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« On the eve of the 28th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London »
24-12-2022
On December 24, 2022, on the eve of the 28th Sunday after Pentecost,of the Holy Forefathers, the day of memory of St. Spyridon, Bishop of Trimyphunte, the Wonderworker (c. 348), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch, and Deacon Ioann Silnic. Liturgical chants were performed by the choir of the Cathedral under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.
At Matins, after reading the Holy Gospel, the Right Reverend Archpastor anointed the clergy and believers with consecrated oil.