Most glorious saints and guardians of the North American lands, spiritual and heavenly city of Zion on high; beacons for those who dwelt in the darkness of despair; sacred coals of repentance; precious pearls of virtue; defenders of widows, orphans, and the oppressed; exemplary followers of the teachings of the Church; and joyful keepers of abstinence: pray without ceasing to Christ, beseeching Him to grant stability to our Church, and peace and great mercy to our land.
-Doxastikon of the Litia for the Service for the Synaxis of All Saints of North America, commemorated on the Sunday after All Saints, text available here.
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