. \n \nv. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord, that walk in his ways. (Ps. 127:1) \n\n 2 \n \nHoly mother Olga, matushka of all Alaska, who workest wonders the world over: ceaselessly \nintercede for all faithful Orthodox Christians. \n \nGlory: Now and ever: eotokion \n \nEver-virgin Mother, mystical Bride, Daughter of the King: pray for us, O Virgin eotokos, \nbeloved of the Most Holy Trinity. \n \n\n 3 \nGreat Vespers \n \nStichera on Lord I Call \nTone Seven Idiomela \n \nCome, O ye faithful from many nations. \nCome, O ye children from every tribe and clan on Alaskan soil. \nLet us all hasten to blessed Matushka Olga, our holy helper, \nfor she always welcomes hungry children or those in need. \nShe quietly takes away our pain and suffering, \nshe humbly opens to us the way to peace and hope, // \nby directing us to the worship of the Holy Trinity, one in essence and undivided. (twice) \n \nToday the villages of Alaska rejoice in this holy feast, \nhaving gathered around thee, O mother, with faith and love, \nfor in thy presence, we discover we are children of the Creator. \nIn thy calmness, we encounter the Prince of Peace. \nPray for us, Árrsamquq, that we may love God and neighbor \nthrough self-sacrifice, humility and constant prayer, // \nfollowing thy holy example, O woman favored of God. (twice) \n \nToday we celebrate a woman of great holiness, \nour blessed mother Olga, matushka of all Alaska, \nrevealed by the Creator as a person in the likeness of God, \nfull of compassion, mercy, and unfailing love. \nContinue, O holy Olga, to intercede for the broken-hearted, \nupli the despondent and those who feel alone, // \nfor we all have thee as our consolation from the Lord. \n \nToday we celebrate the glorification \nof an Alaskan-born woman of unwavering faith, \nour blessed mother Olga, matushka of those living on Alaskan lands, \nthe boast of Kwethluk, the wealth of the Kuskokwim and Yukon rivers. \nrough thee, Árrsamquq, God’s glory is revealed in humility and quietness. \nO humble Yup’ik handmaiden, teach us patience and longsuffering. \nGrant that we may learn to hold our tongue, // \nreserving it to give glory to God Who is wondrous in his saints. \n \n\n 4 \n \nO holy mother of the faithful in Alaska, \nwhose compassion extends throughout the world to those in need: \nIn life, thy loving kindness warmed the villages of the Kuskokwim, \nclothing the naked, feeding the hungry, and encouraging the distressed. \nIn glory now, thy loving hands restore the battered and abused, \nrevealing to all the new creation possible in Christ our Lord, \nrenewing our youth like the eagle’s// \nso that our souls may soar to the kingdom of heaven. \n \nIn days of old, Saint Peter spoke of holy women who trusted in God, \nbeing adorned with ‘a meek and quiet spirit. ’ \nSaint Olga is such a woman who arose in our days, \nwhose example teaches us to walk in the fear of God \nthrough small acts of kindness and expressions of modesty, \nby being a shelter for those beset by the effects of evil actions. \nWe thank thee for thy kindness and love towards us. // \nPray thou to the merciful God that he may save our souls. \n \nGlory: Tone Eight \n \nRejoice today, O faithful of the Orthodox Church, \nfor ye have gained a mighty intercessor before God: \nthe holy Árrsamquq, matushka of all Alaska! \nA humble woman who teaches us through kind words \nand leads us by her holy example of Christian love, \nshe shelters those in need and cares for them as her own children, \nbringing healing and peace to hearts that others have wounded. \nNow she stands in prayer before the Most Holy Trinity // \nasking for the salvation of our souls. \n \nNow and ever: eotokion \n \ne King of heaven, in his love for man, appeared on earth and dwelt among men. He took flesh \nfrom a pure Virgin, and aer assuming it, he came forth from her. e Son is one, twofold in \nnature, but not in person. erefore, proclaiming him as perfect God and perfect man, we confess \nChrist our God. Entreat him, O unwedded Mother, to have mercy on our souls. \n \nParemia (Old Testament Lections) \n \n1. Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 \n2. Wisdom of Solomon 5:15-6:3 \n3. Wisdom of Solomon 4:7-15 \n \n \n\n 5 \nAt the Lity \nTone Five Idiomelon \n \nRejoice, O Saint Olga, our righteous mother, for thou hast received the traditions of thine elders, \nwho loved God in a pure Orthodox manner, and thou didst preserve and hand down those \ntraditions as a treasure more precious than gold. ine Orthodox faith was manifest in thy \nhumble and pious way of life, in thy love for thy neighbor and thy fear of God. May that same \nfaith make us humble and reverent, that we too may come to know the joys of those who truly \nlove and serve Christ the Lord: through thy holy intercessions and God’s great mercy. \n \nGlory: same tone \n \nA star of sanctity shines brightly over the Kuskokwim, bringing hope and comfort to those who \nrejoice in its light: our blessed mother Olga of Kwethluk, a physician of afflictions of soul and \nbody and a quick intercessor for those in need. Pray now, O righteous mother, that our souls may \nbe saved. \n \nNow and ever: eotokion \n \nO pure Virgin Lady eotokos, our hope that cannot be put to shame, be our protection and our \ndeliverance from the grievous trials and tribulations that beset us. Together with holy Olga and all \nthe saints, entreat thy Son and our God that he may pour out upon us his rich mercy. \n \n \n\n 6 \nStichera Aposticha \nTone Four: Called from Above \n \nou wast given the grace of cures and healing; \nhaving been faithful in little, thou wast given authority over much \nTo a woman suffering in spirit and oppressed by her past, \nthou didst outstretch thy loving arms, \nliing her up and restoring her to wholeness and life. \nWherefore, O holy matushka, comforter of the suffering, \nwe join her in honoring thy holy memory, // \nglorifying our God who is wondrous in his Saints. \n \nv. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise befits the just. (Ps. 32:1) \n \nIn the remote wilderness of the Alaskan tundra, \ngreat beauty has arisen like the warm sun of spring: \nOur blessed mother Árrsamquq, the kind and merciful, \nwho brings comfort and healing to those in need. \nTouching them with her gentle and loving hands, \nlooking at them with a calm and peaceful gaze, \nshe reminds them to fear not, // \nfor it is the Father’s good pleasure to give them the kingdom. \n \nv. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord, that walk in his ways. (Ps. 127:1) \n \nMothers who have lost their children while still in the womb \nturn to thee, O holy midwife of Kwethluk, \nasking in prayer that their unborn be protected in thy care \nand safely born into the world to give glory to God. \nAnd as once in Kwethluk, so now thou dost race unto their aid, \ncaring for them until their children can be born, \ngranting them to see the fruit of their womb // \nand through the Virgin eotokos, peace and great mercy. \n \nGlory... \n \nWithout reading any books, thou didst become divinely wise, \nfor thou didst read all of Creation as a book from God. \ne words from the divine services so deeply touched thy soul, \nthat thou didst sing by heart all the hymns from every feast, \nstanding with thy sisters and looking towards the icon of the Mother of God. \ny simple example showed them how to imitate holy women of old, // \nby living in piety, modesty, humility, and the fear of the Lord. \n \nNow and ever: eotokion \n\n 7 \n \nLook on the entreaties of thy servants, O blameless one. Stop all the terrible attacks against us, \nfreeing us from every affliction, for we have only thee as our sure and firm anchor. Do not let us \nbe put to shame, O Lady, for we call on thee for our intercession. Hasten to pray for those who \ncall in faith: Rejoice, O Lady, help of all, the joy and shelter and salvation of our souls! \n \n \n\n 8 \nTroparion \nTone Four \n \nTanqilria Arrsamquq, aanaulria Alaska-mek, \nAgayutem cucukluku cikiutekaa wangkutnun, \nikayurisqelluku ayuqenrilngurnek arenqiallugutengqellrianek, \ncali nasvitaakut wangkuta kenkakun yuyaramek \nayuqestassiigutnguluku tamamtenun pistainun Agayutem, \ncali kingunrakun ayaasqelluta Qiliim Angayuqauvianun. \nTaumek ilungluta kaigavikarput ikayuusqelluta: \nTanqilria aanaput Arrsamquq, tamamta irniarpeni agayuskut, \nAnirtuumallerkarput pitekluku naklekutiikun Agayutem. \n \nGod has chosen a humble mother from Alaska to be an example for all the servants of God; he \nhas given us Saint Olga as a helper in afflictions and as a guide to leading a life of sacrificial love. \nerefore we entreat