Sermons
Below you can find transcripts of sermons our clergy and guest preachers have given at recent Abbey services. They deal with current theological issues, religion and world events, and the interpretation of biblical texts.
Where possible, we provide an audio and video recording of the sermon.
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2025
The saints are the shape and colour of our hope.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
Saturday, 1st November 2025
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity 2025
Being faithful to God requires perseverance.
The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival Sacrist
Sunday, 19th October 2025
Sermon preached at Evensong on the feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2025
The London Mayors come to Westminster Abbey.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
Sunday, 19th October 2025
Sermon preached at the Festival Eucharist in the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor
'Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me a sinner.’
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon Theologian and Almoner
Saturday, 18th October 2025
Address given at the National Harvest Service
Loving recognition of the gift before us can open us up to hopeful change.
The Right Reverend Dr Andrew Rumsey Bishop of Ramsbury, Diocese of Salisbury
Thursday, 16th October 2025
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2025
Good kings confess. And good kings serve.
The Reverend Christopher Stoltz Priest Vicar
Monday, 13th October 2025
