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« On the eve of the feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an evening service at the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Bogorodskoye, Moscow »

Date27-08-2022
On August 27, 2022, on the eve of the feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, officiated an evening service with the procession with the Shroud of the Mother of God at the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Bogorodskoye, Moscow.
His Eminence was assisted by Archpriest Damian Kruglik and the clergy of the church.
During Vespers, Vladyka Matthew served a litia with the consecration of five loaves, wheat, wine, and oil.
On the polyeleos, a holy shroud with the image of the Mother of God was taken from the altar to the middle of the church. After reading the Gospel, the Archpastor anointed the clergy and parishioners with consecrated oil.