St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
@stmaryscathedin.bsky.social
Scotland's only Cathedral to maintain the tradition of daily Choral Worship. 'Art & Ecology' project host. Mother Church of the Diocese of Edinburgh.
A continuing Happy Christmas to you all! We are holding our usual Sunday services tomorrow, at 8am, 10:30am and 3:30pm. All are very welcome, whether you are a regular here, or just need a break from the turkey.
December 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A continuing Happy Christmas to you all! We are holding our usual Sunday services tomorrow, at 8am, 10:30am and 3:30pm. All are very welcome, whether you are a regular here, or just need a break from the turkey.
We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Day yesterday, and a well-deserved rest today. St Mary's Cathedral is mostly closed until Sunday 4th January, only opening for services:
- 8am Morning Prayer daily;
- and usual service times on Sunday 28th.
- 8am Morning Prayer daily;
- and usual service times on Sunday 28th.
December 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Day yesterday, and a well-deserved rest today. St Mary's Cathedral is mostly closed until Sunday 4th January, only opening for services:
- 8am Morning Prayer daily;
- and usual service times on Sunday 28th.
- 8am Morning Prayer daily;
- and usual service times on Sunday 28th.
Christ is born today! Join us to celebrate at 10:30am with Haydn's Saint Nicholas Mass, sung by our wonderful Cathedral Choir.
And huge thanks to everyone, staff, volunteers, and musicians, who have helped make Christmas at the Cathedral happen. Happy Christmas to all!
And huge thanks to everyone, staff, volunteers, and musicians, who have helped make Christmas at the Cathedral happen. Happy Christmas to all!
December 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Christ is born today! Join us to celebrate at 10:30am with Haydn's Saint Nicholas Mass, sung by our wonderful Cathedral Choir.
And huge thanks to everyone, staff, volunteers, and musicians, who have helped make Christmas at the Cathedral happen. Happy Christmas to all!
And huge thanks to everyone, staff, volunteers, and musicians, who have helped make Christmas at the Cathedral happen. Happy Christmas to all!
Christmas Eve is here! With our Nine Lessons and Carols Service at 7:30pm, and Midnight Mass at 11:30pm, with lots of superb singing from our famous Cathedral Choir.
Booking advised for both, and queues begin early for Nine Lessons (from at least 6:45pm).
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
Booking advised for both, and queues begin early for Nine Lessons (from at least 6:45pm).
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
December 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Christmas Eve is here! With our Nine Lessons and Carols Service at 7:30pm, and Midnight Mass at 11:30pm, with lots of superb singing from our famous Cathedral Choir.
Booking advised for both, and queues begin early for Nine Lessons (from at least 6:45pm).
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
Booking advised for both, and queues begin early for Nine Lessons (from at least 6:45pm).
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
Our Children's Nativity Service is today at 2pm! With songs and carols for all, a special performance by our new children's choir Jubilate, and all the costumes you could ever want.
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/childrens-nativity-service-3
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/childrens-nativity-service-3
December 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Our Children's Nativity Service is today at 2pm! With songs and carols for all, a special performance by our new children's choir Jubilate, and all the costumes you could ever want.
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/childrens-nativity-service-3
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/childrens-nativity-service-3
Our busiest services of the year coming up, with two Nine Lessons and Carols, then Midnight Mass and Christmas Morning. If you have reserved a space for any of these, we look forward to welcoming you!
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Our busiest services of the year coming up, with two Nine Lessons and Carols, then Midnight Mass and Christmas Morning. If you have reserved a space for any of these, we look forward to welcoming you!
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
All our services for the next few days - we would love to see you at any of them!
(We highly recommend booking for our busy services, especially Nine Lessons on 22nd and 24th.)
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
(We highly recommend booking for our busy services, especially Nine Lessons on 22nd and 24th.)
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
December 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
All our services for the next few days - we would love to see you at any of them!
(We highly recommend booking for our busy services, especially Nine Lessons on 22nd and 24th.)
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
(We highly recommend booking for our busy services, especially Nine Lessons on 22nd and 24th.)
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
Tomorrow is the final Sunday of Advent, as we end our season of waiting before the joy of Christmas Day. All are welcome to our services, with Benedicite Youth Choir joining our lay clerks in the morning for music by Victoria. And at 3:30pm, our quieter service Silent Night, Holy Night.
December 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Tomorrow is the final Sunday of Advent, as we end our season of waiting before the joy of Christmas Day. All are welcome to our services, with Benedicite Youth Choir joining our lay clerks in the morning for music by Victoria. And at 3:30pm, our quieter service Silent Night, Holy Night.
