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

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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. We stopped at the cemetery near the island, where we prayed for our compatriots. And for the first time in many years, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated on the island. Together with Bishop John, Russian refugees built a temple here and regularly performed divine services. And so we partially managed to resume service. By the way, look at how wonderful the photos turned out. We were just filming a film about St. John there, and the cameraman said that it was quite usual to see something like this on camera indoors, but in the open air it was very surprising.

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, Priest David Grubbs, the staff of the department and the sisterhood regularly prepare dinners for those in need in the cities of Tagaytay, General Santos, Alabel, Kiamba, Santa Maria, Banate, Kinabalan and Arakan. The geography of social service within the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese is constantly expanding

Divine Liturgy at the parish of St Matrona of Moscow in Davao city

In General Santos (Mindanao) a Sacrament of Baptism was performed by priest Roman Buniel. Taisya, Sofia, Mary and Michael entered the Holy Church

Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of the Cross, the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the parish in honor of Christ the Savior in Tagaytay, Philippines. After the service, families with children were presented with complex vitamins necessary for the proper growth and development of the growing body

Divine Liturgy in the parish of St Matrona of Moscow in Davao, Philippines

On March 29, the secretary of the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese, Hieromonk Cornelius (Molev) and the chairman of the missionary department of the diocese, Priest Moses Kahilig, celebrated a prayer service to St. John of Shanghai on Tubabao Island, where the saint stayed from 1949 to 1951 together with Russian refugees. On March 30, on parental Saturday, a memorial service was held for the deceased compatriots at the Guian cemetery.

In the Philippines, prayers for the repose of the innocently murdered in the Crocus City Hall were sent up. On March 24, with the blessing of His Eminence Pavel, Metropolitan of Manila and Hanoi, funeral services were held in the parishes of the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese for the innocently murdered during the terrorist attack in Russia. Prayer petitions for the speedy healing of all the victims were also announced at the Divine Liturgies.

Filipino citizens deeply empathize with the tragedy that has occurred and sincerely pray for the repose of the souls of the deceased, for the speedy healing of the injured and the consolation of loved ones. Knowing firsthand the evil that comes from terrorist ideologies, Filipinos ask to convey their deepest condolences to Russian brothers and sisters.