A podcast from Westminster Abbey on Ascension Day for worshippers everywhere.



A service recorded this week in the glorious Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey.



Introduced by the Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle



Address by the Reverend Canon Dr James Hawkey, Canon Theologian



Reader: HRH The Countess of Wessex



Introduction: The Dean

Reading: Luke 24: 44–53 (The Countess of Wessex)

Address: Canon Hawkey

Anthem: Charles Villiers Stanford, ‘Caelos Ascendit Hodie’, from 3 Motets, Op. 38

Prayers and blessing: The Dean



Music: Performed by the Choir of Westminster Abbey conducted by James O’Donnell (with kind permission of Hyperion Records).



This podcast was recorded with all contributors observing social distancing.