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August 20, 2020 / August 25, 2020 by Антоний
August 19, 2020, after the Divine Liturgy on the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, in the Throne hall of the Patriarchal chambers of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, his Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill met with a group of students of Moscow and St. Petersburg theological schools […]
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Parish News
July 28, 2020 / August 25, 2020 by Антоний
On Saturday, July 25, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in Nha Trang. 13 people were praying. After the service, a conversation was held with compatriots who came to the service. A desire was expressed to meet again in a month. On July 26, the Liturgy was celebrated in the parish of St. Xenia of Petersburg […]
July 23, 2020 / July 23, 2020 by Антоний
On July 23, with the financial support of the Russian Orthodox Church Synodal Department for Charity and Social Service, the parish of St Matrona in Davao city held another campaign to distribute food to two hundred of the poorest families of Barangay 9-a of Davao city. Each food set contained 5 kg of rice, canned […]
July 22, 2020 / July 22, 2020 by Антоний
On July 21, the Church celebrates the feast of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God. One of the first parishes in Vietnam is the parish of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God in Vung Tau. On July 20 and 21, festive services were held here. Usually, the summer holiday was not […]
July 12, 2020 / July 12, 2020 by Антоний
On July 12, the day of the pre-eminent Apostles, the Orthodox parish in Salasang celebrated its patronal holiday. By the grace of God, the quarantine in Arakan province has been relaxed and the activities of religious organizations have been allowed. After a long break of more than three months, parishioners were able to participate in […]
Articles and sermons
Today, on the feast of St. Apostles Peter and Paul, we also commemorate St. Paisios of Mt Athos. A great Saint and miracle worker of our days (he rested in God on mount Athos in 1994), he left us many useful books. St Paisios of Mt Athos about reverence. It is a deep respect for […]
July 2, 2020 / July 2, 2020 by Антоний
Saint John of Shanghai (1896-1966) is our contemporary. He did not have the majestic appearance of a white-haired old man: small, ugly, with a speech defect, often in a crumpled cassock and bare feet. Some of the people around him were even embarrassed for “such a Bishop”, because he served in major cities: Shanghai, Paris, […]
June 28, 2020 / June 28, 2020 by Антоний
The Orthodoxy in America proceeds from Russian missionaires who came in 18th century to Alaska (that time – Russian territory) and then down to California. Orthodox Church of America was granted independence from ROC exactly 50 years ago. But still, the other Orthodox Churches are well represented in USA, including ROC, ROCOR, Constantinople, Greek etc. […]
June 14, 2020 / June 14, 2020 by Антоний
A week after the birth of the Church, we remember all its saints, for they are its fruit, the purpose of Christ’s saving Sacrifice, and the result of the work of the Holy Spirit. Someone may not like something in a particular parish (the parishioners are not saints, and the priest is not without sin); […]
June 7, 2020 / June 7, 2020 by Антоний
“I will build My Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail over it.” Christianity is more than a teaching or a religion. Christianity is a Church that originated almost 2000 years ago in Jerusalem, when the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles in the upper room of Zion, and they suddenly became spiritually […]
