« On the Feast of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On July 6, 2025, on the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, the Feast of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral in London.

Before the start of the service, a reliquary containing great Christian relics (a piece of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the belt of the Most Holy Theotokos, and pieces of the holy relics of God’s chosen saints) was brought out from the altar to the center of the church.

During the Liturgy, His Grace was assisted by: Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Dean of the Diocesan District of South East England Archpriest Vitaly Polischuk, Archpriest Nikita Kozlov, Priest Vasily Gandzyuk, Priest Alexander Kapustin, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevich, Protodeacon John Sylnik and Deacon Nektariy Baska.

The liturgical chants were performed by the chamber choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of Anna Kobrina.

After the prayer after the communion, the archpastor and the concelebrating clergy performed a glorification before the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.

At the end of the service, Bishop Matthew addressed the parishioners with words of sermon and spiritual edification. The translation into English was done by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevich.

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