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« On the day of memory of the first chief Apostles Peter and Paul, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »
14-07-2023 
On July 12, 2023, on the day of remembrance of the glorious and all-praise first chief Apostles Peter and Paul, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy 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, and Protodeacon Vadim Santseviych.
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, the 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.
Following the prayer beyond the ambo, the Archpastor and concelebrating clergy performed prayerful glorification in front of the icon of the first chief Apostles.
At the end of the service, Vladyka Matthew addressed the clergy and parishioners with words of a sermon on the theme of the feast. Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.