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  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day

    Sunday, 4th 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.

  • Holy Saturday

    Saturday, 19th April 2025

    Today, the Church sits in silence, remembering Christ's body being laid in the tomb. The Reverend Catherine Williams considers the meaning of this day of prayer and reflection.

  • Tudor tomb

    When Charles Dickens died at his home in Kent on 9th June 1870, it was presumed that he would be buried in Rochester Cathedral or in one of the nearby parish churches at Cobham or Shorne. This, after all, was what the author of some of the greatest novels in the English language had wanted.

  • Royal tombs

    Westminster Abbey is the final resting place of many kings and queens, starting with King Edward the Confessor whose shrine stands just behind the High Altar.

    Royalty

  • Reflection: Holy Saturday

    Monday, 1st January 0001

    Read or listen to the reflection for Holy Saturday

  • Easter Day

    Sunday, 20th April 2025

    The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, reflects on the meaning of Easter, and how Jesus Christ's resurrection shows us what it means to be perfectly human.

  • Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2018

    Thursday, 10th May 2018

    Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2018: This is a day of triumph. ‘God is gone up with a triumphant shout: The Lord with sounding trumpets’ melodies.’ We heard.

  • Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Easter 2023

    Sunday, 16th April 2023

    Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Easter 2023: The end of today’s second reading is perhaps the finest cliffhanger in history. The end of today’s second reading is perhaps.

  • Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2024

    Sunday, 31st March 2024

    Easter Day and Christ is risen. Easter Day and the whole gospel of God.

  • Lady Chapel

    The 16th-century historian John Leland called the Henry VII Lady Chapel ‘the wonder of the world’ and it continues to inspire wonder amongst visitors today.

    Architecture

  • Sermon at the Liturgy on Easter Day 2018

    Sunday, 1st April 2018

    Sermon at the Liturgy on Easter Day 2018: God raised Jesus of Nazareth from the dead and because of that, nothing in this world can ever be the last word for us..

  • Wall paintings

    Our most important wall paintings are from the late 13th century, and include the figures of St Faith, Christ with St Thomas, and St Christopher.

    Art Christianity

  • Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2025

    Sunday, 20th April 2025

    If we want to see Easter, we must look to ourselves.

  • Sermon at the Evening Service on the Fifth Sunday after Trinity 2019

    Sunday, 21st July 2019

    Sermon at the Evening Service on the Fifth Sunday after Trinity 2019: Exactly who was Mary Magdalene? Exactly who was Mary Magdalene: a supermodel of saintliness, a poster girl for repentant sinners.

  • Sermon given at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2022

    Sunday, 30th October 2022

    Sermon given at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2022: ‘The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end.’ ‘The steadfast love of the Lord.

  • Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2017

    Sunday, 16th April 2017

    Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

  • Sermon Given at Matins on the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2015

    Sunday, 15th March 2015

    Sermon given by The Venerable Andrew Tremlett, Canon in Residence.

  • Abbey in Wartime

    On the outbreak of the second world war in 1939 many of the Abbey's treasures were evacuated for safety to country houses, such as Mentmore.

  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Easter 2018

    Sunday, 8th April 2018

    Sermon given by The Reverend Dr Tony Kyriakides, Priest Vicar.

  • Sermon preached at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Easter 2025

    Sunday, 4th May 2025

    The centrepiece of the Fourth Gospel.

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