« On the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On November 5, 2023, on the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, the day of remembrance of the Apostle James, brother of the Lord, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

Concelebrating with His Eminence were Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Dean of the diocesan district of South-East England, Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, clergy of the UOC temporarily staying on the territory of the Sourozh diocese, Priest Sergey Fedorenko, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch and Deacon Alexy Kostyanovsky.

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 holy objects (a particle of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord, the belt of the Most Holy Mother of God and particles of the holy relics of God's chosen saints) was carried from the altar to the middle of the church .

After the special litany, the Most Reverend Bishop proclaimed a prayer for the granting of peace.

At the end of the Liturgy, the Archpastor addressed those present with words of sermon and spiritual edification. Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

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