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Sermon preached at the Festival Eucharist on the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor 2024

Saturday, 19th October 2024

What should be the pilgrim’s imprint upon the earth?

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2019

Sunday, 2nd June 2019

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2019: What does it mean to believe in the resurrection when there are no more resurrection appearances? Ascension Day passes, Pentecost.

Sermon preached at Evensong of the Fifth Sunday after Trinity 2024

Sunday, 30th June 2024

In the year 121 AD, the Emperor’s secretary completed what was to become a blockbuster.

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2020

Sunday, 18th October 2020

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2020: Even the Dean of Westminster could not, should not tell you what the outcome will be. I grew up in.

Sermon given at Holy Communion on the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey, 2022

Sunday, 16th October 2022

Sermon given at Holy Communion on the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey, 2022: What does it mean to talk about being dedicated today? The 13 October 1269—two coffins lay side by.

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist of Corpus Christi 2018

Thursday, 31st May 2018

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist of Corpus Christi 2018: Might it have been said to Jesus, "Wonderful, Master, but what does it mean?" There is a story about the composer Robert Schumann..

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 2022

Sunday, 14th August 2022

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 2022: When God peers into my life, what does he see? Who am I and, for that matter, who are.

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday after Trinity 2018

Sunday, 3rd June 2018

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday after Trinity 2018: How can we learn again, what it means to live in a rhythm of work and rest? In Canary Wharf.

Sermon preached at Evensong on the Tenth Sunday after Trinity 2024

Sunday, 4th August 2024

For millennia, humans have burrowed deep, searching for what is useful, beautiful, valuable, and meaningful.

Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday before Lent 2022

Sunday, 20th February 2022

Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday before Lent 2022: To begin to understand the present precarious situation in Ukraine we first need to understand what has happened in the past..

Hope

The capacity to hope is common to human experience, and often confounds easy answers.

Easter Day

Sunday, 20th April 2025

The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, reflects on the meaning of Easter, and how Jesus Christ's resurrection shows us what it means to be perfectly human.

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Tenth Sunday after Trinity 2018

Sunday, 5th August 2018

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Tenth Sunday after Trinity 2018: What is the fantasy business you would set up if you could give up your day-job and throw caution to.

Plan your visit

Each year, we welcome over a million visitors. We’re generally open Monday to Saturday for visiting, and hold regular services to which all are welcome.

Visit Plan

Regular services

What to expect at our regular services, which are open to the public and free of charge.

Reflection: Easter Day

Monday, 1st January 0001

Read or listen to the reflection for Easter Day

Sermon preached at Eucharist with Ordination and Consecration 2023

Friday, 29th September 2023

Sermon preached at the Eucharist with Ordination and Consecration 2023

The Abbey and national memory

The Abbey is the resting place of more than 3000 great Britons: what better place to explore the concept of British Values?

Democracy

What is the future of Parliamentary Democracy? What are its roots? What keeps it healthy?

Integrity

What does it mean for a public servant to have integrity? Is it the same as being consistent?