On February 2, the 32nd Sunday after Pentecost, the day of remembrance of St. Euthymius the Great, the Divine Liturgy was held at the Church of the Holy Martyr Ignatius the God-Bearer in Lambayong (Sultan Kudarat Province) in the Philippines.
The service was conducted by the rector of the church, Priest Roman Buniel.
The Gospel passage about Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10) was read during the Liturgy, which sets an example of true repentance.
This day precedes the preparatory weeks for Holy Lent.
Sunday at the Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Priest David Grubbs.
Bishops of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Southeast Asia assisted His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on the sixteenth anniversary of the enthronement of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.
On February 1, 2025, the Russian Orthodox Church prayerfully celebrated the 16th anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’. Prayers were offered in all churches and monasteries for the Primate of the Church, elected at the Local Council of 2009 to the Moscow Patriarchal Throne.
On this significant day, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the enthronement vestments in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.
His Holiness was assisted by a host of bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church, including the Patriarchal Exarch of Southeast Asia, Metropolitan Sergius of Singapore and Southeast Asia, and Metropolitan Paul of Manila and Hanoi.
At the end of the Liturgy, after the “Many Years”, Metropolitan Gregory of Voskresensk read out a congratulatory address from members of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the 16th anniversary of his enthronement.
The Primate of the Russian Church addressed the participants of the solemn service with a Primate’s word.
Then, church awards were presented to the Most Reverend Archpastors who celebrated memorable dates and especially worked for the good of the Holy Church. Then, a reception was held on the occasion of the sixteenth anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’.
The community in honor of Equal-to-the-Apostles Nina in Kinabalan (Philippines) celebrated its patronal feast day
On January 27, the day of remembrance of Equal-to-the-Apostles Nina, the enlightener of Georgia, the community in honor of Saint Nina in Santo Nino, Kinabalan (Philippines) celebrated its patronal feast day.
The secretary of the diocese, Hieromonk Cornelius (Molev) and priest Joachim Gonzales celebrated the Divine Liturgy.
The community has existed for about ten years and is located in a remote mountainous area.
This is a former Aglipayan parish, whose believers had a long way to get to church every Sunday, so they built a chapel on their land.
Having learned about Orthodoxy, the community expressed a desire to join the Russian Orthodox Church. There are not many priests in the young diocese yet, so the community does not yet have a rector.
The patronal feast was attended by parishioners, as well as many local residents interested in Orthodoxy, who came to share the joy of this significant day.
After the service, a festive meal in the open air was organized for all those present.
Congratulations to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ on the 16th anniversary of his Patriarchal enthronement.
To His Holiness, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’.
Your Holiness, Most Holy Master and Father!
You are an example to all of us of zealous service to the Eternal Father, Whom the whole Earth magnifies (hymn of praise by St. Ambrose of Milan), and placing all your hope in Him, you confidently lead the flock entrusted to you by Christ to salvation.
In these difficult times, with special feeling you call on people not to despair, but to trust in the omnipotence and mercy of God, to tirelessly offer prayers for the unity of the Church and the peace of the whole world, and also to remember the need for everyone to perform their own small feat every day – to treat their neighbors with love, to help those in need, to work conscientiously.
I prayerfully wish you, Your Holiness, God’s inexhaustible help, good health and good spirits. May the All-Merciful Lord preserve you and multiply the fruits of your Patriarchal service for the benefit of our Orthodox Church and our Fatherland. Many and blessed years to you!
Your Holiness’s humble novice,
+PAVEL
Metropolitan of Manila and Hanoi
Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi took part in the XIII Christmas Parliamentary Meetings in the State Duma
On January 30, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ and Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation V.V. Volodin took part in the XIII Christmas Parliamentary Meetings, organized in the State Duma as part of the XXXIII International Christmas Educational Readings “80th Anniversary of the Great Victory: Memory and Spiritual Experience of Generations”.
The event was attended by Metropolitan Paul of Manila and Hanoi, Administrator of the Philippines-Vietnam Diocese of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Southeast Asia.
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and V.V. Volodin, accompanied by the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the International Christmas Readings, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Religious Education and Catechesis, Metropolitan Evgeny of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye, and other persons, viewed the exhibition “With God to Victory! Russian Military Clergy: History and Modernity” and the exhibition of works by the winners of the XX International Children’s Art Competition “The Beauty of God’s World: The Connecting Thread of Time”.
