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  • Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 2020

    Sunday, 9th August 2020

    Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 2020: Anyone who has ever helped a child learn to walk will know just how important eye contact can be..

  • Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple 2023

    Thursday, 2nd February 2023

    Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple 2023: A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. Candlemas is a radiant.

  • Reflection: Fourth Sunday of Advent

    Monday, 1st January 0001

    Watch or read the reflection from the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Mary - Let it be

  • Icons at Westminster Abbey

    Two icons were dedicated in the nave in 1994 and are near the grave of the Unknown Warrior. An icon of St Edward the Confessor was dedicated in 2019.

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  • Advent Reflection 4

    Sunday, 22nd December 2024

    Explore Elizabeth and Mary's response to God's promise with The Reverend Canon James Hawkey on this Fourth Sunday of Advent.

  • Sermon at the Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2017

    Sunday, 24th December 2017

    Sermon at the Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2017: Every tall story comes true It was the smell that first alerted her. Not an unpleasant smell, not at all, just.

  • The Charles Gore Lecture 2017

    Tuesday, 7th February 2017

    Speaker: Marilynne Robinson; Chair - The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster

  • Feast of the Epiphany Reflection: God made manifest

    Sunday, 5th January 2025

    Join The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, on the Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord, as he explores why Christ’s birth matters.

  • Crib

    The Christmas Crib figures at Westminster Abbey were carved at Oberammergau in 1965.

  • Sermon Given at the Evening Service on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2015

    Sunday, 4th January 2015

    Sermon given by The Reverend Tony Kyriakides, Chaplain.

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

    Sunday, 8th March 2015

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

  • Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2017

    Sunday, 1st January 2017

    Sermon given by The Reverend Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Chaplain.

  • Reflection for the Feast of the Holy Name

    Wednesday, 1st January 2025

    Discover how the Feast of the Holy Name and the Abbey's Islip Chapel are connected, in this reflection from The Reverend Canon James Hawkey.

  • Sermon at Matins on Christmas Day 2016

    Sunday, 25th December 2016

    Sermon at Matins on Christmas Day 2016: What’s in a name? What’s in a name? The famous quotation from Shakespeare assures us that a rose by any other name would smell as.

  • Our Lady of Pew

    The Society of Our Lady of Pew venerates the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, and regularly holds Mass and retreats in the Abbey.

  • Dove, Weir & Martin: Choral works

    This recording, featuring the Choir of Westminster Abbey, provides a vivid and powerful contemporary illustration of music by three living British composers Jonathan Dove, Judith Weir and Matthew Martin

  • Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2016

    Sunday, 25th December 2016

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

  • 14th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

    Thursday, 6th May 1999

    Delivered by The Rt Hon Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 6th May 1999 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.

  • Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday after Trinity 2023

    Sunday, 11th June 2023

    Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday after Trinity 2023: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ Go and learn what this means, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ A former Canon of.

  • Sermon preached at Evensong on the Baptism of Christ 2024

    Sunday, 7th January 2024

    Sermon preached for the Baptism of Christ 2024: Returning from Bethlehem. ‘Homewards’ is the name of the Prince of Wales’s new anti-homelessness initiative. Prince William has decided to focus an enormous amount.

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