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Westminster Cathedral is one of the greatest secrets of London; people heading down Victoria Street on the well-trodden route to more famous sites are astonished to come across a piazza opening up the view to an extraordinary facade of towers, balconies and domes.
The architecture of Westminster Cathedral certainly sets it apart from other London landmarks, owing more to the Byzantine style of the eastern Roman Empire than the familiar Gothic of our native cathedrals.
Its uniqueness is, however, not merely in its external form. Visitors find in Westminster Cathedral a very special place of prayer, a refuge from the busy city, a space to find one's own thoughts. This spiritual atmosphere, shaped through the silence as well as through the music of its celebrated choir, is the chief glory of the Cathedral, and the most extraordinary treasure to be discovered by visitors.
I hope that your visit to our website will give you a taste of the beauty and holiness of this great Cathedral, that it will remind you of past visits, or lead you to future discovery.
A warm welcome awaits you, as well as a prayerful community, and a deep experience of the closeness of God.
Canon Christopher Tuckwell |
Last updated: 6 February 2010
ARCHBISHOP OF WESTMINSTER
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MISSION STATEMENT
TIMES OF SERVICES TODAY
Monday to Friday Masses: 7.00am; 8.00am; 10.30am (said in Latin); 12.30pm; 1.05pm; and 5.30pm.
Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel): 7.40am.
Evening Prayer (Latin Vespers* sung by the Lay Clerks in Lady Chapel): 5.00pm (*except Tuesday when it is sung in English).
Solemn Mass (sung by the Choir): 5.30pm.
Rosary will be prayed after the 5.30pm Mass.
Saturday Masses: 8.00am; 9.00am; 10.30am; and 12.30pm.
Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel): 10.00am.
Solemn Mass (sung by the Choir): 10.30am.
Evening Prayer 1 of Sunday (Lady Chapel): 5.30pm.
First Mass of Sunday: 6.00pm.
Sunday Masses: 8.00am; 9.00am; 10.30am; 12.00 noon;
5.30pm; and 7.00pm.
Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel): 10.00am.
Solemn Mass (sung by the Choir): 10.30am.
Solemn Vespers and Benediction: 3.30pm.
Organ Recital (when scheduled): 4.45pm.
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 Open Mornings Lent Term 2010 Thursday 18 February, 9.30am – 11.00am Thursday 18 March, 9.30am – 11.00am Click here for more about the Open Morning |
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Forthcoming Friends' Events - click here for more details
Thursday 11 February, the world famous Cathedral Quiz
and fish and chip supper, 7pm, Cathedral Hall.
Tuesday 16 March, a day trip to mark the consecration of the Cathedral, touring some of J F Bentley's other masterpieces.
Friday 23 April,
St George’s Day dinner and
auction.
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