Christmas Liturgy Times/Opening Hours

We pleased to share with you details of the liturgical celebrations for Christmas, and wish to draw your attention to changes to the timetable throughout the period:

• Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve)

6.00 pm – Vespers I

11.20 pm – Vigil followed by Midnight Mass

• Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day)

8.00 am – Lauds

10.00 am – Morning Mass (no music)

12.00 noon – Solemn Conventual Mass

5.00 pm – Vespers II

• Thursday 26th December (Feast of St Stephen)

7.00 am – Matins & Lauds

12.10 pm – Mass

6.00 pm – Vespers

• Friday 27th December (Feast of St John the Apostle)

7.00 am – Matins & Lauds

12.10 pm – Mass

6.00 pm – Vespers

8.35 pm – Compline

• Saturday 28th December (Feast of the Holy Innocents)

7.00 am – Matins & Lauds

12.10 pm – Mass

6.00 pm – Vespers I

8.35pm – Office of the Resurrection

• Sunday 29th December (Feast of the Holy Family)

7.00 am – Lauds

10.00 am – Mass

12.35pm – Sext

6.00 pm – Vespers II

8.35 pm – Compline

• Monday 30th December (Sixth Day in the Christmas Octave)

7.00 am – Matins & Lauds

12.10 pm – Mass

6.00 pm – Vespers

8.35 pm – Compline

• Tuesday 31st December (Seventh Day in the Christmas Octave)

7.00 am – Matins & Lauds

12.10 pm – Mass

6.00 pm – Vespers I

8.10 pm – Vigil

• Wednesday 1st January (Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God)

7.00 am – Lauds

12.10 pm – Mass

6.00 pm – Vespers II

8.35 pm – Compline

NORMAL LITURGICAL TIMETABLE RESUMES ON THURSDAY 2ND JANUARY

• Confessions

A priest will be available on Christmas Eve from 2pm – 5pm in the Abbey Church.

• Guesthouse

Closes on Sunday 22^nd December and reopens on Monday 30^th December.