There will be no parting. How to endure the death and suffering of loved ones

Frederika de Graaf is a spiritual daughter of Bishop Anthony of Sourozh, and for more than 10 years has been serving to accompany the dying and their families in the First Moscow Hospice. The author describes how to understand a suffering neighbor, their feelings and fears, pain, despair, loneliness, how to comfort, to be with them in both words and silence, how to accompany them in those hours and minutes that may become the last and most important in their life. Relying on the deep spiritual and life experience of Bishop Anthony, we can once again realize that the death of loved ones is an experiential confirmation of our faith in eternal life, and love for the departed is an affirmation of the existence of another world. The book has gone through four editions in Russian and has been translated into English. Recommended for publication by the Publishing Council of the Russian Orthodox Church IS R15-512-0572