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 Evensong on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2026
Vanity of vanities, says the preacher, all is vanity.
The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon in Residence
Sunday, 25th October 2026
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2026
What’s it all about?
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
Sunday, 25th October 2026
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2026
The city set upon a hill.
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon Theologian and Almoner
Sunday, 18th October 2026
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2026
One who rules over people justly, ruling in the fear of God, is like the light of morning.
The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon Rector
Tuesday, 13th October 2026
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity 2026
The vineyard on the hill.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
Sunday, 4th October 2026
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of St Michael and Angels 2026
The angels we meet in the Bible are far from cute.
The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival Sacrist
Tuesday, 29th September 2026
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