Lent, Holy Week and Easter at Westminster Abbey

Lent, Holy Week and Easter at Westminster Abbey

Find out more about worshipping with us and explore the many ways you can connect with the Abbey this Holy Week, wherever you are.

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A royal church offering daily services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.

Today's services

Friday, 3rd April 2026
Good Friday
8.40am Morning Prayer and Litany Quire
said
3.00pm Solemn Liturgy of the Passion and Death of Our Lord High Altar
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Victoria The Passion according the John
Victoria The Reproaches
Bruckner Christus factus est pro nobis

Preacher: The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon Theologian and Almoner

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5.00pm Evening Prayer Quire
said
6.00pm Good Friday Devotion St Margaret's Church
sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort

Pergolesi Stabat mater dolorosa
Bach O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß

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Everyone is welcome at these services, free of charge. Security checks are in place upon entry.

News

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Tuesday, 27th September 2016

Battle of Britain anniversary service held

Battle of Britain anniversary service held

Monday, 19th September 2016

About the Abbey

An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey has become a treasure house of artefacts. This is also the coronation church where some of the most significant people in Britain's history are buried or commemorated.

The King Charles III Sacristy

The King Charles III Sacristy

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Rosary being held in a hand in front of a door at Westminster Abbey

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