thee, O holy mother Olga: pray that we, thy sinful children, may be saved \nand rejoice with thee in the Kingdom of Heaven. \n \nGlory: Now and ever: eotokion \n \ne mystery hidden from eternity and unknown to the angels, through thee, O eotokos, is \nrevealed to those on earth: God made flesh in a union without confusion and willingly accepting \nthe Cross for us, by which he resurrected the first-formed man and saved our souls from death. \n \n\n 9 \nMatins \n \nSessional Hymn \nTone Six: e Angelic Powers \n \nWhen a woman distraught by attacks from her peers hastened to the Church to pray for guidance \nfrom the Lord, Saint Olga appeared in answer to her prayer, instructing her first to pray: ‘Lord, \nhold not this sin against them, for they know not what they do.’ And then to proclaim ‘Christ is \nrisen!’ Truly risen Lord, glory to thee. \n \nGlory: Now and ever: eotokion \n \ne apostle omas came to thy tomb expecting to find thee in the grave, but thou hadst been \ntaken to heaven in soul and body and enthroned as Queen of creation. Interceding together with \nrighteous Olga and all the saints, pray that we may be freed from our deadly passions. O \neotokos, Mother of our King and our God, glory to thee. \n \nSessional Hymn \nTone Two: When ou Didst Descend \n \nWhen a mother was distraught at her child’s illness, O blessed Olga, in response to her prayer \nthou didst appear, revealing that her son’s pure soul would soon be received by the hands of God \nand causing her to cry out with great faith: ‘O Source of life eternal, Christ our God, glory to \nthee!’ \n \nGlory: Now and ever: eotokion: same tone \n \nWhen thou gavest birth to the Timeless One, O eotokos, thou didst open for us a way to \neternity. Now intercede for us sinners, O blessed Virgin, helping us to redeem the time, for the \ndays are evil. O Mother of Life everlasting and protectress of Christians, glory to thee! \n \nMagnification \n \nNanraramteggen elpet, tanqilria atauwaulria cali Aanaput Arrsamquq, \ncali nanrararput tanqilria yuucin elpet; \nassirivkarilria arenqiallugtellrianek, \ncali kenkakun kaigatestevvut ciuqerra’ani Naklegtalriim Agayutem. \n \nWe magnify thee, O holy and righteous mother Olga, and we honor thy holy memory, O healer of \nthose in afflictions and loving intercessor before the merciful God. \n \nVerses: \n \nI waited patiently for the Lord, and he was attentive unto me and heard my supplication. \nHe set my feet upon a rock and ordered my steps aright. \n\n 10 \nI saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand, that I may not be moved. \nLet all thy works praise thee, O Lord. \nLet thy saints bless thee. \nKnow also that the Lord hath made wondrous his holy one. \nHe labored forever and shall live unto the end. \ne Lord preserves the souls of his saints. \ne saints shall boast in glory and shall rejoice upon their beds. \nPrecious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. \nSing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. \n \nSessional Hymn aer the Polyeleos \nTone Five: e Word Co-eternal \n \nCome, let us learn of our blessed mother Olga, that we may be grateful in all things to the Holy \nTrinity, who feeds even the birds of the air, for with humble kindness she embraced all, far and \nnear; no one at her door was a stranger, and none went away without a gi from her hand. \n \nGlory: Now and ever: eotokion \n \nWe delight to magnify thy mysteries, O eotokos, who didst conceive thy Creator in thine ever-\nvirgin womb and gavest birth to the Infinite in a cave of earth. We glorify thee as the beginning of \nour salvation, the gateway of God, our entrance into eternity, the Mother of our Resurrection. \n \nProkeimenon \nTone Four \n \nI waited patiently for the Lord, and he was attentive unto me and heard my supplication. \n \nV . He set my feet upon a rock and ordered my steps aright. \n \nGospel: Pericope 74, Matthew 18:1–11 \n \nPost-Gospel Sticheron \nTone Six \n \nAs our Lord was moved to compassion upon seeing the multitudes, so wast thou moved to \ncompassion upon seeing those in need. As the seasons changed, so did the labor of thy \ncompassionate hands. In the renewal of springtime, thou didst feed the villagers with what was \ncaught in the wilds. In the warmth of summer, thou didst preserve for them netfuls of fish for the \nfreezing months