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In 1994, during excavations on the grounds near the Holy Ghost Church at the [[Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra]], St. Innocent's [[relics]] were discovered and are now [[veneration|venerated]] by the faithful both in Russia and America.
==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] (Tone 4)
:O Holy Father Innocent
:In obedience to the will of God
:You accepted dangers and tribulations
:Bringing many peoples to the knowledge of truth.
:You showed us the way,
:Now by your prayers help lead us into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Troparion (Tone 2)
:You evangelized the northern people of America and Asia,
:Proclaiming the Gospel of Christ to the natives in their own tongues.
:O holy hierarch Father Innocent,
:Enlightener of Alaska and all America, whose ways were ordered by the Lord,
:Pray to Him for the salvation of our souls in His Heavenly Kingdom!
[[Kontakion]] (Tone 2)
:A true celebration of the providence and grace of God
:Is your life, O holy father Innocent, Apostle to our land.
:In hardships and dangers you toiled for the Gospel's sake
:And God delivered and preserved you unharmed.
:From obscurity He highly exalted you as an example
:That the Lord truly guides a man in the way he should go.
Kontakion (Tone 2)
:Your life, O holy father Innocent, Apostle to our Land,
:Proclaims the dispensation and grace of God!
:For laboring in dangers and hardships for the Gospel of Christ
:You were kept unharmed and exalted in humility.
:Pray that He may guide our steps in the way we should go.
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years=1867-1879|
after=Macarius I|}}
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