« On the Feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On April 28, 2024, on the 6th Sunday of Great Lent, Palm Sunday, the feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

Concelebrating with His Grace were Dean of the diocesan district of South-East England, Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, Secretary of the Sourozh diocese, Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Priest Sergiu Fedorenco, clergy of the UOC temporarily staying on the territory of the Sourozh diocese, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch and Deacon Ioan Sîlnic.

Liturgical chants were performed by the choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.

After the augmented litany, the Archpastor proclaimed a prayer for the granting of peace.

During the Liturgy, His Grace Vladyka ordained Alexander Kapustin to the rank of deacon.

At the end of the divine service, glorification of the Feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem took place.

In conclusion, Bishop Matthew addressed the worshipers with a word of sermon and spiritual edification.  Simultaneous translation into English was performed by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

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