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.

Please click on the image for details on the Easter Services.

The Divine Office

	Monday to Friday	Saturday - Sunday
Matins (Office of Readings)	06:30	06:45
Lauds (Morning Prayer)	07:45	07:45
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)
Compline	20:00	20:00 (In private on Saturday)

Mass Times at Buckfast Abbey

	Sung Conventual Mass	Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Monday to Friday	09:00	12:05
Saturday	12:05	-
Sunday	10:30	9:00

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

Blessing of Palms

During break in rehearsals the boys of Westminster Cathedral Choir School wanted to sing some plain chant they had been preparing. Father Francis Superior of the monastery, was delighted to hear a wonderful rendition of Vexilla Regis, a Latin hymn first performed of the 19th of November 569 AD, and following that they were kind enough to present to him a copy of their latest CD

Visit Dartmoor Members Day was held at the Conference Centre at Buckfast Abbey where there were presentations by Jo Butler of Visit Dartmoor, Bill Hitchens and Rebecca Martin of Dartmoor National Park Authority, followed by Garden Tours and guided tours of the Bell Tower.

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Good Friday Service at Buckfast Abbey

Holy Saturday Services

Easter Sunday Service

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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.

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