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« On the eve of the feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London »
06-07-2025 
On the evening of July 6, 2025, on the eve of the celebration of the Nativity of the honest glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the 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 Polischuk, Archpriest Nikita Kozlov and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.
The liturgical hymns were performed by the Cathedral Choir under the direction of Anna Kobrina.
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.