« On the eve of the feast of Triumph of Orthodoxy, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On the evening of March 8, 2025, on the eve of the 1st Sunday of Great Lent, Triumph of Orthodoxy, the feast of the first and second Finding of the Head of John the Baptist, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

His Grace was assisted by Secretary of the Sourozh Diocese Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Priest Alexander Kapustin, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch and Protodeacon Ioan Sîlnic.

The liturgical hymns were performed by the Cathedral Choir under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.

During the polyeleos, a reliquary containing 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.

At matins, after the reading of the Gospel, Bishop Matthew anointed the clergy and worshipers with consecrated oil.

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