On February 20, Metropolitan of Manila and Hanoi Pavel celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Saint Matrona’s church in Davao-city. The Secretary of the Philippine-Vietnamese diocese priestmonk Korniliy (Molev), the head of the parish of St John of Shanghai in Santa-Maria (Mindanao) priest Siluan Thompson, the clergyman of the parish of Kazan’s icon of Virgin Mary in Vung Tau (Vietnam) priest Evgenij Zukalo, the Secretary of the Administrator of Khanty-Mansiisk’s diocese priestmonk Antoniy (Kirpichev), the Dean of the Surgut’s town deanery archpriest Antoniy Isakov, the Dean of the Nizhnevarovsk’s deanery archpriest Sergiy Shevchenko, the clergyman of Resurrection Cathedral (Khanty-Mansiisk’s diocese) deacon Daniil Matveev concelebrated His Eminence. During the Liturgy Metropolitan Pavel ordained the churchwarden of the parish of St John of Shanghai in Santa-Maria subdeacon John Mahinai to the rank of deacon.
Parish News
Blessing of the ocean
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On January 21, on Saturday after Theophany, on the coast of the island of Luzon, the dean of the Manila District, Hieromonk Alexei (Lapshin), performed the rite of the Great Blessing of water in the ocean. After the rite, two parishioners of the Iveron parish were baptized. The events, which […]
Theophany
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On January 19, after the Divine Liturgy, the rite of the Great Blessing of water on Lake Taal was performed at the parish in Tagaytay. In the center of the lake there is the world’s smallest active volcano, which erupted for the last time exactly 3 years ago.
Feast of St Serafim
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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 […]
Feast of Church in Tagaytay
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Nativity in flesh of our Lord and God Jesus Christ is the Feast of Church of the parish of Christ the Saviour in Tagaytay. Special congratulations to the rector of the parish fr David Grubbs whose Namesday will be celebrated the next day.
God is with us!
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Makalangot, parish of St Serafim of Sarov. Feast of Incarnation of the Son of God.
Christmas in Vietnam
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On the night of January 6-7, festive divine services were held in the house church in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Vung Tau. After the service, a meal was organized
Incarnation of God the Word
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Festive celebration on the parish of St Apostle Thomas in Kinabalan was headed by the Secretary of the Philippine-Vietnamese diocese hieromonk Korniliy
Nativity of Christ
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All-night Divine service in Arakan, parish of Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos