Roman Catholic 
Daily Mass and prayer times 

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
Visit 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

At St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth, we celebrate Roman Catholic Mass in the Ordinary Form, or 'Novus Ordo', not in the Extraordinary Form (i.e. not a Latin or Tridentine Mass). However, Mass is offered facing East on the altar used before the liturgical changes in 1960s. 
We sing the Introit, Alleluia, Offertory, Communion and Ordinary in Latin. The rest of the Mass is the vernacular, which is in English.  

ST AUGUSTINE'S ABBEY, CHILWORTH

LENT, HOLY WEEK & EASTER SERVICES 2026

Members of the public are welcome, as always


Ash Wednesday ​​​​​​​18 February 2026

Mass with blessing and distribution of ashes​​​ 9am


Feast of St Patrick​​​​​​​: Tuesday 17 March - Mass 9am


Solemnity of St Joseph​: Thursday​​​ ​19 March - Mass 9am


Feast of Our Holy Father St Benedict​​:​ Friday 21 March - Mass 9am


Solemnity of the Annunciation​​​​​: Wednesday 25 March - Mass 9am


Palm Sunday of the Passion​​​​​ 29 March 

Mass with Blessing of Palms & Procession​​​ 10am


Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 30, 31 March, 1 April Holy Week

Mass​​​​​​​​​​ 9am


Maundy Thursday (Note: No 9 amMass)​​ 2 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)​​ 3 April​​​​​

Tenebrae​​​​​​​​​ 7.30am

Stations of the Cross​​​​​​​ 11am

Sext (Midday Prayer)​​​​​​​ 12 noon

Solemn Liturgy ​​​​​​​​3pm


Holy Saturday​​​​​​​​ 4 April

Tenebrae​​​​​​​​​ 7.30 am

Sext (Midday Prayer)​​​​​​​ 12 noon

Vespers​​​​​​​​​ 5.30 pm

Easter Vigil​​​​​​​​ 8 pm


Easter Sunday​​​​​​​​ 5 April

Mass​​​​​​​​​​ 10am

Vespers​​​​​​​​​ 5.30pm


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 (Ordinary Weekday)

or 5.30pm-6pm (Feast Days/Solemnities) 

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

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