Today, Orthodox Christians in Russia and other Orthodox countries of Eastern Europe see this American from southern California, Fr. Seraphim, as pivotal to the restoration of traditional spiritual principles in their ravaged homelands. He is a light of hope in the face of their uncertain future. It is time now for more of his fellow Americans — who face perhaps even greater uncertainty — to hear his message and be awakened to the eternal Truth for which he lived and died.
—Hieromonk Damascene St. Herman of Alaska Monastery Platina, California October, 2003
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