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« The reliquary with particles of the relics of the Diveevo saints arrived to the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On May 29, 2019, with the blessing of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, the Metropolitan Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas and Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, delegation of the Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveevo monastery in brought to the Diocese of Sourozh the reliquary with relics of Diveevo saints Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, Venerable Alexandra, Venerable Martha, Venerable Elena, Blesses  Matrona, Blessed Pelagia, Blesses Paraskeva and Blessed Maria.
From the Heathrow Airport, the delegation led by Archpriest Igor Borisov, a cleric of the Seraphim-Diveevo monastery, headed for the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London.
At the entrance to the Cathedral the holy relics were met by His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, who led the moleben service in front of the relics of the saints of God of the Diveevo land.
Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, Archpriest Igor Borisov, Priest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevich co- served with the Bishop.
At the end of the moleben, the Right Reverend Archpastor addressed the parishioners with words of spiritual edification.

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