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« On the eve of the feast of the Beheading of St.John the Baptist, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London »
11-09-2025 
On the evening of September 10, 2025, on the eve of the feast of the Beheading of St.John, the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, 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 Priest Alexander Kapustin.
The liturgical hymns were performed by the Cathedral Choir under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.
A litiya was celebrated at Vespers 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 holy oil.