« On the Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On December 4, 2023, on the feast of the Entry into the Temple of our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, 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 in the territory of the Sourozh Diocese, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch, Deacon Ioann Sylnik and Deacon Victor Nikiforov.

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 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 the chosen Saints) was carried from the altar to the middle of the church.

Following the prayer behind the ambo, Vladyka Matthew and the concelebrating clergy performed prayerful glorification in front of the icon of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Mother of God.

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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