« On the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On September 7, 2025, on the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, 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 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 Theotokos and particles of the holy relics of the chosen saints of God.

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

At the end of the service, Bishop Matthew addressed the clergy and parishioners with an archpastoral word. The translation into English was provided by Fr Alexander Kapustin.

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