A newly translated Missionary Tract written by Hieromartyr Daniel Sysoev. We commemorate this great missionary's martyrdom on Nov 7/20.  

-Find Fr. Daniel's book for sale here: https://mission-shop.com  

-Support the Rev. Daniel Sysoev Benevolent Fund that supports the widows and children of priests who die and leave their family in great need: https://mission-shop.com/pozhertvovanie-na-fond/  

-Watch an interview with Fr. Daniel's Matushka, daughter, and two spiritual children at the Orthodoxy Christian Theology channel here: https://youtu.be/cXFNiKcoi9I  

-Read a brief Life of the Hieromartyr here: https://orthochristian.com/117356.html  

-Watch myself and Patrick (Craig) Truglia discuss Fr. Daniel's street mission tips followed by a Q&A: https://youtu.be/YOE9D2n6Xt0

"Sometimes people say: “How can I  possibly become a saint? Just avoiding  hell is plenty! And anyway, it would be  prideful of me to want to become like  the holy apostles, martyrs, or monastic  saints. This was meant for them, but  probably not for me.” But Christ says:  "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your  Father Which is in Heaven is perfect"  (Matthew 5:48). From the lives of the  saints it is clear that each of them,  by his own choice, wanted to attain  a great reward in Heaven and to rid  himself of the burden of sin as quickly  as possible, since sin was preventing  him from ascending from strength to  strength on the path to holiness."  

“Let us not deceive ourselves: any pause in the spiritual life is a step backwards! If we try to grasp the secret of success in any earthly undertaking – be it sport, science, or art – we will see that the successful are those that continue to work until they have attained their goal, regardless of hardships or setbacks. The successful person never says: “I cannot” or “that is beyond me,” but firmly believes that he will attain his desired result, anticipating the thrill of victory.”  

“How can we live calmly when we know our neighbor is headed for perdition? For if we do not try to preach to him, this means we do not love him: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God Whom he hath not seen? (1 John 4:20).”

“The Lord arranges for the missionary to learn through converts. The Lord elevates the missionary higher and higher. But there is a necessary condition: the missionary must pray. Of course, mission itself teaches this: if someone does not pray, he will begin to grow discouraged due to his lack of success. If someone tries to be the mouth of God the Father, but does not turn to God the Father, nothing will come of it. One does not play around with missionary work. That is why missionary work forces people to pray, especially when they find themselves in extraordinary circumstances (and the missionary always lives in such extraordinary circumstances, for he is living between three worlds). His life is utterly intense, utterly rich, and the missionary grows accustomed to relying constantly upon the Lord God.”

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