to come. In the confinement of fall and winter, thy handiwork would bring them \nwarmth in the cold. At every season and every hour, thou didst fulfill the commandments of thy \nLord: now living forever beyond all seasons and times, intercede for us, O holy mother Olga, \nbefore the Sustainer of all life. \n \n \n\n 11 \nCanon \nTone Two \n \nOde One \n \nIrmos: In the days of old a mighty force destroyed all the host of Pharaoh in the deep; but when \nthe Word became flesh, the most glorious Lord blotted out all the wickedness of sin, for gloriously \nhas he been glorified. \n \nR. Righteous mother Olga, pray to God for us. \n \nIn the days of old God gave Aaron to Moses as a support for his stammering tongue; now do thou \nthyself, O Word, support my tongue and provide it a word, accustomed as it is to stuttering the \nwords of sin, that I may praise Olga, whom thou hast glorified. \n \nroughout the ages God has raised up holy women as mothers in the Faith to be helpers of the \nChristian people, intercessors for believers, and examples of righteous conduct for all, and in \nthese latter days he added to their ranks Saint Olga, in whom he is glorified. \n \nrough his saints—Herman and Innocent, Y akov and Juvenaly—the Lord brought his saving \nGospel to the native peoples of Alaska. e saints’ preaching and teaching, as a sowing of \nsalvation, fell on good soil, and now from that soil springs forth righteous Olga, that the Lord may \never be glorified. \n \nFrom the root of Jesse blossomed forth life, salvation, and joy for the world when the Virgin Bride \ngave birth in the flesh to the eternal Word by whom all things were made, while the angels in \nheaven cried: ‘In the highest has he been glorified. ’ \n \nOde ree \n \nIrmos: e desert, the barren Church of the gentiles, has blossomed like a lily at thy coming, O \nLord, in which my heart has been established. \n \ne tundra, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, the Orthodox Christian Yup’ik people, have shaped a \nnew vessel of holiness, blessed Matushka Olga, as a meet offering to Christ. \n \nOrthodox Alaska, the northern Holy Land, has brought forth the righteous Olga, a new \nintercessor for the faithful throughout the world. \n \ne Church in America, a tender shoot planted by thy right hand, O Lord, celebrates her new \nsaint, Olga, who was thy healing to the four corners of the world. \n \ne all-holy Lady who alone gave birth to God in the flesh now stands before him praying for the \nChristian people, and accompanying her in prayer is blessed Olga. \n \n\n 12 \nSessional Hymns \nTone Four: Joseph Marveled \n \ne faithful marvel when they behold the great and many wonders accomplished by thy prayers, \nO holy Olga, and they glorify God who hath given thee such power to comfort the suffering and \ncorrect those who err. rough thee we experience the all-powerful love of God, crying out: e \nprayers of righteous Olga of Kwethluk are a balm and ointment for wounded souls. \n \nGlory: Now and ever: eotokion \n \nWise men came from afar to worship the Child who lay in thine arms, O all-holy eotokos, for \nthe Creator and Provider of all willed to be born of thee as Savior and Deliverer. Shepherds who \nabode nearby were also summoned by angelic heralds to witness Immortality clothed in mortal \nflesh, for from thee, O most holy Lady, Christ came forth to redeem me and raise me up from my \nfall. \n \nOde Four \n \nIrmos: ou didst come from a Virgin, not an ambassador nor an angel but the Lord himself \nincarnate, and thou didst save me, the whole man; therefore, I cry out to thee: Glory to thy power, \nO Lord. \n \nAs a worthy matushka, O Saint Olga, thou wast a helpmeet to thy husband and a true and loving \nmother to all the people of Kwethluk, generous with thy goods and wise in thy counsels. \n \ny hands were ever busy with works of love, O blessed mother, and the works of thy hands \nsupplied warm clothing to thy family, to other priests and parishes, and to all in want and in need. \n \ne Lord became man on account of his all-embracing love, and through thy generosity, O Olga, \nobedient handmaiden of the Savior, thou didst manifest the all-encompassing and self-emptying \nlove of Christ the Lord. \n \nFrom thee, O Virgin Mother, the Lord, bowing the heavens, came down for our salvation, and \nnow at thy