« On the eve of the Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On December 3, 2024, on the eve of the Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of Our Lord and the Virgin Mary into the Temple and the day of the enthronement of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of All Russia, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

His Grace was assisted by Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Priest Nikita Kozlov, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch and Deacon Alexander Kapustin.

The liturgical hymns were performed by the Cathedral Choir under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.

During the Vespers, the Right Reverend Archpastor performed the litiya with the blessing of five loaves of bread, wine and oil.

At Matins, after the reading of the Gospel, Bishop Matthew anointed the clergy and worshipers with consecrated oil.

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