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A Service of Prayer and Reflection for Her Majesty The Queen

Photo of the Dome

Friends membership FAQ

Have a question about Friends membership? From how much does membership cost to the different membership options available, find your answers here.

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Booking tickets FAQ

Booking sightseeing tickets for the Cathedral? Here’s what you need to know.

Jessica Martin is a white woman with short blond hair, photographed in clerical shirt and in her house, sitting leaning on a table and smiling.

Darkness and Light

Jessica Martin reflects on themes of darkness and light.

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The Light of the World

Malcolm Guite reflects on darkness and light through poetry for the month of November.

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Conversations with the Risen Christ

Tessa Bosworth reflects on conversations with Christ for Easter.

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Morning prayer

Morning Prayer is a simple, short spoken service which takes place at 8.45 on Sunday. It lasts for around 25 minutes.

Every Sunday at 8.45am

Free and unticketed

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On Prayer

Neil Evans reflects on prayer for the season of Lent.

Monument to Ralph Abercromby

Sir Ralph Abercromby of Tullibody

Learn about the monument to Sir Ralph Abercromby of Tullibody (1734-1801).

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Music for Good Friday and Easter

Singer Carris Jones writes about music that illuminates the mystery and meanings of Good Friday and Easter.

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Gifts and Stars: Epiphany reflections

Patrick Craig writes about the rich and surprising gifts that Epiphany, the culmination of the Christmas season, brings, and of its wonderful music.

Cally is a white woman with white hair and glasses wearing a clerical collar under a black shirt and grey tweed jacket. She is in front of a mantlepiece decorated with card, framed photos and an Icon, and a lit log burner. She is smiling.

Mary

Cally Hammond reflects on Mary, Mother of Christ, for the month of May.

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A season for enchantment

Anupama Ranawana considers how we can become re-enchanted with Creation this Creationtide.

Fig. 1. Engraving of the north elevation, probably by Simon Gribelin, c.1687–88, with cut-outs from a later engraving of the finished dome (St Paul’s Cathedral, SP105)

5. Designs for the Dome, c. 1685-1710

Wren’s revisions to the design in 1685–86 created a podium for a vast, richly modelled Dome, inspired by those of Michelangelo’s St Peter’s in Rome and Jules Hardouin-Mansart’s Invalides church in Paris.

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Choral Mattins

Mattins is a service led by the choir that occurs every Sunday morning.

Every Sunday at 10am

Free and unticketed

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Choral Evensong

Evensong provides a chance to reflect as the day draws to a close, and is led by our Choir.

Most days at 5pm (3pm on Sunday)

Free and unticketed

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Eucharist

The Eucharist is celebrated each day at the Cathedral, with the principal celebration taking place on Sunday morning at 11.15am.

Every day - see times below

Free and unticketed

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Holy Communion

Holy Communion (Eucharist) is celebrated on Sunday morning, and comes from the Book of Common Prayer of 1662.

Free and unticketed

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Explore our map

Explore the Cathedral Floor, Crypt and Dome – and see the location of key items in our Collections – by using our interactive map.