The stands of the exhibition “Russian Clergy” present unique photographs, archival documents and objects that reveal the important role of the clergy in military operations from the time of the tsarist army to the present day.
The meeting was attended by members of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, permanent members of the Holy Synod – the head of the Central Asian Metropolitan District, Metropolitan Vikenty of Tashkent and Uzbekistan, Metropolitan Varsonofy of St. Petersburg and Ladoga, Patriarchal Vicar of the Moscow Metropolitanate, Metropolitan Pavel of Krutitsy and Kolomna, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, Administrator of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Gregory of Voskresensk, Chairman of the Financial and Economic Administration of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Nikandr of Vladimir and Suzdal, hierarchs and clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church, representatives of traditional religions, state, scientific and public organizations, regions of the Russian Federation, a total of over 500 people.
The meeting was opened by the Chairman of the State Duma V.V. Volodin. The main report was given by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’.
Divine Liturgy on the 31st Sunday after Pentecost in Talas, parish of the Holy Theophany
Congratulations to Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi on his name day from the clergy and laity of the Philippines-Vietnam Diocese
To His Eminence, Most Reverend Paul, Metropolitan of Manila and Hanoi, Administrator of the Philippines-Vietnam Diocese
Your Eminence, dear Bishop!
Please accept from us, the clergy and laity of the Philippines-Vietnamese Diocese, heartfelt congratulations on the day of your heavenly patron – St. Pavel, the Obnora and Komel miracle worker!
We wish you long life, health, strength, and God’s help, especially in your labors in the difficult missionary niche.
We are very grateful for your diligence and labors here, for the establishment of the Orthodox Church on Philippine soil.
Many and blessed years!
On January 19, the feast of the Holy Theophany – the Baptism of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, at the parish of Blessed Matrona of Moscow in Davao (Philippines), the secretary of the diocese and the rector of the parish, Hieromonk Cornelius (Molev), together with Deacons Dimitri Kahilig and Luke Tababa, celebrated the Divine Liturgy.
At the end of the service, the priest congratulated the worshipers on the feast of the Epiphany and delivered a sermon.
Then Father Korniliy performed the rite of the great blessing of water and sprinkled the believers.
At the end of the Liturgy, the secretary of the diocese, fr Korniliy together with the parishioners, went to the coast, where he blessed the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Here the priest performed the sacrament of Baptism for four local residents.
Then the parishioners performed the traditional Epiphany bathing.
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord in Hanoi.
The embassy staff, Orthodox Vietnamese, residents and guests of the city came to the Church of Blessed Xenia of Petersburg.
The service was in Russian and Vietnamese.
After the Great Blessing of Water, a conversation over tea took place about the meaning of the Baptism of Jesus Christ.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
On February 12, Diocesan Secretary Hieromonk Korniliy (Molev) visited the construction site of the mountain church of the Prophet Elijah in the village of Magulo in the Philippines. The old bamboo hut has fallen into disrepair, and the community needs a new building. A new project for a prefabricated […]
Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee and the day of remembrance of the Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church, in the Church of Blessed Matrona of Moscow in Davao City, Mindanao Island, Philippines.
On Saturday of the 33rd week after Pentecost, on the day of the transfer of the relics of John Chrysostom, in the Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos in Banate in the Philippines, believers prayed at the Divine Liturgy. The service was conducted by Priest Joachim Gonzalez.
The parish of St Blessed Xenia of Petersburg in the capital of Vietnam celebrated its patronal feast day On February 2, the 32nd Sunday after Pentecost, the parish in honor of Blessed Xenia of Petersburg in the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi, celebrated its patronal feast day on the eve of […]
On February 2, the 32nd Sunday after Pentecost, the day of remembrance of St. Euthymius the Great, the Divine Liturgy was held at the Church of the Holy Martyr Ignatius the God-Bearer in Lambayong (Sultan Kudarat Province) in the Philippines. The service was conducted by the rector of the […]
Sunday at the Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Priest David Grubbs.
The community in honor of Equal-to-the-Apostles Nina in Kinabalan (Philippines) celebrated its patronal feast day On January 27, the day of remembrance of Equal-to-the-Apostles Nina, the enlightener of Georgia, the community in honor of Saint Nina in Santo Nino, Kinabalan (Philippines) celebrated its patronal feast day. The secretary of […]
