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Christmas Services in the Abbey Church
At Christmas, even the monastic routine changes a little. Here are the Mass and other prayer times in the Abbey Church for the Christmas period.
Saturday 24th December (Christmas Eve)
6:30 am
Matins
7:00
Mass
7:35
Lauds
9:15
Monastic Conventual Mass
3:00 pm
Blessing of the Crib
6:00
Vespers
8:00
First Mass of Christmas
11:00
Matins
11:30
Carols
00:00
Midnight Mass
Sunday 25th December (Christmas Day)
8:00 am
Mass
9:00
Mass
10:30
Monastic Conventual Mass
12:15
Mass
6:00
Vespers
Note that there is no evening Mass on Christmas Day.
Monday 26th December (Feast of St Stephen)
6:30 am
Matins
7:00
Mass
7:35
Lauds
9:15
Monastic Conventual Mass
5:15 pm
Vespers
6:00
Mass
Tuesday 27th December (Feast of St John)
6:30 am
Matins
7:00
Mass
7:35
Lauds
9:15
Monastic Conventual Mass
5:15 pm
Vespers
6:00
Mass
Wednesday 28th December (Feast of the Holy Innocents)
6:00 am
Matins
7:00
Monastic Conventual Mass
7:35
Lauds
9:15
Mass
5:15 pm
Vespers
6:00
Mass
Thursday 29th December (Feast of St Thomas Becket)
6:00 am
Matins
7:00
Monastic Conventual Mass
7:35
Lauds
9:15
Mass
5:15 pm
Vespers
6:00
Mass
7:45
Confessions
NB: No Exposition on Thursday or Friday.
Friday 30th December (Feast of the Holy Family)
6:00 am
Matins
7:00
Monastic Conventual Mass
7:35
Lauds
9:15
Mass
5:15 pm
Vespers
6:00
Mass
NB: No Exposition on Thursday or Friday.
Saturday 31st December
6:30 am
Matins
7:00
Mass
7:35
Lauds
9:15
Monastic Conventual Mass
10:00
Confessions
4:00 pm
Confessions
5:15
Vespers
6:00
Mass (1st Mass of Sunday)
10:00
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10:00
Confessions
11:30
Mass
Sunday 1st January (Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God)
(As normal for Sunday.)
9:00 am
Mass
10:30
Monastic Conventual Mass
12:00
Mass
6:00 pm
Vespers
7:00
Mass
Monday 2nd January to Wednesday 4th January
As normal weekdays except no Compline in the church.
6:00 am
Matins
7:00
Monastic Conventual Mass
7:35
Lauds
9:15
Mass
5:15 pm
Vespers
6:00
Mass
Thursday 5th January
6:00 am
Matins
7:00
Monastic Conventual Mass
7:35
Lauds
9:15
Mass
5:15 pm
Vespers
6:00
Mass
Friday 6th January (Solemnity of the Epiphany)
6:00 am
Matins
7:00
Mass
7:35
Lauds
9:15
Mass
5:15 pm
Vespers
6:00
Monastic Conventual Mass
8:00
Mass
Feasts this Week
All are memoria unless otherwise stated.
Sunday Cycle: Year A
Weekday Cycle: Year 2
Week beginning 26th April 2026
Sunday
4th Sunday of Easter
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
St Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor, Patron of Europe (Feast)
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
St Athanasius, bishop and doctor
Daily Reading from the Rule of St Benedict
CHAPTER 69: MONKS SHOULD NOT PRESUME TO DEFEND ONE ANOTHER
MONKS must be on their guard not to take it on themselves to defend another monk in the monastery whatever happens, or to be his protector so to speak, even though united by the closest ties of blood. Monks must not presume to do any such thing, for it can lead to very serious scandals. If anyone infringes this rule, he must be sharply reprimanded.
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