« On the Day of the Holy Trinity, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On June 23, on the feast of the Holy Trinity, Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy and Great Vespers with the reading of kneeling prayers at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

Concelebrating during the divine service were Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Secretary of the Sourozh Diocese Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, clergy of the UOC temporarily staying on the territory of the Sourozh Diocese, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch, Deacon Viktor Nikiforov and Deacon Alexander Kapustin.

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

At the end of the Liturgy, Bishop Matthew celebrated the Great Vespers of the Feast of Pentecost with the reading of special kneeling prayers compiled in the 4th century by Saint Basil the Great. The Archpastor and concelebrating clergy, kneeling in the Royal Doors, read prayers in Church Slavonic and English.

In conclusion, Bishop Matthew congratulated the parishioners and clergy of the church on the feast and delivered a word of sermon and spiritual edification.  Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

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