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Apr122021

« On the 4th Sunday of the Great Lent, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On April 11, 2021, on the 4th Sunday of the Great Lent, the day of commemoration of Venerable John of the Ladder, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
His Grace Vladyka Matthew was assisted by Priest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Secretary of the Sourozh diocese, and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.
At the augmented litany, petitions were raised to get rid of the spread of the harmful epidemic - coronavirus infection.  Then His Grace Vladyka offered up a prayer, which is read during the spread of the harmful epidemic.
The liturgical chants were performed by the quartet under the direction of the choir master Dmitry Tugarinov.
At the end of the Liturgy, the Right Reverend Archpastor addressed the parishioners with words of a sermon and spiritual edification.
The service was broadcast live on the diocesan page Life of Sourozh on the social network Facebook.