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  • The Queen Elizabeth II window

    David Hockney’s stained glass window in Westminster Abbey is a vibrantly-coloured contemporary work commissioned to celebrate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

    Art Royalty

  • Sermon given at Evensong with the Installation of Dr David Michael Hoyle as Dean of the Collegiate Church of St Peter in Westminster

    Saturday, 16th November 2019

    A month ago, the Abbey celebrated – 750 years. Which makes the Abbey older than Amsterdam.

  • Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Easter 2025

    Sunday, 27th April 2025

    'Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.'

  • Reflection: Easter Day

    Monday, 1st January 0001

    Read or listen to the reflection for Easter Day

  • Stand and be counted

    Stand and Be Counted offered lectures and symposia for all those concerned with the health of Politics.

  • Symposium: The End of the Elizabethan eras

    Listen to a discussion that focuses on exploring the clash of cultures in Tudor and Modern times

  • Christmas Day Reflection

    Wednesday, 25th December 2024

    Hear the good news of Christ's coming with The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster.

  • Advent Reflection #1: Who are we expecting?

    Sunday, 1st December 2024

    Listen as The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, reflects on Luke’s gospel passage for the First Sunday of Advent.

  • 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.

  • An Ash Wednesday Reflection

    Wednesday, 5th March 2025

    Join The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, as he explores the significance of Ash Wednesday, and how it helps us enter into the season of Lent.

  • 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 a Service of Thanksgiving to Mark the Centenary of Blind Veterans UK

    Tuesday, 6th October 2015

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

  • 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.

    Christianity

  • Sermon given at Evensong on the Tenth Sunday after Trinity 2022

    Sunday, 21st August 2022

    Sermon given at Evensong on the Tenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a.

  • Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2018

    Sunday, 13th May 2018

    Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2018: Waiting expectantly I wonder how many of you watched the gripping final of the 2018 World Snooker Championships on.

  • Sermon Given at Matins on the Seventh Sunday after Trinity 2016

    Sunday, 10th July 2016

    Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.

  • Sermon preached at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Advent 2024

    Sunday, 8th December 2024

    What is the spirit of this Advent season?

  • Misericords

    The word misericord comes from the Latin misericordia, meaning pity or mercy. These hinged oak seats in the chapel tip up to form a ledge.

  • Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday before Lent 2017

    Sunday, 12th February 2017

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

  • Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday of Advent 2017

    Sunday, 3rd December 2017

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

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