« On the 12th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On September 15, 2024, on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Vitaly Polischuk, Dean of the Diocesan District of South-East England, Archpriest Dmitry Nedostupenko, Secretary of the Sourozh Diocese, clergy of the UOC temporarily residing in the Sourozh Diocese, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch and Protodeacon Ioan Sîlnic. 

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.

By the decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church of December 26, 2012 (Journal No. 129), an additional annual day was established to celebrate the memory of the holy faithful Prince Peter, in monasticism David, and Princess Fevronia, in monasticism Euphrosyne, the miracle workers of Murom. Special petitions were offered at the litany of fervent supplication.  Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko proclaimed a prayer to the holy faithful Peter and Fevronia for the increase of love, the strengthening of families, the preservation of marital fidelity, the granting of chastity to those who have not yet entered into marriage, and for help to those preparing to enter into family life.

At the end of the Liturgy, the Right Reverend Archpastor addressed those present with words of sermon and spiritual edification. Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

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