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« On the feast of the Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »
09-01-2023 
On January 8, 2023, on the 30th Sunday after Pentecost, after-feast of the Nativity of Christ, the feast of the Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy 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.
After the prayer behind the ambo, Vladyka Matthew performed a prayerful glorification in front of the icon of the Nativity of Christ and addressed those present with a word of sermon and spiritual edification.
The service was broadcast live on the Diocese of Sourozh "Life of Sourozh" page on the social network Facebook.