On February 26, 2024, Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi, governor of the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese, celebrated a prayer service in the church in honor of the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord in Siniloan, Laguna Province. His Eminence was co-served by: Hieromonk Alexei (Lapshin), Dean of the Manila District, and Archimandrite Philemon (Castro), rector of the temple. At the end of the service, Metropolitan Pavel addressed the audience: “Dear fathers, brothers and sisters, dear Father Philemon! We drove for a long time, but we got to this holy temple in order to meet with you here and share a short prayer to the Lord and His Life-Giving Cross! Prayer moves our lives, it heals us, prayer gives us the strength to continue serving God and our flock. The Lord says, “Pray that you may be healed, pray for one another.” I think that the Lord will give us more strength and time to serve the Divine Liturgy here, because the Liturgy is the most important service of our Church, because we all partake of the one cup of the Body and Blood of Christ, uniting in Christ. I hope that the Lord will give us such an opportunity and strength, to serve the Divine Liturgy and other services here. Let’s hope and ask that the Lord will not leave us in the future, and give us such an opportunity. I am glad to meet the parish today, with the flock that Father Philemon is caring for, realizing that today is a working day and not everyone had the opportunity to come and meet for our common prayer. I thank everyone who took the time to share the joy of common prayer, and you will convey the bow and blessing to our entire flock of our entire parish. May the Lord preserve us all by the power of the Holy Cross in health and longevity!”
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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 […]