« On the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On August 25, 2024, on the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, the afterfeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, Dean of the Diocesan District of South East England, Archpriest Dmitry Nedostupenko, Secretary of the Sourozh Diocese, Priest Sergiy Fedorenko, clergy of the UOC temporarily residing in 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 Dmitry Tugarinov.

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.

After the augmented litany, the Right Reverend Vladyka proclaimed a prayer for the granting of peace.

Following the after communion prayer, Bishop Matthew and the concelebrating clergy performed the glorification of the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord.

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

Vladyka warmly congratulated Father Nikita Kozlov and Matushka Tatyana Polishchuk, who recently celebrated their birthdays, and presented them with bouquets of flowers.

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