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« On Christmas Eve, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »
07-01-2023 
On the morning of January 6, 2023, on the eve of the Nativity of Christ (Christmas Eve), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 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.
After the augmented litany, the Archpastor proclaimed a prayer for the granting of peace.
At the end of the Liturgy, in front of the Christmas candle, which symbolize the Star of Bethlehem, the troparion and kontakion of the feast of the Nativity of Christ were sung. After that, the Archpastor addressed the clergy and parishioners with words of sermon and spiritual edification.