Roman Catholic Daily Mass and prayer times
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALWAYS WELCOMEVisit in person and join Chilworth's Benedictine monks for Roman Catholic 9am daily Mass, daily Divine Office and 10am Sunday Mass. The Abbey Church is open for private prayer 5.30am to 8.50pm, 365 days a year
St Augustine’s Abbey, Chilworth
Lent, Holy Week & Easter Services 2025
Members of the public are welcome, as always
Ash Wednesday ​​​​​​​5th March
Mass with blessing and distribution of ashes​​​ 9am
Feast of St Patrick​​​​​​​: Monday 17th March - Mass 9am
Solemnity of St Joseph​: Wednesday​​​ ​19th March - Mass 9am
Feast of Our Holy Father St Benedict​​:​ Friday 21st March -
Mass 9am
Solemnity of the Annunciation​​​​​: Tuesday 25th March - Mass 9am
Palm Sunday of the Passion​​​​​ 13th April
Mass with Blessing of Palms & Procession​​​ 10am
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 14th, 15th, 16th April, Holy Week
Mass​​​​​​​​​​ 9am
Maundy Thursday (Note: No 9 amMass)​​ 17th April
Mass of the Lord’s Supper​​​​​​ 7pm
followed by Compline (Night Prayer) before the Blessed Sacrament Reserved, in the Assisi Room. ‘Watching’ before the Blessed Sacrament will continue until Midnight.
Good Friday (Fasting & Abstinence)​​ 18th April​​​​​
Tenebrae​​​​​​​​​ 7.30am
Stations of the Cross​​​​​​​ 11am
Sext (Midday Prayer)​​​​​​​ 12 noon
Solemn Liturgy ​​​​​​​​3pm
Holy Saturday​​​​​​​​ 19th April
Tenebrae​​​​​​​​​ 7.30 am
Sext (Midday Prayer)​​​​​​​ 12 noon
Vespers​​​​​​​​​ 5.30 pm
Easter Vigil​​​​​​​​ 8 pm
Easter Sunday​​​​​​​​ 20th April
Mass​​​​​​​​​​ 10am
Vespers​​​​​​​​​ 5.30pm
‘Divine Mercy’ Event​​​​​​​ Saturday 26th April
ROMAN CATHOLIC
MASS AND DIVINE OFFICE
St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth, UK
Members of the public are always welcome in person to join the monks in prayer in the Abbey Church.
DAILY ROMAN CATHOLIC HOLY MASS
9am Monday - Saturday
10am Sunday
Coffee with the monks after Sunday 10am Mass is available. It's an informal get together in the Assisi Room at the rear of the monastery.
Occasional SPANISH SPEAKING MASS -
please ask here
DIVINE OFFICE is available to the public daily
Vigils 5.50am - 6.30am (Sunday Vigils at 8.00pm on Saturdays)
Lauds 7am - 7.25am
Terce 8.40am - 8.50am (8.30am on Sundays)
Sext 12.30pm - 12.45pm (12.45pm on Sundays)
None 1.35pm - 1.45pm
Vespers 6pm - 6.30pm
Compline 8.30pm-8.50pm
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Divine Mercy Hour (online) 3pm-4pm daily
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ADORATION - the Lord calls you
Members of the public are always welcome in person
Fridays - 8pm to 8.45pm
Sundays - 4pm to 5pm
FOR ALL MASS AND PRAYER REQUESTS click here
Listen to our Abbey Church bell at St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth calling everyone to prayer