On October 4, 2026—the 18th Sunday after Pentecost and the Leavetaking of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord—the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov in the settlement of Makalangot, Philippines.
On October 3, Saturday after Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the first ever Divine Liturgy was celebrated in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental. On the eve, 2 people were converted into Orthodoxy there.
On September 30, students from the Protestant United Theological Seminary visited the Parish of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. The guests were welcomed by the parish rector, Hieromonk John (Gondayao). The priest gave the students a tour of the church and spoke to them […]
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord was celebrated at the diocese’s parishes in Vietnam—in Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City. At the Intercession Parish in Ho Chi Minh City, the rite of catechumenate for six individuals took place following the Divine Liturgy.
On September 27, the Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the Diocese’s oldest parish in Siniloan (Manila Deanery) celebrated its patronal feast. A religious procession took place following the Divine Liturgy. The day before, the parish rector, Archimandrite Philimon (Castro), administered the Sacrament of Baptism in the […]
On September 27, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the Sacrament of Baptism was celebrated at the Nativity of Christ parish in Tagaytay. Basil, Athanasius, Christina, and John were received into the number of the saved. The Sacrament was administered by the parish rector, Priest David Grubbs.
On September 26 — the Saturday before the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, the Feast of the Consecration of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Jerusalem — the Parish of the Resurrection of Christ in General Santos celebrated its patronal feast. Clergy from the deanery, led by the parish rector Priest […]
On September 26—the Feast of the Consecration of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Jerusalem—the first Orthodox service took place in the city of Baguio on the island of Luzon (Philippines). Hieromonk John (Gondayao), rector of the Parish of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God in Manila, celebrated the Divine Liturgy. […]
September 21, the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, is the parochial feast at the parish in Arakan, North Cotabato. The Divine Liturgy was led by the Secretary of the Diocese of the Philippines and Vietnam Hieromonk Korniliy (Molev).
On September 17, a ceremony was held at the Russian Centre for Science and Culture in Hanoi, Vietnam, to officially present the Russian Orthodox Church community with a permit for collective religious activities. The permit was issued to a community of foreign nationals legally residing in Vietnam who profess the Orthodox faith. The document was […]
Divine Liturgy and the Sacrament of Baptism were Celebrated at the Intercession Parish in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). On September 13, the 15th Sunday after Pentecost, Priest Stanislav Rasputin, Rector of the Parish of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), celebrated the Divine Liturgy. The service was […]
Filipino students from Tomsk Theological Seminary attended a meeting with the rector. On September 5, Priest Vitaly Kollantai, rector of the theological school, met with students at Tomsk Theological Seminary. Father Vitaly gave two lectures, during which he emphasized the need for seminarians to read the Holy Scriptures daily. A short quiz on the text […]
