The main Feast of the Mother of God was prayfully celebrated in the parish in honor of Her icon “Kazanskaya” in Vietnam

The patronal feast of the parish of Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos in Banate, Sarangani. The Divine Liturgy was headed by the Secretary of the Philippine-Vietnamese diocese Hieromonk Korniliy Molev.

Divine Liturgy on Sunday, August 25, at the parish of Nativity of Christ in Tagaytay

In Hanoi, in the church in honor of Blessed Xenia of Petersburg, on Sunday, August 25, after the Divine Liturgy, the sacrament of holy Baptism was performed over a Vietnamese woman. She was baptized with the name Xenia, whom she so greatly reveres, having previously studied her life! Xenia prepared for the sacrament of Baptism for about a year. After baptism, Xenia received Holy Communion for the first time. May God grant her strong faith and prayer, long years of life in the Orthodox faith!

On August 19, on the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, the secretary of the Philippine-Vietnamese diocese, Hieromonk Cornelius (Molev), together with all the clergy of the General Santos Deanery, led the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God in the village of Polomolok.