• Filipino Catholic Community

Filipino Catholic Community

Our Filipino Catholic Community is supported by the Fil-Min NOVA (Filipino Ministry of Northern Virginia) ministry, which arranges Masses, provides outreach programs, and developed Paaralang Pinoy, a Filipino Catholic cultural school. Annually, the community gathers to celebrate Simbang Gabi, the Novena of Masses during Advent, throughout numerous parishes throughout the diocese to spiritually prepare for the birth of Christ.

To learn more about programs and events, please contact the Filipino Catholic Community at 703-403-5624 or via email.

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Mass in Honor of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila

Saturday, September 15

All are welcome to join the Filipino Ministry of Northern Virginia, Saturday, September 15 for mass to commemorate the feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz! Mass will be celebrated at St. Bernadette Catholic Church at 7:00 pm. View the flyer for more detais!

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Assembly of Filipino Priests

Third National Assembly of Filipino Priests

by Fr. Joel Henson, Executive Council Member, National Association of Filipino Priests-USA

3rd National Assembly of Filipino Priests - Find out how 350 Filipino priests gathered in Houston, TX for the 3rd National Assembly of Filipino Priests by reading the article by Fr. Joel Henson, executive council member of the National Association of Filipino Priests-USA (NAFP-USA).

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Bishop Oscar Soulis

First Filipino-American Bishop Appointed by Pope Francis

Bishop Oscar Soulis will lead the Diocese of Salt Lake City, Utah

Bishop Soulis will be the first Filipino-American Bishop to lead a diocese within the United States. Bishop Soulis is a native of the Philippines, and immigrated to the United States in 1984. Since then, he has resided in various dioceses throughout the U.S., and served as Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles since 2004. He was the first Filipino-American bishop ordained in the United States.

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Pray for Filipino Vocations

Please join us with our diocesan vocations prayer to foster, encourage and promote vocations within Filipino American Catholic families.

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Paaralang Pinoy

Paaralang Pinoy is a culture and language enrichment program for Filipino-Americans in the Northern Virginia area. Paaralang Pinoy aims to help children better understand similarities and differences between Filipino and American cultures; ensure the development of respect towards Filipino traditions and values; provide children a peer group and social network that share a common background, interest and cultural practice; serve as a source of opportunity for dialogue between parents and children as they learn more about the Philippines.

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Multicultural Mass Information

Discover when and where to attend a Mass in a different language or with a specific culture. The Catholic Diocese of Arlington offers multiple, regular Masses for the following communities: Brazilian, Cameroon, Deaf Ministry, Eritrean (Ge'ez Rite), Filipino, Irish (Gaelic), Ghanaian, Indian Syro-Malabar Rite, Indian (Tamil), Korean, Sierra Leone and Vietnamese.

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