The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem is the triumph of the Savior’s earthly life. They want to make him King, because He can Make Israel Great Again. So that they would not obey to the Romans but they would be paid tribute by the barbarians, as in the times a thousand years before. And that it would be good for everyone in Israel. But it is impossible to build happiness on neighbor’s grief, and instead of seizing power, Christ continues to teach: “Pay to Caesar that is Caesar’s and to God that is God’s”, and “Love your neighbor”. And we know that in a few days the Son of God will be betrayed, tortured, and crucified by His people. And no one will stand up for Him. Such is the gratitude of Israel for that the Lord healed his children of diseases. For freeing him from the bondage of Egypt and Babylon. He would have freed them from the Roman one as well, but He came to free us from the bondage of death.And in the coming days, called the Great Days, we will once again watch with awe the realization of the Divine plan for our salvation. Holy Week is the culmination of Christianity and human history. Yes, the creation of the world was also the greatest event and miracle, but this is hardly mentioned in the church calendar. Because it was easier for God to create the universe than to guide us to the right path, for which He had to taste death. The trillions of stars in the sky do not obscure His main creation for Him; the life of each of us matters to Him! As well as the prayer of each of us.
Parish News

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 […]