“Until the resurrection, son.” His father, Father Seraphim Holland
May God hear his prayer and send comfort!
This beautiful young man, Daniel Holland, died tragically at the age of 20. Listen here to the words of love, life, and hope, offered by his father, Priest Seraphim Holland, at his funeral service,where he had to bury his own son. These 20 minutes could turn out to be life-changing for you.
At the funeral for Daniel: about his deep heart and how and why we pray for the dead, and how to properly keep his memory.
http://www.orthodox.net/ser…/funeral_2017+daniel-holland.mp3
How and why Orthodox pray for the dead
The deep heart
SYNOPSIS:Remarks at the funeral of Daniel Holland (+Sunday of All Saints, 2017), from his
father. His deep heart, and how and why we pray for the dead, and how we should
remember him. It is with actions, not words.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fit5c573wxrpsh5/dyptichs-daniels-list.doc?dl=
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH AND LIFE 
Memory eternal!
Thank you for sharing this, which I am finding now nearly seven years to the date of his repose, having just stumbled upon some teachings from Fr. Seraphim Holland on YouTube yesterday, and having met my priest for lunch today (who knows Fr. Seraphim) told me about the death of his son when I mentioned Fr. Seraphim.
Please pray for a young man at our parish named Thomas. He is only 18, and has been incredibly sick with a very rare form of cancer for nearly a year now. As Fr. Seraphim said in his homily, “Maybe God will bring him healing—maybe not—and maybe the best thing is for him (and his family) is for him to suffer a little and die. It’s a hard thing to understand, but God knows these things.”
A profound homily on the mystery of love and suffering.
Greetings from St. Peter Orthodox Church in Ft. Worth, TX
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