The Day of the Repose of St. Seraphim of Sarov on January 15 fell on Sunday this year, so many parishioners were able to pray to the saint, those who on other days cannot be in the church because of work. The unique life of the ascetic and his instructions remind us of the goal of our life, serve as a beacon in the sea of temptations. The patronal feast was held in Makalangot village. Solemn services were also held in other parishes of the diocese.
A New Year’s prayer service was held in Vung Tau (Vietnam). On December 30, on the eve of the New Year, in the Kazan Church in Vung Tau, Priest Evgeny Tsukalo, held a traditional prayer service for the New Year. The believers prayerfully thanked the Lord for all the events […]
Traditional New Year and Christmas events were held in Tagaytay at the Nativity of Christ Parish. The Department of Charity and Social Service of the Diocese of the Philippines and Vietnam organized a New Year’s performance and gift distribution for children from the poorest neighborhoods of the city.
During the entire Nativity Fast, newly ordained deacons celebrate daily service at the parish of Blessed Matrona of Moscow in Davao (Philippines), a 40-day liturgical practice traditional for clergy who have just received holy orders. Deacons Dimitri Cahilig and Luka Tababa were ordained in November by Metropolitan Pavel of Manila […]
The first Liturgy was held at the Pokrovsky parish in Vietnam in a new permanent premise. Our parish of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) now has a permanent location for holding services. This is a long-awaited event for believers. On December […]
On December 22, the 26th Sunday after Pentecost, at the parish of Blessed Matrona of Moscow in Davao (Philippines), the secretary of the Philippine-Vietnamese diocese, Hieromonk Korniliy (Molev), after the Divine Liturgy, performed the rite of catechism. In Russia, this rite is usually performed together with the sacrament of Baptism, […]
On December 19, the day of remembrance of St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, the Wonderworker, the St. Nicholas parish in the village of Lipras Manukan (Western Mindanao, Philippines) celebrated its patronal feast. The service was conducted by priest Juventinus Bulakwenya, ordained in February of this year. And priest […]
Another mission of the Department of Phillippine-Vietnamese Diocese for Charity and Social Service took place at the parish in the village of Lawigue (Tayabas). As part of it, a divine service was held dedicated to the feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, in which more than 50 adults and children […]
