« On the eve of the Feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On the evening of April 12, 2025, on the eve of the 6th Sunday of Great Lent, Palm Sunday, the Feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, 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 Diocese of Sourozh, 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 Vespers, Bishop Matthew celebrated the litiya with the blessing of the five loaves of bread, wine, and oil. 

At Matins, after the reading of the Gospel, the Right Reverend Archpastor blessed the willow and palm branches (fir-trees), after which he anointed the clergy and parishioners with the blessed oil.

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