On the blessing of Easter cakes and paskhas at home

In the context of the spread of coronavirus infection, and given that many people will not be able to personally visit churches on Easter Day, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, believers, who remain at home, can bless Easter cakes, paskhas, eggs and other Easter food on their own, as follows:

Before the paskhal meal, the Easter troparion should be sung three times:

"Christ is risen from the dead, /trampling down death by death, / and to those in the tombs He has given life",

then sprinkle the holy water (if available) over the food while saying:

“In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen".

On the Holy Saturday, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On April 18, 2020, on the Holy Saturday, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Vespers with reading of 15 paremias and the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great at the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London.

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Easter message of Metropolitan Anthony of Korsun and Western Europe, Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe

Beloved in the Lord Archpastors, pious Fathers, God-loving monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters!

On this bright Easter night, I turn to all of you with the words of the eternally living greeting, coming from the depths of centuries - Christ Is Risen!  - and with all my heart I congratulate you with the feast of the Pascha of the Lord!

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Paschal Message of Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church

Your Graces the archpastors, venerable fathers, 

all-honourable monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters:

CHRIST IS RISEN!

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On the eve of the Great Saturday, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh served Matins with the rite of burial of the Lord at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On April 17, 2020, on the eve of the Great Saturday, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh served Matins with the rite of the burial of our Lord Jesus Christ at the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London.

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On Good Friday, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Vespers with the rite of the Shroud of the Savior

On April 17, 2020, on Good Friday, day of remembrance of the Holy salvatory Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh served the Royal Hours, typica, vespers with  the rite of the Shroud of the Savior and small compline at the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London.

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On the Great Thursday, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On April 16, 2020, on the Great Thursday, Day of Remembrance of the Last Supper, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great at the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London.

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On Great Wednesday, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh prayed at the statutory divine service at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On April 15, 2020, on the Great Wednesday of the Holy Week, the feast day of Saint Sava of Sourozh, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh prayed at the statutory evening service at the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London.

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Starting from the Great Thursday, live broadcasts of services from the Dormition Cathedral in London will take place

With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, divine services and Easter festive service will be broadcast live from the Dormition Cathedral in London, starting from April 16, 2020.

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A second Sunday talk with the priest took place in a live broadcast on the Internet

On April 12, 2020, on the feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, a second Sunday talk, which was held by the acting Dean of the Diocesan District of the South-East of England, clergyman of the Dormition Cathedral in London, Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, was held in live broadcast mode.

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Archpriest Benedict Ramsden: "Nothing-not even this present calamity-is outside the Providence of God"

In this bewildering time I want to try and send some encouragement as we a face a Holy week and an Easter that none of us could have imagined.The first thing I want to say is that we have been given wise directions by H.H. Patriarch Kyrill, by Metropolitan Antony and by our own Bishop Matthew.

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Sunday talks with priest in a live broadcast on the Internet

With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Sunday talks with priest are held online.

The project started last Sunday, April 5, at 14:00 London time.  Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, acting Dean of the Diocesan District of South East England, clergyman of the Dormition Cathedral in London, spoke on the subject: "The Fifth Week of the Great Lent, Sunday reading of the Gospel." 

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Important: All the parishes of the Sourozh Diocese in the UK are closed for visiting

Dear brothers and sisters!

Following the appeal to the nation by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, it is with great regret that we inform you that all churches of the Diocese of Sourozh in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London, are closed for visits until further notice by the authorities.

Secretariat of the Diocese of Sourozh

Volunteer service of the Diocesan Church Charity and Social Services Department continues its activities in the Diocese of Sourozh

With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the Volunteer Service of the Church Charity and Social Services Department of the Sourozh Diocese continues its activities.

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Patriarchal message to the archpastors, clergymen, monastics and laypeople of the dioceses in the territory of Russia

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia addressed with a message to the archpastors, clergymen, monastics and laypeople of the dioceses in the territory of the Russian Federation.

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Address of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh to the clergy and laity of the Sourozh Diocese

Beloved in the Lord Fathers, brothers and sisters!

The worldwide spread of dangerous coronavirus infection, a disease which can lead to death, causes us all serious worry and great concern for maintaining our own health as well as the health and safety of our loved ones.

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The faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church are called to pray with His Holiness the Patriarch, in their homes, during His Holiness tour around Moscow with the icon of the Most Holy Mother of God “Tenderness”

His Holiness the Patriarch makes an appeal to all believers, to pray together, while staying in their homes, from 2.00pm London time (4.00pm in Moscow) on Friday, April 3, 2020, starting by reading the akathist to the Most Holy Mother of God with an addition of a prayer for getting rid of  the coronavirus infection.

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill approves texts of prayerful supplications in view of the spreading coronavirus infection

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia approved texts of prayerful supplications in view of the threat of the spreading coronavirus infection.

With the blessing of His Holiness, the prayers will be lifted up during the Divine Liturgy at all churches of the Russian Orthodox Church. 

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Parishes of the Sourozh Diocese in the Republic of Ireland are closed for visits

Following new decisions by the Government of the Republic of Ireland to combat the spread of the coronavirus epidemic and tighten the quarantine, St.Peter and St.Paul Church in Dublin will be closed to parishioners, starting from Sunday, March 29, 2020, until a special order by the authorities.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh took part in the funeral service for the volunteer of the Dormition Cathedral in London, Igor Stepshin

On March 24, 2020, the funeral service for the church volunteer Igor Stepshin took place at the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London. For many years I. Stepshin voluntarily carried various obediences to the church, and worked daily in the Cathedral. 

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