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« On the eve of the feast of All the Saints Who Shone in the Russian Land, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh officiated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London »
18-06-2023 
On the evening of June 17, 2023, on the eve of the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, of All the Saints Who Shone in the Russian Land, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh, Priest Vasily Gandzyuk, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch, and Deacon Ion Silnic.
Liturgical chants were performed by the choir of the Cathedral under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.
During the all-night vigil' celebration of the polyeleos, an ark with great Christian shrines (a particle of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the girdle of the Most Holy Theotokos and particles of the holy relics of the chosen Saints of God) was carried from the altar to the middle of the Cathedral.
At Matins, after reading the Gospel, Vladyka Matthew anointed the clergy and parishioners with consecrated oil.