Pusey House Chapel
'I do not think there is in Oxford any better specimen of Gothic design, old or new', wrote architectural historian Harry Goodhart-Rendel of the Chapel of Pusey House. With its Temple Moore design and its fittings by Ninian Comper – whose ciborium over the altar in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel is one of the finest examples of his work – it is one of Oxford’s hidden gems.
Yet far from being an architectural showpiece, the Chapel remains a place of living worship, where we gather for prayer every day. Download weekly summaries of our services for Hilary term here.
Yet far from being an architectural showpiece, the Chapel remains a place of living worship, where we gather for prayer every day. Download weekly summaries of our services for Hilary term here.
Service and Mass Times
WeekdaysIn full academic term
(from 19/04/21) Morning Prayer is said at 8 a.m.; we say the Noonday Office (lasting about ten minutes); and Evening Prayer is said at 5.30 p.m.. On Wednesdays, we celebrate Mass straight after Evening Prayer, at 6 p.m.. |
Sunday Services
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In vacationMonday to Fridays
(from 15/03/21) Please note that weekday services have now stopped for the vacation. (Sunday services continue as ever.) |
Wednesday Low Mass
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On Wednesdays, we celebrate Mass, straight after Evening Prayer, at 6 p.m..
This is an opportunity to take time out to come before the Lord in worship in the middle of the week. Moreover, Mass on Wednesday evenings includes a short homily by one of our young people exploring their vocation in the Church; you can listen to some of these sermons here. |
Night Prayer
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During academic term, we say Compline together as a community on Tuesday evenings from 9.30 p.m..
(During lockdown, it has been our practice to live-stream this service on our YouTube Channel and on our Facebook page.) Compline, or Night Prayer, is a delightful service in which we hear psalms and prayers as we reflect and meditate upon the day. |
Worshipping Online
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We have committed to live-streaming the Office of Evening Prayer, Compline on Tuesdays, and Mass during full academic term.
You can watch these services on either our YouTube Channel our Facebook page. If joining us for Evening Prayer, you can follow the service on the Church's website here. Or for Mass, download a service sheet here. |
Praying at Home
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When praying at home, you may wish to use a shortened version of Morning or Evening Prayer, and use additional prayers for morning, evening, and night, which are available here.
Our lectionaries for the vacation (21st March to 18th April) are available here, which will enable you to follow our lessons at home to structure your private prayer.
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Confession and Spiritual Direction
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Confession and Spiritual Direction are a regular and important part of our ministry.
You can out more about Confession, or the Sacrament of Reconciliation, here. If you are thinking about either Confession or Spiritual Direction, please contact the clergy. The Principal: george.westhaver@stx.ox.ac.uk Fr Mark Stafford: pusey.chaplain@stx.ox.ac.uk |
During Lent
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Dr E. B. Pusey, to whom our House stands as a memorial, described Lent as 'a season, not of going back, but of passing on, of inworking into life by His grace, what, by that grace, we have learned of humility or penitence, or prayer, or simplicity, of self-sacrificing love'.
You can download material to help you keep a holy Lent here, put together by our Principal Father George Westhaver, or more specifically on the Lenten practice of fasting here. |
If you've any questions about the Chapel, please email pusey.chapel@stx.ox.ac.uk.
