On February 4, 2023, on the eve of the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee, of the Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church, Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi prayed at the all-night vigil in the church in honor of St. Matrona of Moscow in Davao. The divine service was performed by a cleric of the church of St. Isidore of Rostov in Alabel, Priest Alexy Bergado, the deacon rank was headed by a cleric of the church of St. John of Shanghai in Santa Maria Deacon John Mahinay. At the end of the all-night vigil, Metropolitan Pavel performed the consecrations of readers Anthony Aranco, Raphael Fraggillo and Juventinus Bulaquenya.
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Matins of Passions of our Lord in Vung Tau, parish of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God
According to tradition of the ancient Church, three new Christians were baptized at the Iveron parish in Manila before the main Holy Day. Long live in Christ to Ignatius, George and Mary!
Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem. Divine Liturgy in Davao, parish of St Matrona of Moscow.
Divine Liturgy for Lazarus Saturday at the parish in honor of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Banate, Philippines. The divine service was performed by priests Juventinus Bulaqueña and Joachim Gonzales.
Sunday in Vietnam. Divine Liturgy on the 5th Sunday of Lent, of the Venerable Mary of Egypt in Nha Trang, parish of St Nicolas the Wonderworker
Telegram channel “Diary of a Filipino priest” During this Lent we managed to visit the remote island of Tubabao, where St. John of Shanghai arrived with Russian refugees a few days before Easter in the middle of the 20th century, and where they found shelter for the next three years. […]
Presanctified Liturgy at the parish of Iveron icon of the Mother of God in Manila on Thursday of the 5th week of Lent. The longest Divine service of this day – “Standing of St Mary of Egypt” – is the culmination of the Lenten prayer feat.
The Department of Charity and Social Ministry of the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese, together with the Sisterhood of Mercy in General Santos City, continue the feeding program for low-income families and those in need on the islands of Mindanao and Luzon, in the Republic of the Philippines. The chairman of the department, […]