« On the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the night Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On the night of January 6-7, 2025, on the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord God and our Savior Jesus Christ, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral in London.

At the festive Liturgy, His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Secretary of the Sourozh Diocese Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, 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.

The Christmas message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' to the archpastors, pastors, deacons, monastics and all the faithful children of the Russian Orthodox Church was read out in Russian and English by Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

At the end of the Liturgy, a glorification of the feast of the Nativity of Christ was performed, then the Archpastor congratulated the worshipers on the feast of the Nativity of Christ and addressed them with a word of sermon and spiritual edification.

At the end of the festive celebration, Christmas gifts were distributed to the young parishioners.

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