« On Friday of the first week of the Great Lent, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh prayed at the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On March 19, 2021, on Friday of the first week of the Great Lent, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh prayed and communed the Holy Mysteries of Christ during the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

The divine service was celebrated by Priest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Secretary of the Sourozh Diocese, assisted by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

Following the prayer behind the ambo, His Grace Vladyka headed the moleben with the reading of the canon to the holy Great Martyr Theodore Tyrone with the blessing of the kolivo.  At the end of the Liturgy, Father Dimitry delivered a sermon.

The divine service was broadcast live on the diocesan page Life of Sourozh on the social network Facebook.

Due to restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, services (except Saturdays, Sundays and certain church feasts) at the Dormition Cathedral in London are celebrated without the participation of parishioners, behind closed doors.

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