Lent, Holy Week, and Easter

Lent, Holy Week, and Easter

Join us for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter at the Abbey. Explore upcoming services, online resources, and more.

A schedule of major services, as well as online reflections, will be published shortly. In the meantime, sign up to our email newsletter to receive weekly faith resources in your inbox.

Lent & Holy Week 2025 Invitation

Lent & Holy Week 2025 Invitation

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Lent and Holy Week Explained

Explore significant days in the church calendar in these 90 second videos.

Photograph of the Last Supper within a stained-glass window in Westminster Abbey's Chapter House, representing the theme of Lent and Easter

Lent Explained

Find our full series of explanation videos for Lent, Holy Week and Easter on our YouTube channel.

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Lent Explained with BSL

Lent Explained with BSL

Find our full series of explanation videos with BSL interpretation for Lent, Holy Week and Easter.

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Families and schools

Learn and have fun with a range of events, activities and resources.

Photograph of a stack of pancakes on a plate, on a table with a blue and white checkered tablecloth within a garden at Westminster Abbey

What is Lent?

Discover what Lent is and why it is so important for Christians

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A small chicken in between hot cross buns

What is Easter?

Learn about the Easter story and why Christians all over the world celebrate at this very special time

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Photograph of primary school students on a tour at Westminster Abbey

For schools

Download primary and secondary lesson guides for the season

Teaching resources
Still from Easter film representing the symbols in art, architecture and acts of worship which represent the story of Easter in the Abbey.

Easter archive

Take on the kindness challenge with our Lent videos

Lent and Easter
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