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Service Times

Service Times at Buckfast Abbey and Parish

The monks celebrate the Divine Office and Mass together each day in the Abbey Church.

Besides being the monastic community’s church, Buckfast Abbey is a parish church within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth. The parish is in the care of the monks and parish Masses are celebrated in three Mass centres in neighbouring villages in addition to those in the Abbey itself. Below are listed both the monastic services and the parish services in the Abbey and the Mass centres. Occasionally, times of services are changed because of special circumstances and there are particular timetables at Christmas and Easter, so you may like to check the 'What's On' page for details of changes if you are thinking of attending, particularly if you have to travel some distance.


To download a copy of the Christmas Services, please click here.

The Divine Office

Monday to FridaySaturday - Sunday
Matins (Office of Readings)
05:4506:45
Lauds (Morning Prayer)06:4507:45

Sext (Midday Prayers)
Not a public Office

13:00
13:00

None
Not a public Office

14:00
14:00
Vespers (in Latin plain chant)18:30
18:30 (with Benediction on Sunday)
Compline20:15
20:15


Mass Times at Buckfast Abbey



Sung Conventual Mass
Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Monday to Friday
08:00
12:05
Saturday
12:05
-
Sunday
10:30
09:00


Confession Times
Saturdays at 11:00 to 11:30 or by appointment
Mass times at other churches in the parish
Saint Benedict's, Chapel Street, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0AJ   Times

Saturday - First Mass of Sunday


   17:00
Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Petroc, East Street, Ashburton, TQ13 7AT   Times
Wednesday and Friday.   10:00 - subject to change or cancellation, please call to confirm

Sunday


   10:30
Saint Dunstan, New Park, South Brent, TQ10 9AQ
   Times
Thursday   09:15 - subject to change or cancellation; please call to confirm
Sunday   09:00


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