On the Philippine island of Mindanao, they celebrated the day of memory of the Apostle Thomas, and also baptized a child with a name in honor of this sainttranslated

On October 19, 2026, on the day of remembrance of the Apostle Thomas, patronal celebrations took place in the Orthodox church under construction in honor of the Apostle Thomas in the village of Kinabalan on the island of Mindanao in the Republic of the Philippines.

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The center of the celebrations was the festive Liturgy, which, co-served by the clergy, was led by the secretary of the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Southeast Asia of the Russian Orthodox Church, Hieromonk Korniliy (Molev), the diocesan website reports.

At the end of the service, a religious procession took place from the church under construction to the place of the past temporary.

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In his speech to the believers, Father Cornelius especially noted the importance of the fact that the construction of the capital church in honor of the Apostle Thomas is nearing completion.

– It’s joyful to pray when the forests have already been removed. The construction of the tent, dome and roof has been completed. Through the prayers of St. Thomas the Apostle, preparations for the consecration of the church will begin in the near future,” the clergyman said.

Father Cornelius emphasized that the Apostle Thomas is “one of the greatest saints.”

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