« On the feast of the Holy Resurrection of Christ, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Easter service at the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Bogorodskoye, Moscow »

On the night of April 24, 2022, on the feast of the Holy Resurrection of Christ, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, headed the procession, Easter Matins and Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Bogorodskoye, Moscow.

His Grace was assisted by archpriest Damian Kruglik and the clergy of the church.

Following the after Communion verse, the Paschal Message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the archpastors, pastors, deacons, monastics and all the faithful children of the Russian Orthodox Church was read out in Russian.

After the prayer before the ambo, His Grace Vladyka consecrated the artoses.

At the end of the Divine Liturgy, Vladyka Matthew congratulated the faithful on the bright feast of the Resurrection of Christ and addressed the audience with a word of spiritual edification.

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