« On the day of Radonitsa, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On May 14, 2024, on Tuesday of the 2nd week of Easter, the day of Radonitsa, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy 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, Secretary of the Sourozh Diocese Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, clergy of the UOC temporarily staying in the territory of the Sourozh Diocese, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch and Deacon Alexander Kapustin.

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

At the litany for the departed, prayers were offered for the repose of the souls of “the deceased soldiers who laid down their lives for the faith, Fatherland and people, and all who died sufferingly during the Great Patriotic War.”

After the dismissal of the Liturgy, His Grace Vladyka and the concelebrating clergy served a panikhida.

In conclusion, Bishop Matthew addressed those present with words of sermon and spiritual edification.  Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

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