The service always includes one or more psalms. These ancient prayers, taken from the Old Testament, reflect the full range ...

There is a beautiful story told by St Jerome, towards the end of the 300s AD, about the end of the life of St John the Evangelist, the writer of the fourth gospel, who has given the Church so much of ...

Welcome to Westminster Abbey. Daily prayer has been offered in this place for over a thousand years, and your participation in today's service is warmly welcomed. At choral Evensong most of the ...

Over these last weeks of Easter, we have been focusing on the Gospel accounts of the first Easter morning, and the events immediately afterwards. Today, we take what might at first glance seem like a ...

A service to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) will take place at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th May 2025 as the nation comes together to honour and pay tribute to ...

to the glory of your name. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te, gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam, Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine Fili ...

‘That which had not been told them, they shall see, and that which they had not heard, they shall contemplate.’ Isaiah 52: 15 I will never forget my first night in Jerusalem, over two decades ago. We ...

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O my people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me! Holy is God! Holy and strong! Holy immortal One, have mercy on us. I led you out of Egypt, from slavery to freedom, but you ...

The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival, Minor Canon and Sacrist at the Abbey, reflects on the Arma Christi, the symbols of Christ’s passion, on the High Altar’s Lenten array. The Reverend Helena Bickley ...

Jesus said, 'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, "Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord."' All remain seated for the Gospel, Luke 19 ...