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« On the feast of All Saints, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »
12-06-2023 
On June 11, 2023, on the 1st Sunday after Pentecost, of All Saints, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, Dean of the Diocesan District of South East England, Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh, Priest Vasily Gandzyuk, and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.
Liturgical hymns were performed by the choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.
Before the beginning of the Liturgy, an ark with great Christian relics (a particle of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, belt of the Most Holy Mother of God, and particles of the holy relics of the chosen Saints of God) was carried from the altar to the middle of the Cathedral.
After the augmented litany, His Grace Vladyka proclaimed a prayer for the granting of peace.
Following the prayer behind the ambo, the Archpastor and concelebrating clergy performed a prayerful glorification in front of the icon of All Saints.
In conclusion, Vladyka Matthew addressed those gathered in the Cathedral with words of sermon and spiritual edification. Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.