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  • Sermons

    Transcripts of sermons given at recent Abbey services. They deal with current theological issues, religion and world events, and the interpretation of biblical texts.

  • Sermon preached at a Service to mark the opening of the Legal Year in England and Wales

    Tuesday, 1st October 2024

    May the wisdom of God 'enter your heart and protect you with understanding'.

  • Sermon at Evensong on the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019

    Sunday, 22nd September 2019

    Sermon at Evensong on the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019: Lancelot Andrewes Next Wednesday the Church of England remembers Lancelot Andrewes. Among a number of significant appointments he became Dean of Westminster.

  • Sermon given at Evensong on the Baptism of Christ 2018

    Sunday, 7th January 2018

    Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence

  • Sermon preached at Evensong on the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity 2024

    Sunday, 1st September 2024

    British holy sites series: I Iona

  • Sermon preached at Evensong on the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity 2024

    Sunday, 29th September 2024

    British holy sites series: IV Canterbury

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

    Sunday, 17th July 2016

    Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr Victor Stock, Priest Vicar.

  • Sermon Given at Matins on the First Sunday of Lent 2016

    Sunday, 14th February 2016

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

  • Sermon Given at Matins on the Second Sunday of Lent 2016

    Sunday, 21st February 2016

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

  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of Christ the King 2019

    Sunday, 24th November 2019

    Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of Christ the King 2019: The ambiguity of a king who serves. Westminster Abbey is not exactly short of imagery surrounding the subject of.

  • Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2024

    Sunday, 20th October 2024

    We have to think about the cornerstone that set us here.

  • Sermon at Evensong on the Third Sunday before Lent 2019

    Sunday, 17th February 2019

    Sermon at Evensong on the Third Sunday before Lent 2019: Seeing in the dark The Feast of Candlemas, which the Church observed at the beginning of February, celebrates one of the most.

  • 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 Matins on the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2015

    Sunday, 15th March 2015

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

  • Sermon Given at Matins on the Second Sunday of Advent 2015

    Sunday, 6th December 2015

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

  • Sermon given at Evensong on Palm Sunday 2019

    Sunday, 14th April 2019

    Sermon given at Evensong on Palm Sunday 2019: Above all, this coming week is all about grace. Today is Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week, the week in which we.

  • Sermon preached at Evensong on the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity 2024

    Sunday, 22nd September 2024

    British holy sites series: III Little Gidding

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

    Sunday, 1st February 2015

    Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Canon in Residence.

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

    Sunday, 22nd February 2015

    Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Canon in Residence.

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

    Sunday, 1st March 2015

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

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