« On the feast of the Holy Resurrection of Christ, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh prayed at the late Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On the morning of April 12, 2026, on the feast of the Holy Resurrection of Christ, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh prayed at the late Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

The divine Liturgy was celebrated by Dean of the diocesan district of South-West England, Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, assisted by Protodeacon Ioan Sîlnic.

Liturgical chants were performed by the cathedral choir under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.

Following the sacramental verse, the Easter message of the Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe, Metropolitan Mark of Korsun and Western Europe, was read out in Russian and English.

At the end of the divine service, His Grace Bishop Matthew congratulated the believers on Easter and addressed the numerous parishioners with the words of a sermon.

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