« On the Feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On July 7, 2023, on the feast of the Nativity of the glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy 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 Handziuk, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch and Deacon Ioann Sylnik.

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

Before the beginning of the Liturgy, an ark with great Christian relics (a particle of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the girdle of the Most Holy Theotokos and particles of the holy relics of the chosen saints of God) was carried from the altar to the middle of the Cathedral.

Following the prayer behind the ambo, the Archpastor and concelebrating clergy performed a prayerful glorification in front of the icon of John the Baptist.

At the end of the service, Vladyka Matthew addressed those gathered in the Cathedral with words of sermon and spiritual edification.  Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

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