Christmas timetable

CHRISTMAS LITURGY TIMES/OPENING HOURS

Wednesday 24^th December (Christmas Eve)

6 pm – Vespers I

11.20 pm – Vigil followed by Midnight Mass

Thursday 25^th December (Christmas Day)

8 am – Solemn Lauds

10 am – Morning Mass (no music)

12 noon – Solemn Conventual Mass

5 pm – Vespers II

Friday 26^th December (Feast of Saint Stephen)

7 am – Matins and Lauds

12.10  pm – Mass

6 pm – Vespers

Saturday 27^th December (Feast of Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist)

7 am – Matins and Lauds

12.10 pm – Mass

6 pm – Vespers I of the Holy Family

8.35 pm – Vigil

Sunday 28^th December (Feast of the Holy Family)

7 am – Lauds

10 am – Mass

12.35 pm – Sext

6 pm – Vespers II

8.35 pm – Compline

Monday 29^th December (5^th Day in the Octave of Christmas)

7 am – Matins and Lauds

12.10 pm – Mass

6 pm – Vespers

8.35 pm – Compline

Tuesday 30^th December (6^th Day in the Octave of Christmas)

7 am – Matins and Lauds

12.10 pm – Mass

6 pm – Vespers

8.35 pm – Compline

Wednesday 31^st December (7^th Day in the Octave of Christmas/New Year’s Eve)

7 am – Matins and Lauds

12.10  pm – Mass

6 pm – Vespers

8.10 pm – Vigil

Thursday 1^st January 2026 (Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God)

7 am – Lauds

12.10 pm – Mass

6 pm – Vespers

8.35 pm – Compline

The normal liturgical time resumes from Friday 2^nd January 2026.

Confessions

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

Guesthouse

Closes on Sunday 21st December and reopens to guests on Monday 29th December.

Monastery Reception and Shop

The following are the opening hours of the reception and monastery shop from Monday 22^nd December to New Year’s Day.

Monday 22^nd – Wednesday 24^th December: 10am – 2pm

25^th, 26^th, 27^th, 28^th December: CLOSED

Monday 29^th – Wednesday 31^st December: 11am – 4pm

Thursday 1^st January: CLOSED

Friday 2^nd January return to normal working hours of 9am – 5pm.