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« On the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On September 14, 2025, on the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, the day of remembrance of the holy faithful Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia of Murom, miracle workers, 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, Archpriest Nikita Kozlov, Priest Vasily Gandzyuk, Priest Alexander Kapustin, Protodeacon John Sylnik, Deacon Viktor Nikiforov and Deacon Nektariy Baska.

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 Theotokos and particles of the holy relics of the chosen saints of God.

During the litany of fervent supplication, special petitions were proclaimed, after the litany, Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko read a prayer to the holy faithful Peter and Fevronia of Murom.

At the end of the service, the clergy performed a prayerful glorification before the icon of Saints Peter and Fevronia with particles of their holy relics.

The sermon on the topic of the Sunday Gospel reading was delivered by Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko. The translation into English was done by Evgeny Kuznetsov.

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