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 recording of the sermon, which you can download as a podcast. You can also subscribe to our podcast to receive our latest sermons and lectures.
Sermon at the Installation of Tricia Hillas as Canon of Westminster - Revelation 3:14
The Factory Act and The Slavery Abolition Act. A year of change and urgent reforming opinion - firm jaws, glittering eyes.
Sunday, 9th May 2021
Sermon at a Service of Morning Prayer in Thanksgiving for the Life of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
We make our remembrance in Westminster Abbey. The Abbey was formative for His Royal Highness.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle Dean of Westminster
Sunday, 11th April 2021
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Easter
Eight years ago in a parish in Winchester, after the Easter Vigil, I was greeting folk at the Church door.
The Reverend Mark Birch Minor Canon and Precentor
Sunday, 11th April 2021
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day
Easter morning. John’s Gospel. Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Mag-dalene came to the tomb.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle Dean of Westminster
Sunday, 4th April 2021
Sermon at a Meditation for Holy Week 2021
The beginning of the Church is often ascribed to Pentecost and the sending of the Holy Spirit.
The Reverend Mark Birch Minor Canon and Precentor
Monday, 29th March 2021
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2021
Talk about sin has been unfashionable for a long time now.
The Reverend Mark Birch Minor Canon and Precentor
Sunday, 14th March 2021