prayers, and the prayers of thy handmaid, Olga, he parts the heavens once more to \nwork wonders for his faithful people. \n \nOde Five \n \nIrmos: O Enlightenment of those who lie in darkness, Salvation of the despairing, Christ my \nSavior, early in the morning I come before thee, the King of peace. Illumine me with thy radiance, \nfor I know no other god but thee. \n \nFaithful to the traditions of thine Orthodox Christian Yup’ik elders and the holy tradition of the \nRussian Orthodox Church brought to Alaska by the saints, thou wast a gentle bulwark of piety \nand humble reverence, O righteous mother. \n\n 13 \n \nO compassionate correction of those who err, O patient mother of thy children, O blessed \nMatushka Olga, we come before thee in our weakness and pain, O tender guide, and we ask thee \nto show us the way to healing in Christ, our true God and Savior. \n \nGreat are the accomplishments of faith, and the accomplishments of thy humble faith in Christ \nand his Church have greatly magnified thee as a new wonderworker, through whom Christ grants \nus swi cures, saving reproofs, and a mighty ally in spiritual battle. \n \nO dawn of our redemption and Mother of the Light, healer of those sick with passions, O \neotokos, we come before thee and ask thy prayers, and also the prayers of thy handmaid, Olga, \nfor we recognize these intercessions as our only hope. \n \nOde Six \n \nIrmos: Whirled about in an abyss of sins, I call on the unfathomable abyss of thy compassion: \nLead me up out of corruption, O God! \n \nAfflicted with grief and pain, suffering women encounter the all-abundant love of God by thy \nprayers, O Olga, and out of their desolation they behold the beauty of his healing. \n \nBeset with sorrow and losing hope, barren couples are granted children by thy prayers, O Olga, \nand the families of the Orthodox rejoice in God’s saints. \n \nGripped by confusion and despair, the lost children of Holy Church are found by thy prayers, O \nOlga, and led back to the true worship of God. \n \nTossed to and fro by the lashing winds of despondency and pride, I call upon thee, O good and \nbeneficent Lady: Most holy eotokos, save us! \n \n \n\n 14 \nKontakion \nTone Eight \n \nAtanemta Kristuussam tanqian nakegtalriim cali iquilnguum \nayautaaten ikayusqelluki nangteqelriit arenqiallugutnek nunamiutarnek, \ntaringesqelluki cali qarulluki tegumiaqesqelluku ukverat Agayutmun, \ntua-i Atanrem cikiutai nunuliutet akwarpak piugut. \nUllagkut kenkakun cali qarulluta \nakurtuusqelluki wangkutnun taitellri Agayutem. \nKaigavikamteggen agayutesqelluta, tanqilria aanaput Arrsamquq, \nikayusqelluta cali ciuliqagcesqelluta Agayutem pisqutii atuusqelluku \nanirtuumallerkaa pitekluku anernerput wangkuta. \n \nGuided by the heavenly light and touched by Christ’s rich mercy, thy loving hands heal the \nwounds of those hurt in the past. y so voice encourages all to remain faithful to God, for the \neternal Lord will give the steadfast a crown of life. O holy mother Olga, visit us with love and \nreassure us, that we may accept whatever cross we must bear as chosen by the merciful God and \nthat, through thy prayers, we do the will of God for the salvation of our souls. \n \nIkos \n \nAs the matushka of Kwethluk, thy hands were always busy with works of love, and now as a holy \nmother for all the Orthodox faithful, thou art ever occupied with prayer for those who stand in \nneed of help or healing. Witnessing the love of Christ revealed in thy life and wonders, O \nrighteous Olga, we thy children greet thee with these words of praise: Rejoice, O Saint Olga, boast \nof Kwethluk and the Kuskokwim, praise of the Yup’ik people, new wonderworker of Alaska and \nall the world! Taught by thine example and strengthened by thy supplications, may we always do \nthe will of God for the salvation of our souls. \n \n \n\n 15 \nOde Seven \n \nIrmos: When the golden idol was worshipped in the plain of Dura, thy three children despised \nthe godless order. rown into the fire, they were bedewed and sang: 'Blessed art thou, O God of \nour fathers.' \n \nSinging by heart the hymns of the Lord’s Passion and Pascha, O righteous mother, thou didst \nshow thyself to be a true initiate of the Mysteries of the Lord’s life and sufferings, a true child of \nHoly Church, and a true daughter of the God of our fathers. \n \nSince thou didst daily die to thyself through tireless works of self-emptying love, O blessed Olga, \nat the time of thine exodus thou didst pass through the stormy waves of death and dost even now \npartake of the light of Christ’s Resurrection. \n \nBecause thou didst put the passions to death in thy flesh, O holy matushka, now thy sacred relics \nstream with life and power. For those who approach them with faith, they are a pure spring \nstreaming with the sweet dew of God’s wonders. \n \ne clamorous instruments of the world call my heart to worship idols of gold and iron, but I flee \nto thy help, O Virgin. ough I am burning in temptation’s fire, nevertheless I sing: Blessed art \nthou among women, O Mother of God! \n \nOde Eight \n \nIrmos: e God who came down to the children of the Hebrews in the fiery furnace, and who \ntransformed the flame into dew, do all ye works praise as Lord, and exalt above all forever. \n \ne God who descended into Hades and ended the reign of death, and who commanded the \nstorms and seas, called upon the south wind to melt the ice and snow at the time of our blessed \nmother’s funeral. Exalt him above all forever. \n \nAlaskans came from the Yukon and Kuskokwim region and beyond, O righteous mother, to sing \nthee to thy rest, and the sudden spring-like weather was a sign that thou hast entered into the joy \nof thy Lord’s Paschal victory. Exalt him above all forever. \n \nAt the time of the uncovering of thy sacred relics, O blessed Olga, the Lord, who casts forth ice as \nmorsels and gives snow like wool, did quiet the blizzard that raged so that pilgrims could attend \nthy holy uncovering. Exalt him above all forever. \n \ne Lamb who was slain before the foundation of the world, who is the Word and Wisdom of the \nFather, born in time of the most holy Virgin Mother and crucified under Pontius Pilate, do all ye \nworks praise as Lord, and exalt above all forever. \n \n \n\n 16 \nOde Nine \n \nIrmos: e Son of the Father without beginning, God the Lord, has appeared to us made flesh of a \nVirgin, to give light to what is darkened and to gather together what is scattered: therefore we \nmagnify the all-praised eotokos. \n \ny relics repose in Kwethluk, at the temple of Saint Nicholas, O mother, but in the Spirit thou \ndost traverse the orb of the world, working wonders for those who call upon thee with faith and \nlove. erefore we magnify the God who so glorified thee. \n \nou art the healer of those who suffered abuse and tragedy, the mother of children separated \nfrom their parents, the swi aid of women in hard labor, the comfort of all those wounded in \nheart and soul, and we magnify thee as a new wonderworker like Nicholas. \n \nou art the glory of the Yup’ik people, the pride of Kwethluk and all the Kuskokwim, the boast of \nAlaska, the ornament of Orthodox America, a new North Star in the firmament of Christ’s holy \nChurch. erefore we magnify thee as our mighty intercessor. \n \nou art a chalice brimming with ever-flowing love for us, thy children, O eotokos most sweet, \nand Saint Olga is also full of maternal love for us. erefore we magnify her as the matushka of all \nAlaska and a universal wonderworker, and thee as the Mother of all right-believing Christians. \n \n \n\n 17 \nExapostilarion \nTone ree: Unaltered Light \n \nToday we behold thy virtue as a light, O holy mother Olga, which provides hope and courage in \nour darkest days. ou hast shown us the light, the light of Christ that illumines all, as thou dost \nillumine all with the light of thy life of love and self-sacrifice. \n \nGlory: Now and ever: eotokion \n \nou art the sweetness of the angels, O Virgin Mother of the Word; thou art the protection of the \nentire world. rough thee we have seen Christ, the Radiance of the Father, by the bright \novershadowing of the Spirit: deliver us from our failings and transgressions. \n \nStichera at the Praises \nTone One: Joy of the Heavenly Hosts \n \nO holy and humble mother Árrsamquq, in whom God is wonderful, we rejoice in the beauty of \nthy holiness, and we do not hide our love and devotion to thee. Lovingly remember us before the \nCreator. \n \nO holy and kind-hearted mother Olga, whom God has glorified on account of thy humility and \nself-sacrifice, intercede for us who are weak of will, and lovingly remember us before