On the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On August 10, 2025, on the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, the feast of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, called "Hodegetria" (Guide) and the Council of Saints of the Tambov Metropolitanate, 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 Diocese of Sourozh Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Priest Vasily Gandzyuk, Priest Alexander Kapustin, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch, Protodeacon Ioann Sylnik and Deacon Viktor Nikiforov.

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 was brought out from the altar to the center of the church - a particle of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord, the belt of the Most Holy Mother of God and particles of the holy relics of the chosen saints of God.

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

The sermon after the dismissal of the Liturgy was delivered by Archpriest Vitaly Polischuk.

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