A new Filipino seminarian has arrived in Russia to continue his studies. Joasaph (Rolly Melano Nunez) has successfully completed preparatory courses at the training center of St Matrona of Moscow in Davao and was enrolled in the St. Petersburg Theological Seminary, but because of the pandemic, he had to study remotely for the first half of the year. Now there is an opportunity to come to Russia for full-time education. We wish Joasaph God’s help in teaching the Russian language and theological sciences. We hope that having received an education, he will bring many benefits to the Church in the Philippines.
Parish News
1st week of Lent
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From Monday to Thursday of the first week of Great Lent, Orthodox believers in the Philippines and Vietnam, together with the entire Church, read the canon of St. Andrew of Crete. Services were held in English, Cebuano, and Church Slavonic.
Church of prophet Elijah
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Lent is beginning — a time of special good deeds. And we finally, with the help of the Christian Book Foundation, opened a collection for the roof of the temple in honor of the Prophet Elijah. The temple is very remarkable — it is located in the mountain village of […]
Beginning of Great Lent
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On Monday of the first week of Great Lent, in the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the city of Vung Tau, Vietnam, Great Compline was celebrated with the reading of the Great Penitential Canon of St. Andrew of Crete.
Sunday of Forgiveness
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On Cheesefare Sunday, the remembrance of Adam’s cast out from Paradise, Forgiveness Sunday, the Divine Liturgy and Vespers with the Rite of Forgiveness were celebrated at the parish of Saint Blessed Xenia of Petersburg in Hanoi, Vietnam. After the service, the rector of the parish, Abbot Micah (Selyakov), and parishioners […]
Baptism in Manukan
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Six people were baptized at St. Nicholas Parish in Manukan (Philippines) On February 26, at the parish of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Manukan (Zamboanga del Norte Province, Davao Deanery), the rector of the parish, Priest Juventinus Bulakwenya, and Hieromonk John (Gondayao) baptized six people. This was the first sacrament […]
New deacon in Tagaytay
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Newly ordained deacon is sent to new place of service in Tagaytay City (Philippines) With the blessing of Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi, Administrator of the Philippines-Vietnamese Diocese, newly ordained Deacon Luke Tababa was sent to a new place of service in the Philippines — Christ the Savior Parish […]
Meeting with students
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On February 17, 2025, in Hanoi, in the assembly hall of the Russian Embassy in Vietnam, a meeting was held between teachers and students of the embassy school and the rector of the parish in honor of Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg of the Russian Orthodox Church, Hegumen Micah. The […]
Sunday of Prodigal son
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Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son, the afterfeast of the Meeting of the Lord, at the parish of Blessed Xenia of Petersburg in Hanoi, Vietnam. The service was celebrated by Abbot Micah (Selyakov), rector of the parish. About 50 people gathered for joint prayer that day. After […]
Meeting of the Lord
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On the day of the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Holy Resurrection Parish in the city of General Santos in the Philippines.