« On the day of commemoration of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, a festive divine service was celebrated at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On December 19, 2024, on the day of commemoration of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (c. 334), a festive Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the divine service was celebrated by Secretary of the Sourozh diocese, Archpriest Dmitry Nedostupenko, assisted by Rector of the parish in honour of St. Anna of Novgorod in Trondheim, Priest Alexander Volokhan, a cleric of the deanery of the Patriarchal Parishes in Norway, Priest Vasily Gandzyuk, and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch. The clergy of the cathedral prayed at the divine service.

The liturgical chants were performed by the choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.

After the Liturgy, the clergy performed a glorification before the ancient icon of St. Nicholas with a particle of his holy relics.

At the end of the divine service, Archpriest Dmitry addressed those present with a sermon on the theme of the feast. Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Alexander Selegenev.

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