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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day
Sunday, 4th April 2021
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day: Easter morning. John’s Gospel. Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Mag-dalene came to the tomb.
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Royal tombs
Westminster Abbey is the final resting place of many kings and queens, starting with King Edward the Confessor whose shrine stands just behind the High Altar.
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Reflection: Holy Saturday
Monday, 1st January 0001
Read or listen to the reflection for Holy Saturday
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Tudor tomb
When Charles Dickens died at his home in Kent on 9th June 1870, it was presumed that he would be buried in Rochester Cathedral or in one of the nearby parish churches at Cobham or Shorne. This, after all, was what the author of some of the greatest novels in the English language had wanted.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Lent 2018
Sunday, 18th February 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Lent 2018: We are no lone disciples, we are part of a wider team of the Christian community, and Jesus Christ is.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2018
Thursday, 10th May 2018
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2018: This is a day of triumph. ‘God is gone up with a triumphant shout: The Lord with sounding trumpets’ melodies.’ We heard.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Easter 2023
Sunday, 16th April 2023
Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Easter 2023: The end of today’s second reading is perhaps the finest cliffhanger in history. The end of today’s second reading is perhaps.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2024
Sunday, 31st March 2024
Easter Day and Christ is risen. Easter Day and the whole gospel of God.
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Lady Chapel
The 16th-century historian John Leland called the Henry VII Lady Chapel ‘the wonder of the world’ and it continues to inspire wonder amongst visitors today.
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Sermon at the Liturgy on Easter Day 2018
Sunday, 1st April 2018
Sermon at the Liturgy on Easter Day 2018: God raised Jesus of Nazareth from the dead and because of that, nothing in this world can ever be the last word for us..
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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.
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Abbey in Wartime
On the outbreak of the second world war in 1939 many of the Abbey's treasures were evacuated for safety to country houses, such as Mentmore.
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Sermon at the Evening Service on the Fifth Sunday after Trinity 2019
Sunday, 21st July 2019
Sermon at the Evening Service on the Fifth Sunday after Trinity 2019: Exactly who was Mary Magdalene? Exactly who was Mary Magdalene: a supermodel of saintliness, a poster girl for repentant sinners.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2022
Sunday, 30th October 2022
Sermon given at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2022: ‘The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end.’ ‘The steadfast love of the Lord.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2017
Sunday, 16th April 2017
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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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.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Easter 2018
Sunday, 8th April 2018
Sermon given by The Reverend Dr Tony Kyriakides, Priest Vicar.
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Sermon at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2016
Saturday, 24th December 2016
Sermon at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2016: Light in the darkness Picture, if you will, a fertile windswept landscape of low hills and large horizons. The land is farmed - arable.
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History of Westminster Abbey
An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey houses tombs and memorials to kings and queens and the famous and the great.
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High Altar
The Sacrarium or Sanctuary is at the heart of the Abbey where the High Altar stands.