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« On the eve of the feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London »
12-07-2023 
On the evening of July 11, 2023, on the eve of the Day of Remembrance of the Holy Chief Apostles Peter and Paul, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Dean of the Diocesan District of South East England Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, Dean of the Diocesan District of South West England Archpriest Joseph Skinner, Priest Vasily Gandzyuk and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.
Liturgical chants were performed by the choir of the Cathedral under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.
At Vespers of the all-night vigil, a litia was performed with the blessing of bread, wheat, wine, and oil.
At Matins, after reading the Gospel, Vladyka Matthew anointed the clergy and parishioners with consecrated oil.