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« On the eve of the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London »
18-08-2025 
On the evening of August 18, 2025, on the eve of the feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, 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 Joseph Skinner, Dean of the Diocesan District of South-West England, Archpriest Dmitry Nedostupenko, Secretary of the Sourozh Diocese, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch, and Deacon Nektariy Baska.
The liturgical hymns were performed by the Cathedral Choir under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.
During the evening service, the Archpastor performed the litiya with the blessing of five loaves of bread, wine and oil. At matins, after the reading of the Gospel, Bishop Matthew anointed the clergy and worshipers with consecrated oil.