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« On the eve of the Feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Mother of God, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London »
07-04-2023 
On April 6, 2023, on the eve of the feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Mother of God, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil 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, Dean of the Diocesan District of South West England Archpriest Joseph Skinner, Priest Vasily Gandzyuk, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch and Deacon John Silnic.
Liturgical hymns were performed by the choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.
During the divine service, a litiya was served with consecration of bread, wheat, wine and oil.
During Matins, after reading the Holy Gospel, the Right Reverend Archpastor anointed with consecrated oil all those who prayed at the divine service in the Cathedral.