Sermon preached in Lincoln Cathedral by the Dean, the Very Revd Philip Buckler, at the Christmas Midnight Mass, 2012 Mary wrapped him in swaddling-cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn A few years later that same Jesus was wrapped in a shroud and laid in a tomb, because there was no room for him in Jerusalem – or so the authorities said.

A Christmas Message delivered at the Carol Service  in Lincoln Cathedral by the Dean, the Very Revd Philip Buckler, on Christmas Eve 2012 The stable thus seemed like heaven – so ended that lovely French carol the choir has just sung [Noel nouvelet] – Soon the Kings… to Bethlehem came… One brought gold, the other priceless incense; the stable thus seemed like heaven.  But it was not just the glittering of priceless gold more associated with palaces, nor was it ...Read more →

Sermon preached by the Subdean, the Reverend Canon John Patrick,, at the 9.30 Eucharist on 23 December 2013 May the words of my mouth and the thoughts all our hearts be acceptable to you O Lord our Strength and our Redeemer. The fact that we are here today would seem to suggest that those expecting the world to come to an end on Friday got there calculations wrong. As you are most likely aware according to some readers of the ...Read more →

The carvers of Lincoln Cathedral are displaying glorious examples of their work this Christmas holiday Over the centuries Lincoln Cathedral has been a source of inspiration to poet, painter and pilgrim. Many having seen this place have bent their knee before the God who is Lord and Creator of all things. That same spirit of inspiration has dwelt amongst those who for generations have cared for the building whether they be joiners, glaziers, conservators or lead workers or masons. These ...Read more →

The half size maquette of the sculpture of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln by Aidan Hart is on display this Christmas holiday. The story so far For some time now a consensus has been emerging that the east end of the Cathedral should be re-ordered in order to make clearer the ‘pilgrimage in stone’ which the Cathedral forms.  Architecturally, the east end represents the end and goal of our earthly pilgrimage in the joy and worship of heaven, and ...Read more →

They’ve done it again! As part of our restoration work on the southwest Turret our carvers have created this glorious piece to replace a carving that had sufferred  too much damage from the ravages of weather and polution to be restored. We are often asked why did craftsmen centuries ago labour to create such intricate carvings so high up on the building of Lincoln Cathedral where no-one would ever see them in their full splendour? To the medieval mind there ...Read more →

A new survey of the Cathedral’s stained glass is now available from the Minster Shop at £15. It has over 100 colour photographs taken by Gordon Plumb; a chapter on the medieval glass by the distinguished Cambridge art historian Nigel Morgan; a chapter on the post-medieval glass by Jim Cheshire (Reader, University of Lincoln); and an account of the outstanding project of conserving the Dean’s Eye window, in a chapter written by Tom Küpper, Team Leader of the Cathedral Glazing ...Read more →