« On Epiphany Eve, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On January 18, 2023, on the eve of Theophany (Epiphany Eve), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Royal Hours, Great Vespers, the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great and the Great Blessing of Water at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Dean of the Diocesan District of South East England Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

Liturgical hymns were performed by the choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.

At the end of the Liturgy, the Archpastor performed the rite of the great consecration of water.  Then the glorification of the feast took place.

At the end of the divine service, Vladyka Matthew congratulated the clergy and parishioners on Epiphany Eve and addressed them with a word of edification.

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