« Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Matins with the reading of an akathist to the Most Holy Mother of God at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On April 19, 2024, on the eve of Saturday of the 5th week of Great Lent - the Feast of Praise of the Mother of God (Saturday of the Akathist), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Matins with the reading of the akathist at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

Concelebrating with His Grace were Dean of the diocesan district of South-West England, Archpriest Joseph Skinner, Secretary of the Sourozh diocese, Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Priest Nikita Kozlov, and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

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

The Feast of the Praise of the Most Holy Mother of God was established in the 9th century in gratitude for the deliverance of Constantinople from an enemy siege. On the eve of the feast, Matins is celebrated with the reading of an akathist to the Mother of God, written in the 7th century.

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