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