« On the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On May 4, 2025, on the 3rd Sunday after Easter, the Sunday of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral in London.

His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Dean of the Diocesan District of South-East England Archpriest Vitaly Polischuk, Secretary of the Sourozh Diocese Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, clergy of the UOC-MP temporarily residing in the Sourozh Diocese, Priest Alexander Kapustin, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch, Protodeacon Ioan Sîlnic and Deacon Nektariy Baska.

The liturgical chants were performed by the choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.

Before the beginning of the Liturgy, a reliquary with great Christian relics - a particle of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord, the belt of the Most Holy Theotokos and particles of the holy relics of the chosen saints of God - was brought out from the altar to the center of the church.

After the litany of fervent supplications, Bishop Matthew proclaimed a prayer for the granting of peace.

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

The Archpastor warmly congratulated the parishioners of the cathedral on the feast of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women and presented them with icons of the Resurrection of Christ. Words of congratulations were also addressed to the oldest cleric of the church, Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, who celebrated his 86th birthday last week. Vladyka also congratulated Archpriest Vitaly Polischuk on the upcoming name's day and presented the both clergymen with bouquets of flowers.

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