Sermons
Below you can find transcripts of sermons our clergy and guest preachers have given at recent Abbey services. They deal with current theological issues, religion and world events, and the interpretation of biblical texts.
Where possible, we provide an audio and video recording of the sermon.
Address given at the Service of Commemoration and Thanksigiving on Remembrance Sunday 2024
Being accurate and honest about the past is constant, hard work.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
Sunday, 10th November 2024
Sermon preach at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2024
'O may we soon again renew that song, And keep in tune with heaven.'
The Reverend Canon Carl Turner Rector, Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, USA
Sunday, 3rd November 2024
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2024
Tonight we must be open to the saints, who call to us because we are vulnerable, bound, and mortal.
The Reverend Ralph Godsall Priest Vicar
Friday, 1st November 2024
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2024
Seing things with fresh eyes: discernment.
The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival Chaplain
Sunday, 27th October 2024
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2024
We have to think about the cornerstone that set us here.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
Sunday, 20th October 2024
Sermon preached at the Festival Eucharist on the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor 2024
What should be the pilgrim’s imprint upon the earth?
The Right Reverend Dr Andrew Rumsey Bishop of Ramsbury, Diocese of Salisbury
Saturday, 19th October 2024