Remember, if you're planning to come to our Nine Lessons and Carols, we strongly recommend you reserve a spot. We are expecting about 1000 congregants at each service, and there might not be many places left on the night.
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Remember, if you're planning to come to our Nine Lessons and Carols, we strongly recommend you reserve a spot. We are expecting about 1000 congregants at each service, and there might not be many places left on the night.
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
Christmas can be a tough time for many people. For those who are lonely, grieving, or just not as cheerful as the world demands. This Sunday at 3:30pm, we are holding our Silent Night, Holy Night service, a quiet service of readings, poetry and music.
December 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Christmas can be a tough time for many people. For those who are lonely, grieving, or just not as cheerful as the world demands. This Sunday at 3:30pm, we are holding our Silent Night, Holy Night service, a quiet service of readings, poetry and music.
We have lots of reservations for our Christmas Services, especially Nine Lessons and Carols on 22nd and 24th (over 600 for each service already!). So if you would like to come to those, Midnight Mass, or Christmas Morning, do reserve your place.
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
December 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We have lots of reservations for our Christmas Services, especially Nine Lessons and Carols on 22nd and 24th (over 600 for each service already!). So if you would like to come to those, Midnight Mass, or Christmas Morning, do reserve your place.
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
We're pacing through Advent now! All welcome to our services of waiting and expectation tomorrow, with gorgeous music from the Cathedral Choir by Stanford, Purcell and Matthew Martin.
Thanks to congregant and former organist Peter Backhouse of this oak in our grounds, just still holding its leaves.
Thanks to congregant and former organist Peter Backhouse of this oak in our grounds, just still holding its leaves.
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We're pacing through Advent now! All welcome to our services of waiting and expectation tomorrow, with gorgeous music from the Cathedral Choir by Stanford, Purcell and Matthew Martin.
Thanks to congregant and former organist Peter Backhouse of this oak in our grounds, just still holding its leaves.
Thanks to congregant and former organist Peter Backhouse of this oak in our grounds, just still holding its leaves.
Don't forget - our Community Carols tomorrow at 2pm! Singing round the piano - what could be more Christmassy than that? Lots of well-known tunes, and requests, so you'll have a great time. Free, with no booking required.
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/community-carols-2025
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/community-carols-2025
December 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Don't forget - our Community Carols tomorrow at 2pm! Singing round the piano - what could be more Christmassy than that? Lots of well-known tunes, and requests, so you'll have a great time. Free, with no booking required.
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/community-carols-2025
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/community-carols-2025
On Saturday, come and sing Community Carols with us! No booking required, just come along for a good sing of carols round the piano. All welcome, with refreshments afterwards.
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/community-carols-2025
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/community-carols-2025
December 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
On Saturday, come and sing Community Carols with us! No booking required, just come along for a good sing of carols round the piano. All welcome, with refreshments afterwards.
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/community-carols-2025
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/community-carols-2025
Join us at 5pm on Sunday 7th December for a short meditation for the advent season in the candlelit choir stalls, with Assistant Director of Music Imogen Morgan playing Nico Muhly's O Antiphon Preludes for Organ.
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/an-advent-meditation-for-organ
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/an-advent-meditation-for-organ
December 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Join us at 5pm on Sunday 7th December for a short meditation for the advent season in the candlelit choir stalls, with Assistant Director of Music Imogen Morgan playing Nico Muhly's O Antiphon Preludes for Organ.
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/an-advent-meditation-for-organ
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/an-advent-meditation-for-organ
Dont forget our Service of Music and Readings for Advent, tonight at 6:30pm! Bring in the season of waiting for Christmas with this beautiful meditation through readings, poetry, and choral music from our Cathedral Choir.
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/advent-sunday-music-words-2
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/advent-sunday-music-words-2
November 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Dont forget our Service of Music and Readings for Advent, tonight at 6:30pm! Bring in the season of waiting for Christmas with this beautiful meditation through readings, poetry, and choral music from our Cathedral Choir.
