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Cosmati Pavement
The Cosmati Pavement was laid down in 1268 by order of Henry III who had started re-building the Abbey in the new Gothic style.
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Our mission and values
We see ourselves as a living symbol of faith at the heart of the nation. Our main purpose is to be a working inclusive church.
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Sermon preached at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2023
Sunday, 24th December 2023
Sermon preached at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2023: The Incarnation of Jesus Christ is not a myth. It’s a very particular sound-world. At Christmas, in the villages surrounding Rome, you can.
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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 the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2018
Sunday, 14th October 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2018: May we commit ourselves to dedicate our lives to the service of God in Christ and to the service of.
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34th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 9th May 2019
Sir James MacMillan argues that the search for the sacred did not end with modernity in music and that it has grown and become complex.
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Sermon given at the Festival Eucharist in the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor
Saturday, 16th October 2021
Sermon given at the Festival Eucharist in the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor: When in 2007 we came to refurbish the shrine of Hereford’s own saint, Thomas.
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Reflection: Palm Sunday
Monday, 1st January 0001
Read or listen to the reflection for Palm Sunday
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Abbots & Deans
List of Abbots of the monastery and Deans of the Collegiate Church.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2019
Sunday, 11th August 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2019: In the novel Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell, (some of you may know the film) one of the stories concerns.
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Sermon at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2019
Sunday, 22nd December 2019
Sermon at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2019: Where we have come from and where we belong now? As we stand on the brink of Christmas, many of us here.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2021
Sunday, 24th October 2021
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2021: The story of blind Bartimaeus is moving one. The screen which faces the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Tenth Sunday after Trinity 2022
Sunday, 21st August 2022
Sermon given at Evensong on the Tenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Annunciation of Our Lord 2024
Monday, 8th April 2024
If we can but bear it, we will see that all around are the fields of paradise.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Eve of St Peter 2024
Friday, 28th June 2024
Peter is our witness to our humanity, to forgiveness, to grace, and to Christ.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist for the Dedication of Westminster Abbey
Sunday, 16th October 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2018
Sunday, 13th May 2018
Sermon given at Evensong on the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2018: The clamour for attention..
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Epiphany of Our Lord 2019
Sunday, 6th January 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Epiphany of Our Lord 2019: We must live like Jesus in loving service of our fellow men and women, now in this blessed year, 2019.
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Safeguarding
As part of Westminster Abbey’s commitment to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults we have put in place a safeguarding policy and arrangements.
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Sermon Given at Evensong on Palm Sunday 2016
Sunday, 20th March 2016
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.