« On the feast of the Holy Trinity, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On June 4, 2023, on the 8th Sunday after Easter, the Day of the Holy Trinity, Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, Dean of the Diocesan District of South East England, Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh, Priest Vasily Gandzyuk, and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

Liturgical hymns were performed by the choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.

Upon dismissal, an ark with a particle of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, a particle of the belt of the Most Holy Theotokos and the relics of the saints of God was taken out from the altar of the Cathedral for the veneration by the faithful.

At the end of the Liturgy, the Right Reverend Archpastor celebrated the Great Vespers of the feast of Pentecost with the reading of kneeling prayers.

In conclusion, Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko delivered a sermon on the theme of the feast. Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

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