the Creator. \n \nO holy and gentle mother Olga, who dost know our life and our many temptations, we \nnevertheless desire to walk in thy pious footsteps. Lovingly remember us before the Creator. \n \nPray for thy children, O blessed matushka of Kwethluk, for though we are unworthy of God’s \nmercy, we know that thy motherly love never fails: lovingly remember us before the Creator. \n \nGlory: Tone Six \n \nO Maker and Redeemer, Christ our God, help us to follow the example of thy humble \nhandmaiden, Olga, the holy matushka from Kwethluk, by being open-hearted, generous, loving, \nand kind. Remember us when thou comest into thy kingdom, deliver us from the enemies of the \nOrthodox faith, and make us participants in thine uncreated glory. \n \nNow and ever: eotokion: same tone \n \nMy Maker and Redeemer, Christ the Lord, came forth from thy womb, O all-pure one: by being \nclothed with me, he freed Adam from the ancient curse. Wherefore, O eotokos, to thee, the \ntrue Mother of God and Virgin, we, together with Saint Olga of Alaska, unceasingly cry out with \nthe angel's greeting: Rejoice, O full of grace! Rejoice, O Lady, protection, shelter, and salvation of \nour souls! \n \n\n 18 \n \nDivine Liturgy \n \nVerses on the Beatitudes from Odes ree and Six of the Canon. Prokeimenon, Tone Four: \nWonderful is God in his saints, the God of Israel. V . Bless ye God in the churches, the Lord from \nthe fountains of Israel. Galatians, pericope 208 (Gal. 3:26–29). Alleluia, tone one. V . e salvation \nof the righteous is of the Lord. Mark, pericope 21 (Mk. 5:24–34). Communion hymn: Rejoice in \nthe Lord, O ye righteous; praise befits the just. \n \nPrayer \n \nO blessed mother, Saint Olga, matushka of all Alaska, new wonderworker, thou wast in all things \na faithful handmaiden of the Lord and his most pure Mother, meek and humble, and now for this \ncause thou art great in the kingdom, and thy prayers have authority over much. erefore, visit \nus, thy children, with thy supplications, O righteous Olga of Kwethluk, and pray that we may keep \nthe Orthodox faith whole and inviolate, just as we have received it from Christ our God, the very \nWord of the Father, and from his all-laudable apostles, and from all our holy fathers, elders, and \nteachers who have come before. Inspired by thy love, we marvel at thine example, and desire to \nimitate thy great generosity and faithfulness. O pious mother, pray that we may obtain reverence; \nO loving mother, pray that we may be strengthened in the practice of generosity. O humble \nmother, pray that we may gain blessed simplicity, an undivided attention to fulfilling the Gospel. \nO faithful mother, pray that we may, before the end, understand our sinfulness and attain to true \nrepentance, confessing our faults, shedding blessed tears of sorrow for our many transgressions \nagainst God and neighbor, and amending our crooked way of life. \nO Saint Olga, matushka of all Alaska and great wonderworker for the Orthodox faithful \nthroughout the world, never cease in thy loving prayers for us, thy children, and intercede that we \nmay always receive healing in soul and body, forgetting about the past and racing to stretch out \nour hands to the things that lie ahead, so that, by the great and rich and inexpressible mercy of \nGod, which we experience through thy holy intercessions, we may attain to the kingdom where \nthou now dwellest with the most holy eotokos and all the saints in the unfading light of divine \nlove: the kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, to whom we render all \nthanks and glory, now and ever and unto endless ages of ages. Amen. \n \nNote: Presented here is a full vigil-rank service in honor of St. Olga of Kwethluk. According to the \ndirectives of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America, outside of Alaska, her \nfeast should normally be celebrated with a doxology-rank service. In this case, Small Vespers is \nomitted and Daily Vespers is celebrated instead of Great Vespers. Six stichera are sung on ‘Lord I \nCall, ’ with no doubling of the first two stichera. ere are no lessons and no Lity. At Matins, there is \nno Polyeleos, no Magnification, and no Gospel reading, and hence no third set of sessional hymns \nand no post-Gospel sticheron.
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