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« On the eve of the Holy Trinity feast, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London »
07-06-2025 
On the evening of June 7, 2025, on the eve of the feast of the Holy Trinity (Pentecost), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Vitaly Polischuk, Dean of the Diocesan District of South East England, Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Secretary of the Sourozh Diocese, Archpriest Nikita Kozlov, Priest Alexander Kapustin, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch, Protodeacon Ioan Silnic, and Deacon Nektariy Baska.
The liturgical hymns were performed by the choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.
During the evening service, Bishop Matthew performed the litiya with the blessing of bread, wheat, wine and oil. During the matins, after the reading of the Gospel, the Archpastor anointed the worshipers with consecrated oil.