August 7, 2023 is Dormition of the Righteous Anna, mother of the Most Holy Theotokos. This is a Patronal feast at the Parish of Righteous Anna, Malibatuan, Cotabato.
Divine Liturgy was held by priests Moses Cahilig, Nicholas Salgado, Ambrose Sumagaysay, deacons Anthony Aranco and Raphael Frajillo.
August 1, 2023, feast of Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, is the patronal feast at the Parish of Saint Seraphim of Sarov, Makalangot, Cotabato. Divine Liturgy with priests Moses Cahilig, Nicholas Salgado, Ambrose Sumagaysay, deacons Raphael Frajillo, Anthony Aranco, and Juventinus Bulaqueña.
For the first time since the pandemic, an annual Orthodox youth camp was held on Mindanao Island, where more than 40 participants gathered. This time the camping was done in an elementary school in Salasang. The main feature of this place is that there is no mobile signal. So the youth had to disconnect from the phone and start communicating in the real world. It is also quite cold there at night (+22 °), which for many participants was the first experience of cold weather. The experience of such camps is always extremely positive, young people learn more about Orthodoxy, learn to help in worship, and get to know each other, which is very important in a non-Orthodox environment. Everyone parted with sadness and with tears in their eyes, even though they froze at night.
The camp program included not only lectures about faith, but was also filled with activities like sports and talent presentations. Throughout the week-long camp the youths not only broadened their knowledge about faith and the Church, but also deepened their connection and camaraderie. On Saturday night and Sunday morning the youths participated in the services, during which they chanted, read, and assisted the clergy.The camp concluded with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy led by the Diocesan secretary – hieromonk Korniliy (Molev) and was assisted by deacon Anthony Aranco and deacon Juventinus Bulaqueña. We send our heartfelt gratitude to those who supported the endeavors of the event especially to the faithful of Apostles Peter and Paul Parish, Salasang, Cotabato and also to the head and staff of Salasang Elementary School, which served as the camp venue.
By the blessing of His Eminence Pavel, Metropolitan of Manila and Hanoi the Parish in Honor of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos, Polomolok, South Cotabato was accepted back to the flock of the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The said parish was once a part of the “Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of North and South America and the British Isles”. The parishioners, upon realizing that they belong in schism, wrote a request to His Eminence Pavel to accept them in his Philippine flock.
On July 15, 2023 the service of accepting the Holy Protection Parish was led by hieromonk Korniliy – the Secretary of the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese, together with priest Roman Buniel – Dean of the General Santos Deanery. After the service of acceptance the faithful prayed together in the service of All-Night Vigil. The next day – July 16,2023 hieromonk Korniliy together with priest Roman Buniel led the service of Divine Liturgy in which the faithful recieved the True Body and Blood of Christ.
May the Lord grant many years to our brothers and sisters in the Holy Protection Parish!
July 12, 2023, feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. It is a Patronal feast at the Parish of Apostles Peter and Paul in Salasang, Cotabato. Divine Liturgy was headed by Hieromonk Korniliy (Molev), with priests Moses Cahilig, Nicholas Salgado and Ambrose Sumagaysay, deacons Anthony Aranco, and Raphael Frajillo.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
