Westminster Abbey Podcasts

A podcast from Westminster Abbey on Palm Sunday introduced by the Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle.   Recorded in front of the Abbey’s Great West Door, above which stand statues commemorating ten modern martyrs – Christians who gave up their lives during the twentieth century. Address: The Reverend Canon Dr James Hawkey, Canon Theologian Reader: The Reverend Jenny Petersen, Minor Canon and Chaplain   Introduction – The Dean Reading – Luke 19: 28-40  Address – Canon Hawkey Anthem – Philip Moore Prayers in time of distress (from Three Prayers of Dietrich Bonhoeffer) Prayers, The Lord’s Prayer and Blessing – The Dean   Music: Performed by the Choir of Westminster Abbey conducted by James O’Donnell (with kind permission of Hyperion Records). This podcast was recorded by members of the Westminster Abbey community who are currently in self-isolation in the Abbey precincts. Social distancing was observed.