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« On the eve of All Saints' Sunday, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at Dormition Cathedral in London »

On the evening of June 6, 2026, on the eve of the First Sunday after Pentecost, All Saints' Sunday, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at Dormition Cathedral in London.

His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, Dean of the Diocesan District of South East England; Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh; Archpriest Nikita Kozlov; Priest Sergei Fedorenko; Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch; and Protodeacon Ioann Sylnik.

The Cathedral Choir, under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov, performed the liturgical hymns. During the polyeleos, a reliquary containing great Christian relics - a particle of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord, the Belt of the Most Holy Theotokos, and particles of the holy relics of God's chosen saints - was brought from the altar to the centre of the church.

At Matins, after the Gospel reading, Bishop Matthew anointed the clergy and worshippers with holy oil.

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