« Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Holy Friday Matins with the reading of the twelve Passion Gospels at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On the evening of May 2, 2024, on the eve of Friday of the Holy Week, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Great Friday Matins with the reading of the 12 Gospels of the Holy Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

Concelebrating with His Grace were Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Dean of the Diocesan District of South-East England Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, Secretary of the Sourozh Diocese Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, clergy of the UOC temporarily staying in the territory of the Sourozh Diocese, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch and Deacon Alexander Kapustin.

The hymns of Good Friday Matins were performed by the cathedral choir under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.

At the end of the divine service, those present in the church venerated the Cross of the Lord.

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