Service Times
GENERAL INFORMATION
NORMAL WEEKLY SCHEDULE
The Cathedral is normally open from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
The Lutyens Crypt and the Treasury are open between 10.00am and 4.00pm, Monday to Saturday. (Last visit at 3.30pm.) There is an admission charge of £3.00 per person. Family ticket £8.00 (2 adults & 2 children). The Crypt Chapel is not open for visits during the lunchtime mass Monday - Friday (12noon - 1.00pm). The Crypt Hall and/or Concert Room at times may be in use for external events and thus closed to visitors.
Everyone is welcome to all services.
There is no charge to attend services and you do not need to reserve a seat.
A collection is taken for the upkeep of the Cathedral at all masses on Sundays and Holy Days.
Holy Days which occur on Saturdays or Mondays are celebrated on the nearest Sunday.
Mass times on Holy Days occurring on other weekdays are as normal; the 5.15pm mass is then a choral mass.
Photography is not permitted in the Cathedral during services, nor in the Crypt at any time.
Contact details for Polish Catholics
SUNDAY
| 8.30am |
Mass |
Blessed Sacrament Chapel |
| 10.00am |
Family Mass |
Crypt Chapel |
| 11.00am |
Solemn Choral Mass |
Cathedral |
| 1.00pm |
Polish Community Mass |
Crypt Chapel |
| 3.00pm |
Choral Evening Prayer
during term |
Cathedral
sometimes replaced by Diocesan or special services |
| 7.00pm |
Mass |
Crypt Chapel |
WEEKDAYS Monday - Friday
| 7.45am |
Morning Prayer (recited) |
Blessed Sacrament Chapel |
| 8.00am |
Mass |
Blessed Sacrament Chapel |
| 12.15pm |
Mass |
Crypt Chapel |
| 5.15pm |
Mass sung during term |
Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Monday: Girls' Choir,
Tuesday: Boys' Choir alternates with Gregorian Chant with Cantor
Feast Days: Cathedral Choir
|
| 5.45pm |
Choral Evening Prayer
during term |
Wednesday: Girls' Choir,
Thursday and Friday: Cathedral Choir
|
SATURDAY
| 9.00am |
Mass |
Blessed Sacrament Chapel |
| 6.30pm |
Vigil Mass |
Crypt Chapel |
RECONCILIATION (Confession)
| Weekdays |
After 12.15pm Mass |
Crypt Chapel |
| Saturday |
11.00am-12noon |
Cathedral |
| |
3.30pm-4.30pm |
Cathedral |
For full details of choral and other services see the Downloads on the right of this page.
CAR PARKING
There is an underground car park which is open to all visitors from 8.00am – 6.00pm daily. There are also spaces for disabled drivers which are clearly marked.
Parking charges are £1.00 for 1 hour; £2.00 for 2 hours; £5.00 all day to 6.00pm
ACCESS
A staircase and lift situated in the lower porch provide access to the Cathedral from the underground car park to Cathedral level. These are both accessible from the car park.
Externally there is a sloping path through the garden. The entrance to this path is via a gate at the pavement end of the car park approach road.
The Crypt is accessible via a lift situated in the Rotunda sited to the right of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel (underneath the pipes of the Grand Organ).
Toilets are situated in the lower main porch.
Wheelchairs are available.
A loop system is fitted in the Cathedral and in the Crypt Chapel.
Large type service sheets are available at Sunday services and all choral and special services.
For full details of choral services, see the related link Order of Services and Music on the top right hand side of this page.
Cathedral Accessibility Policy
FAQs
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