The Life and Final Homily of Fr. Daniel Sysoev († November 19, 2009)

On November 8, 2015, following the meal after the Divine Liturgy, a memorial gathering honoring Rev. Daniel Sysoev will be held in the ROCOR synodal cathedral, commemorating 6 years since his martyric death.

 

The Life and Final Homily of Fr. Daniel Sysoev

Fr. Daniel Sysoev (+2009) was a priest, husband, confessor, and martyr. His great love for God and his fellow man led him to write many texts and convert many to the Orthodox Faith, including personally baptizing over 80 Muslims. Because of this great missionary fruit, he was murdered by an enraged enemy of Christ in his own mission church. Fr. Daniel is not yet canonized as a Saint but his witness, both before and after his repose, has given the faithful confidence in his holy prayers.

“Fr. Daniel loved the Divine services of the Church and the beauty and logic of their structure. He did not countenance liturgical liberalism. There are those within the Church who believe that for the sake of missionary work the Church needs to accommodate itself to the world. Fr. Daniel, on the contrary, took a maximalist stance, with regard to both the Church services and to the work of evangelization. This he believed to be the true missionary approach.”
 
From Fr. Daniel’s final homily: “Truly, right now the devil wants to divide Christians and then to destroy everything that the Christians depend on. It is because of Christians that God maintains the world. Because of Christians, the Lord gives peace to nations. Why are there wars? It happens when Christians forget about their unity, when they relate themselves to this world...”
 
Homily begins at 7:55
 
Text of his Life: https://orthochristian.com/117356.html
 
Text of his final homily: https://orthochristian.com/33371.html

 

See also

Fr. Daniel Sysoev: holy icons & hymns (in Greek)

New Martyr fr Daniel Sysoev († 19.11.2009) - “The warriors of Christ are not killed, but crowned”!...

Father Daniel Sisoyev’s Posthumous Mission: Three Stories

Fr. Daniel Sysoev: A Man Completely Immersed in Faith - For the Twelfth Anniversary of His Slaying