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  • Sermon given at the Solemn Liturgy on Good Friday 2023

    Friday, 7th April 2023

    Sermon given at the Solemn Liturgy on Good Friday 2023: We must see man and God. There is a story, from nineteenth-century France, about a young officer who made a bet. The.

  • Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday of Advent 2022

    Sunday, 27th November 2022

    Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday of Advent 2022: Is the coming of the Son of Man at an unexpected hour a threat or a promise? Is the.

  • Sermon at Matins on Good Friday 2018

    Friday, 30th March 2018

    Sermon at Matins on Good Friday 2018: Why should the tortured death of one man on a cross 2000 years ago on a scrubby hill in the Middle East matter to us.

  • 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.

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  • Sermon at a Service of Morning Prayer in Thanksgiving for the Life of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    Sunday, 11th April 2021

    A sermon remembering the life and work of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

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    Thursday, 16th May 2024

    Downing Street today announced that His Majesty The King has appointed The Venerable Tricia Hillas as the next Bishop of Sodor and Man.

  • Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of Corpus Christi 2016

    Thursday, 26th May 2016

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

  • Reflection: Good Friday

    Monday, 1st January 0001

    Read or listen to the reflection for Good Friday

  • Sermon preached at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2023

    Sunday, 5th November 2023

    Sermon preached at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2023: Naming God When I was interviewing potential undergraduate students to study theology, I would quite often ask them ‘How useful is.

  • Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2015

    Sunday, 3rd May 2015

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

  • Sermon at Evensong on the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity 2018

    Sunday, 30th September 2018

    Sermon at Evensong on the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity 2018: The Church mediates to all people, not least those who have been dealt the toughest cards. The contaminated blood scandal inquiry, which.

  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor 2018

    Saturday, 13th October 2018

    Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor 2018: Nobody lights a lamp in order to hide it. They put it on.

  • Sermon given at Holy Communion on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity

    Sunday, 25th September 2022

    Sermon given at Holy Communion on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity: Will we perish like fools or learn to live together as brothers and sisters? A few days ago, I met Lazarus:.

  • Sermon preached at Evensong on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2023

    Sunday, 30th July 2023

    Sermon preached at Evensong on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2023: The dungeon shook and my chains fell off; I’m gonna grieve my Lord no more. Sisters and brothers in Christ! May.

  • 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.

  • Sermon Given at the Evening Service on the Eve of St Peter 2015

    Sunday, 28th June 2015

    Sermon given by The Reverend Tony Kyriakides, Priest Vicar.

  • Finzi, Bax & Ireland: Choral Music

    A disc exploring the work of three twentieth-century composers whose work was crucial to the Anglican choral tradition.

  • Vaughan Williams, Tavener & MacMillan: Choral works

    From established works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Sir John Tavener to premiere recordings of recent commissions by Sir James MacMillan, this new release brings together iconic pieces with strong musical and historical ties to the Abbey.

  • Reflection: Second Sunday of Lent

    Monday, 1st January 0001

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    Monday, 1st January 0001

    Read or listen to the reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2024.

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