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 Easter Day 2026
Doors are for opening.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
Sunday, 5th April 2026
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2026
At Easter we must pay attention and find words for wonder.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
Sunday, 5th April 2026
Sermon preached at the Solemn Liturgy on Good Friday 2026
The strength of Jesus’s silence is our message, and its power is the power which has faced down death.
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon Theologian and Almoner
Friday, 3rd April 2026
Sermon preached at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, Good Friday 2026
The gospel is the cross.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
Friday, 3rd April 2026
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist of Maundy Thursday 2026
'You do not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand.'
The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon Rector
Thursday, 2nd April 2026
Sermon preached at Evensong on Palm Sunday 2026
Do we follow Christ to the cross, or do we chase him there?
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence
Sunday, 29th March 2026
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