The 21st Sunday after Pentecost at the parish in Cebu City. On the eve of this day, October 24, six Filipinos were baptized there. The youngest among them are 15 years old, yet they have studied Orthodoxy to a level nearly comparable to that of a seminary education. Let us wish Alexander, Augustine, Benedict, Mael, Macarius, and Moses success in following the Lord’s commandments!
On November 6–7, Hieromonk John (Gondayao), rector of the Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, visited a community in the province of Camarines Norte. Оn the first day of his visit, the priest met with the faithful and blessed their homes, a vehicle, and […]
On November 7, on the occasion of Demetrius Memorial Saturday, the first Orthodox divine service took place in Mui Ne, Vietnam. At the invitation of local Orthodox residents, Priest Stanislav Rasputin, rector of the Intercession (Pokrovsky) Parish in Ho Chi Minh City, celebrated the Divine Liturgy. Following the Liturgy, a prayer service for the blessing […]
On November 7, 2026—Demetrius Memorial Saturday—memorial services were held at the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos in the village of Polomolok (South Cotabato, Philippines). Following the Divine Liturgy, the faithful gathered for a *panikhida* (memorial service), during which they offered prayers for the repose of all Orthodox Christians who have departed […]
On November 4, the feast day of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, the Kazan parish in Vung Tau (Vietnam) celebrated its patronal feast. The parish rector, Priest Stanislav Rasputin, celebrated the Divine Liturgy, concelebrated by Hieromonk Pavel (Polevoy). Following the service, a religious procession took place. In his sermon, Father Stanislav […]
On November 1, 2026, the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the house church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Nha Trang, Vietnam. About seventy people prayed during the service. Most of those present received Holy Communion.
Divine Liturgy in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, on Saturday, October 31, commemoration of the Holy Apostle Luke
On October 26, the feast day of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, the parish in Manila celebrated its patronal feast. The festive divine service was officiated by Hieromonk Alexey (Lapshin), Dean of the Manila District, and Hieromonk John (Gondayao), rector of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God parish in Manila. […]
On October 25, 2026, the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Church of the Dormition in the village of Banate (Davao Deanery), in the Philippines.
New Cleric of the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese Celebrates Liturgy in the Capital of Vietnam. On October 25, the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, a day commemorating the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the parish of Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The service was […]
A Sunday at the Church of Christ the Savior in Tagaytay On October 25, 2026, the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council—the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Church of Christ the Savior in Tagaytay, Philippines. Following the service, Priest David Grubbs met with parishioners, continuing their fellowship […]
With the blessing of Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi, and with the support of the Chinese Patriarchal Metochion in Moscow, O. V. Voskresensky—who holds a PhD in Pedagogy and a Master’s degree in Theology—has arrived in Vietnam to deliver a series of lectures. On October 21 and 22, the first sessions, titled “Rational Foundations […]
A delegate from the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese took part in the IV International Congress of Choir Directors and Singers of the Russian Orthodox Church. From October 16 to 18, the IV International Congress of Choir Directors and Singers of the Russian Orthodox Church was held in Moscow, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of […]
