These are the times for the services in the Abbey Church. Ealing Abbey Christmas Services 2023 are slightly different from the usual services. Since Chrismas Eve is on Sunday, the usual Sunday 7 pm Mass is replaced by a Vigil Mass at 8 pm. There is a Matins service at 11 pm, followed by carols, leading into Midnight Mass. On St Stephen’s Day there is no 7 am Mass and Matins is at 6:30 on both St Stephen’s Day and the 27th December. Conventual Mass is at 9:15 on those two days. There will be no Compline in the Church until after teh Epiphany.
Sunday 24th December
Normal Sunday morning Mass times. No Evening Mass for the 4th Sunday of Advent – there is a Vigil Mass for Christmas at 8 pm.
| 3 pm | Blessing of the Crib |
| 3:30-5 pm | Confessions |
| 6 pm | Solemn Vespers |
| 8 pm | Vigil Mass |
| 11 pm | Matins |
| 11:30 pm | Carol Service |
| Midnight | Midnight Mass |
Monday 25th December, Christmas Day
Note that there is no evening Mass today.
| 8 am | Dawn Mass |
| 9 am | Mass |
| 10:15 am | Family Mass in the Parish Hall |
| 10:30 am | Monastic Conventual Mass |
| 12:15 pm | Mass |
| 6 pm | Pontifical Vespers |
Tuesday 26th December
Note that there is no 7 am Mass today. Compline will be said privately by the monks, not in the Abbey Church.
| 6:30 am | Matins |
| 7:35 am | Lauds |
| 9:15 am | Monastic Conventual Mass |
| 6 pm | Mass |
| 6:35 pm | Vespers |
Wednesday 27th December
Compline will be said privately by the monks, not in the Abbey Church.
| 6:30 am | Matins |
| 7 am | Mass |
| 7:35 am | Lauds |
| 9:15 am | Monastic Conventual Mass |
| 5:15 pm | Vespers |
| 6 pm | Mass |
Thursday 28th to Saturday 30th December
As usual for the corresponding weekday except there is no Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Compline will be said privately by the monks, not in the Abbey Church.
Sunday 31st December
Matins, Lauds, Vespers, and Masses as usual for Sunday, followed by Confessions and Exposition at 10 pm, with Mass at 11:30 pm.
| 7:35 am | Lauds |
| 9 am | Mass |
| 10:15 am | Family Mass (in Parish Hall) |
| 10:30 am | Monastic Conventual Mass |
| 12 noon | Mass |
| 6 pm | Pontifical Vespers |
| 7 pm | Mass |
| 10-11 pm | Confessions |
| 10-11:30 pm | Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament |
| 11:30 pm | Mass |
Monday 1st January 2024
World Day of Prayer for Peace
Divine Office at usual times, except Vespers at 5:15 and Compline said privately by the monks, not in the Abbey Church. Conventual Mass will be at 9:15 am.
| 6 am | Matins |
| 7 am | Mass |
| 7:35 am | Lauds |
| 9:15 am | Monastic Conventual Mass |
| 10 am – 5 pm | Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament |
| 5:15 pm | Vespers |
| 6 pm | Mass |
Tuesday 2nd – Friday 5th January
Services at usual times except Compline said privately.
| 6 am | Matins |
| 7 am | Monastic Conventual Mass |
| 7:35 am | Lauds |
| 9:15 am | Mass |
| 6 pm | Mass |
| 6:35 pm | Vespers |
Saturday 6th January
All services at usual times.
| 6:30 am | Matins |
| 7 am | Mass |
| 7:35 am | Lauds |
| 9:15 am | Monastic Conventual Mass |
| 5:15 pm | Vespers (First Vespers of Epiphany) |
| 6 pm | Mass (Vigil of Epiphany) |
| 7:30 pm | Vigils |
Sunday 7th January, The Epiphany
All services at usual Sunday times.
| 7:35 am | Lauds |
| 9 am | Mass |
| 10:15 am | Family Mass (in Parish Hall) |
| 10:30 am | Monastic Conventual Mass |
| 12 noon | Mass |
| 6 pm | Pontifical Vespers |
| 7 pm | Mass |