« On Friday of the first week of the Great Lent, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On March 6, 2020, on Friday of the first week of the Great Lent, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London.

His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Archpriest Joseph Skinner, Dean of the Diocesan District of the South-West of England, and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

Following the prayer before the ambo, the Archpastor, accompanied by the clergy, served a moleben to the holy Great Martyr Theodore Tyron and performed the rite of blessing the koliva.

At the end of the service, His Grace Vladyka addressed parishioners and clergy of the Cathedral with words of edification.

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