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« On the eve of the Feast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London »
20-09-2023 
On September 20, 2023, on the eve of the Feast of the Nativity of our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil 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, Dean of the Diocesan District of South-West England Archpriest Joseph Skinner, Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh Archpriest Dimitry Nestoupenko, and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.
Liturgical chants were performed by the Cathedral Choir under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.
At Vespers, His Grace consecrated bread, wheat, wine and oil. At Matins, after reading the Gospel, Vladyka Matthew anointed the clergy and parishioners with consecrated oil.