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• Sermon given at Midnight Mass, Christmas 2019

  Tuesday, 24th December 2019

  It is my first Christmas in the Abbey, I have been here a month. Kind people keep asking me if I am looking forward to my first Christmas here.

  Midnight Mass

• Taverner: Western Wynde Mass

  James O’Donnell brings composer John Taverner to the fore, presenting two of the undisputed choral masterpieces from sixteenth-century England.

• Sermon given at Midnight Mass at Christmas 2018

  Monday, 24th December 2018

  ‘When the angels had left them, the shepherds said one to another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.”’

• Christopher Tye: Missa Euge bone & Western Wynde Mass

  A well-judged selection of sacred music by sixteenth-century English composer Christopher Tye, including his masterpiece the Missa Euge bone.

• 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.

• Commonwealth

  As a royal church, Westminster Abbey celebrates the Commonwealth every day. The Commonwealth Service in March is a particularly joyful and hopeful celebration. Watch these videos to discover more about this family of nations who work together to make the world a better place, through song, dance and creativity.

• Address given at a service to recognise fifty years of Continuous At Sea Deterrent

  Friday, 3rd May 2019

  We do owe a debt of gratitude to all those countless men and women who in the past fifty years have maintained the deterrent.

• Celebrating the Commonwealth

  Celebrating Commonwealth Day, one of the most important dates in the Abbey's year.

• Commonwealth at the Abbey

  Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations. Westminster Abbey celebrates the occasion with a special service that takes place on the second Monday of March each year.

• Commonwealth Connections

  Westminster Abbey, as a royal church, celebrates the Commonwealth all year round, including at a special service in March. Either in person or virtually, we welcome schools from across the Commonwealth to join one our sessions, led by experienced learning officers who can bringing learning to life, in line with your programmes of study.

• Good Friday

  Friday, 18th April 2025

  Why is Good Friday good? The Reverend Dr Ishaya Anthony, Commonwealth Theologian at Westminster Abbey, reflects on Jesus' death.

• Commonwealth tour

  Thursday, 13th February 2025

  Discover the wealth of connections between Britain and the Commonwealth on this special tour of Westminster Abbey.

  Events Commonwealth

• Commonwealth tour

  Saturday, 1st March 2025

  Discover the wealth of connections between Britain and the Commonwealth on this special tour of Westminster Abbey.

• Spring events season to celebrate Commonwealth

  Friday, 10th January 2025

  Westminster Abbey will celebrate its special links to the Commonwealth with a series of events running throughout the spring.

  Commonwealth Day Commonwealth Service

• The Commonwealth Service 2025

  Monday, 10th March 2025

  The Commonwealth Service, a celebration of the Commonwealth which is in its 75th anniversary year, will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 11th March at 2.45pm.

  Special Service

• Commonwealth Festival

  Saturday, 22nd February 2025

  Explore the rich cultural tapestry of the Commonwealth with a day of activities, performances and events for all ages.

  Family

• Requiem Mass Marks Start of Lady Chapel Festival

  Friday, 22nd April 2016

  The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, celebrated Requiem Mass in the Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, on Thursday 21st April 2016, the Anniversary of the Death of King Henry VII.

  Lady Chapel The Choir of Westminster Abbey Requiem Mass Henry VII 500 Years of Wonder

• Lunchtime Talk: Creating the Commonwealth

  Wednesday, 12th February 2025

  Join Professor Philip Murphy as he traces the complex origins of the organisation now known as the Commonwealth.

• The Commonwealth Service 2024

  Monday, 11th March 2024

  The Commonwealth Service, a celebration of the Commonwealth which is in its 75th anniversary year, will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 11th March at 2.45pm.

• A Celebration for Commonwealth Day to be shown on BBC One

  Monday, 22nd February 2021

  A special programme to be broadcast on BBC One March will replace this year's Commonwealth Day service.