Parish News
May 9, 2020 / May 9, 2020 by Антоний
75 years have passed since the end of the greatest tragedy of mankind. Thanksgiving prayers and memorial services for 70 million of its victims are held in all parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church. In Ho Chi Minh City, Consul General of the Russian Federation A.V. Popov laid flowers at the memorial to Russian sailors […]
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May 8, 2020 / May 12, 2020 by Антоний
With the blessing of the Patriarchal Exarch of South-East Asia Metropolitan Sergiy the poorest residents of Davao city (Mindanao island) received charitable assistance. Volunteers distributed food packages to the poor and disabled in the city’s slums. Under the conditions of quarantine, many Filipinos found themselves without a source of income, because they do not have […]
May 6, 2020 / May 6, 2020 by Антоний
Russia has experienced many wars, but two are called Patriotic. And if the war of 1812 ended on Christmas day, the Great Patriotic war was to end on Easter, so that the two great national triumphs coincided with the two main Orthodox holidays, reminding us of the main Victory of Christianity – the victory over […]
Archpastoral ministry
May 4, 2020 / May 4, 2020 by Антоний
Dear Brothers and Sisters! Christ is Risen! By God’s mercy, we have already reached the 3-rd Sunday of the Paschal feast that the Church has wisely dedicated to the memory of the feat performed by the myrrh-bearing women. The myrrh-bearing women and the apostles are a kind of two ways of the faith. Resolute and […]
May 3, 2020 / May 3, 2020 by Антоний
The feast of myrrh-bearing women is the day of all female Christ’s disciples who follow the Savior since His earthly life. Women served the Lord those days and did not leave Him even after His death; today they carry their heavy Cross with firm faith in the Risen Christ. In the gospel, there is little […]
Articles and sermons
May 2, 2020 / May 2, 2020 by Антоний
May 2 is the day of memory of the people’s favorite Saint blessed Matrona of Moscow (Nikonova). Mother Matronushka, as the faithful affectionately call her, is prayed for in illnesses, life’s troubles, when it does not get along with work, school, housing, and under persecution. The fame of Mother Matrona has long crossed the borders […]
April 26, 2020 / April 26, 2020 by Антоний
“Until I see it, I won’t believe it!- Blessed are they who have not seen, but have believed!” These are catch phrases from the gospel story about the unbelieving Apostle Thomas, the story which was supposed to convince doubters of the truth of the Resurrection of Christ. However, a proud person believes only what he […]
April 19, 2020 / April 19, 2020 by Антоний
Paschal message from Mindanao
April 18, 2020 / April 19, 2020 by Антоний
“…Christ is a new Passover, a living Sacrifice, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world.” (Chorus of the Easter Canon) Beloved in the Risen Christ, honorable fathers, God-loving monastics, dear brothers and sisters! The many-merciful Lord, in his unspeakable love for humanity, has again vouchsafed us to reach the great and […]
Most Reverend brethren archpastors, venerable priests, deacons, and beloved brothers and sisters! CHRIST IS RISEN! Beloved, I heartily congratulate all of you, on the great and luminous feast of the Holy Pascha! Today we are spiritually experiencing an event that has the most important significance not only on the scale of world history, but also […]