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/advent-sunday-music-words-2
www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/advent-sunday-music-words-2
All are very welcome to St Mary's tomorrow for our New Year! The Church year begins tomorrow with the start of Advent; join us for any of our services, including our very special Service of Music and Readings at 6:30pm.
www.cathedral.net/whats-on
www.cathedral.net/whats-on
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
All are very welcome to St Mary's tomorrow for our New Year! The Church year begins tomorrow with the start of Advent; join us for any of our services, including our very special Service of Music and Readings at 6:30pm.
www.cathedral.net/whats-on
www.cathedral.net/whats-on
Looking ahead - we have a busy December coming up, including our very popular Nine Lessons and Carols Services on the 22nd and 24th December, and Midnight Mass (also on Christmas Eve). Have a look here, and do reserve a place!
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Looking ahead - we have a busy December coming up, including our very popular Nine Lessons and Carols Services on the 22nd and 24th December, and Midnight Mass (also on Christmas Eve). Have a look here, and do reserve a place!
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
All are warmly welcome to our service of music, readings, poetry and prayers for the beginning of Advent, this Sunday 30th November at 6:30pm. Beautifully sung by the Cathedral Choir, including Judith Weir's magical Drop Down Ye Heavens.
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
November 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
All are warmly welcome to our service of music, readings, poetry and prayers for the beginning of Advent, this Sunday 30th November at 6:30pm. Beautifully sung by the Cathedral Choir, including Judith Weir's magical Drop Down Ye Heavens.
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas-2025
All are very welcome to our service for World AIDS Day, on Monday 1st December. Whatever your faith or background, join us to remember those who have passed away, and those who are still living with this condition.
November 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
All are very welcome to our service for World AIDS Day, on Monday 1st December. Whatever your faith or background, join us to remember those who have passed away, and those who are still living with this condition.
Don't forget our Children's Come and Sing Carols at St Mary's! Sat 6th December, 9:30am-12pm, free. If your child loves singing, this is Christmas event for them: fun songs and a short performance at the end for the family.
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas
@dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas
@dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Don't forget our Children's Come and Sing Carols at St Mary's! Sat 6th December, 9:30am-12pm, free. If your child loves singing, this is Christmas event for them: fun songs and a short performance at the end for the family.
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas
@dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social
www.cathedral.net/whats-on/christmas
@dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social
A busy week at St Mary's, finishing with our Advent Sunday Service of Readings and Music.
www.cathedral.net/whats-on
www.cathedral.net/whats-on
November 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
A busy week at St Mary's, finishing with our Advent Sunday Service of Readings and Music.
www.cathedral.net/whats-on
www.cathedral.net/whats-on
Our Cathedral Choir is visiting Paisley Abbey today, along with St Giles Cathedral Choir, to sing our regular joint Choral Evensong at 5pm. Do join us all if you're nearby!
Our own 3:30pm Evensong is replaced by Evening Prayer.
Our own 3:30pm Evensong is replaced by Evening Prayer.
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Our Cathedral Choir is visiting Paisley Abbey today, along with St Giles Cathedral Choir, to sing our regular joint Choral Evensong at 5pm. Do join us all if you're nearby!
Our own 3:30pm Evensong is replaced by Evening Prayer.
Our own 3:30pm Evensong is replaced by Evening Prayer.
All welcome to the Cathedral tomorrow for:
- our services,, with beautiful music from the Cathedral Choir by Palestrina
- our Cathedral AGM, at 12 noon
- and our Community Tree Planting at 1pm, with A+E.
- our services,, with beautiful music from the Cathedral Choir by Palestrina
- our Cathedral AGM, at 12 noon
- and our Community Tree Planting at 1pm, with A+E.
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
All welcome to the Cathedral tomorrow for:
- our services,, with beautiful music from the Cathedral Choir by Palestrina
- our Cathedral AGM, at 12 noon
- and our Community Tree Planting at 1pm, with A+E.
- our services,, with beautiful music from the Cathedral Choir by Palestrina
- our Cathedral AGM, at 12 noon
- and our Community Tree Planting at 1pm, with A+E.
All are really welcome to our Community Orchard Planting event on Sunday 23rd November, 1pm. See how we're transforming the Cathedral grounds, help plant some apple trees (to replace those lost in March), and make new connections in the local community!
www.cathedral.net/whats-on#cath-community
www.cathedral.net/whats-on#cath-community
Orchard Planting Community Event | St Mary's Edinburgh
Join members of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh and the wider community in this family friendly tree planting event.
www.cathedral.net
November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
All are really welcome to our Community Orchard Planting event on Sunday 23rd November, 1pm. See how we're transforming the Cathedral grounds, help plant some apple trees (to replace those lost in March), and make new connections in the local community!
www.cathedral.net/whats-on#cath-community
www.cathedral.net/whats-on#cath-community