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« On the Day of the Baptism of Rus', Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

Date28-07-2024
On July 28, the 5th Sunday after Pentecost, the day of remembrance of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Prince Vladimir, in Holy Baptism Basil, on the feast of the Day of the Baptism of Rus', His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
His Grace was assisted by Dean of the Diocesan District of South-East England Archpriest Vitaly Polischuk, Secretary of the Sourozh Diocese Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, clergy of the UOC temporarily residing in the territory of the Sourozh Diocese, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch, Protodeacon Ioan Sîlnic and Deacon Alexander Kapustin.
The liturgical chants were performed by the choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of Anna Kobrina.
Before the beginning of the Liturgy, a reliquary with great Christian relics - a particle of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord, the belt of the Most Holy Theotokos and particles of the holy relics of the chosen saints of God - was brought out from the altar to the center of the church .
During the litany of fervent supplication, special petitions were offered, after which Archpriest Dmitry Nedostupenko proclaimed a prayer from the prayer service in honor of the remembrance of the Baptism of Rus'.
After the prayer after the communion, Bishop Matthew and the concelebrating clergy performed a glorification of the holy Prince Vladimir, Equal to the Apostles.
In conclusion, the Archpastor addressed those present with words of sermon and spiritual edification. Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Archdeacon Vadim Santsevitch.
At noon, the bell tower of the Assumption Cathedral rang out the blagovest "Glory to Thee, God!" The parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in Great Britain and Ireland joined the traditional event on this day. 
The bell ringing on the Day of the Baptism of Rus' began in 2012 for the first time, since then the single ringing at noon local time marks the triumph of Orthodoxy throughout the world.