because we celebrate them tomorrow (today)
PRAISE TO THE AMERICAN SAINTS
Rejoice, O Mountains of Pennsylvania!Leap for joy, O waters of the Great Lakes! Rise up, O fertile plains of Canada, for the elect of Christ who dwelt in you are glorified;men and women who left their homes for a new land. With faith, hope and patience as their armor, they courageously fought the good fight. Comforted by the beauty of the Orthodox Faith, they labored in mines and mills, they tilled the land, they braved the challenges of the great cities, enduring many hardships and sufferings. Never failing to worship God in spirit and truth, and unyielding in devotion to His most pure Mother, they erected many temples to His glory. Come, O assembly of the Orthodox, and with love let us praise the holy women, men and children, those known to us and those known only to God, and let us cry out to them: Rejoice, All Saints of North America, and pray to God for us!
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