« On the day of remembrance of St. Sergius of Radonezh, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On October 8, 2023, on the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, the day of the repose of St. Sergius, Abbot of Radonezh, wonderworker of all Russia (1392), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

Concelebrating with His Grace were Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Dean of the Diocesan District of South-East England Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, Secretary of the Sourozh Diocese Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, clergy of the UOC temporarily staying on the territory of the Sourozh Diocese, and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

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

Before the start of the Liturgy, an ark with great Christian shrines (a piece of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord, the belt of the Most Holy Mother of God, particles of the relics of St. Sergius of Radonezh and other chosen Saints of God) was carried from the altar to the middle of the church.

After the augmented litany, the Right Reverend Bishop proclaimed a prayer for the granting of peace.

At the end of the Liturgy, a prayerful glorification of St. Sergius of Radonezh was sung, after which the Archpastor addressed those present with a sermon on the topic of the Sunday Gospel reading and today's feast. Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

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