St Anselm and St Cecilia

London, Greater London

Parish of Lincoln's Inn Fields · Archdiocese of Westminster

Photograph of St Anselm and St Cecilia
Image: Roman Catholic Church of St Anselm and St Caecilia, Kingsway, London WC1 by Christine Matthews (Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Sunday Mass

08:30 (Latin), 10:00, 16:00 (Filipino; second Sunday of each month) +1

Saturday: 18:00 Vigil

Mass times this week

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 18:00

Tue

  • 18:00

Wed

  • 18:00

Thu

  • 18:00

Fri

  • 18:00

Sat

  • 18:00 Vigil

Sun

  • 08:30 (Latin)
  • 10:00
  • 16:00 (Filipino; second Sunday of each month)
  • 18:00
What the parish's page says
Monday – Friday 6pm Saturday 6pm (Vigil) and Sunday 8:30am (Latin), 10am & 6pm Filipino Mass 4pm, 2nd Sunday of each Month
Source: Parish Mass Times and Mass Intentions – Roman Catholic Parish of Lincoln's Inn Fields. Retrieved 17 October 2026. Source last checked 17 October 2026. Check with the parish for changes and holy days.

Confession Times

Monday to Friday
17:30–17:50
Saturday
17:00–17:40
Monday – Friday
5.30pm –5.50pm
Saturday
5.00pm – 5.40pm

Adoration & Devotions

Eucharistic Adoration

At 17:00

Opening Times & Private Prayer

Monday to Friday from 07:30 until after the last Mass

Saturday from 12:00 until after the last Mass

Sunday from 08:00 until after the last Mass

Languages & Rites

Latin

Sunday 08:30 Mass is in Latin

Filipino

Filipino Mass at 16:00 on the second Sunday of each month

Information sources

About St Anselm and St Cecilia

St Anselm and St Cecilia is a Roman Catholic church in London, Greater London. It is part of the Archdiocese of Westminster.

Introduction

On 6th July 1909, the last Mass was celebrated in the old Chapel of the Royal Sardinian Embassy. The youth choir presents a carol service at Christmas and plays an integral role in the Easter liturgies.

Architecture and furnishings

Above the side entrance to the south on an interior wall reposes the Royal Sardinian coat-of-arms. Tradition maintains that the Lady Altar was the High Altar of the old Chapel. In the church hangs a large painting of the Descent from the Cross reputed by Charles Heckthorn to have been painted by Benjamin West. Rudolph Ackermann felt that the painting had been done by John Marcus Rigaud, RA.

Music and liturgy

Since the time of the Royal Sardinian Chapel, music has been seen as central to the life of this parish. On All Souls' Day each year, the parish sings the setting of the Libera me written for the Sardinian Chapel by Dr Thomas Arne.

Sacraments and pastoral care

The parish offers a programme for those interested in becoming Catholic, starting with Lectio Divina meetings on Tuesdays, moving into Alpha and then Beta.

Notable people and events

Thomas Augustine Arne, the most distinguished of the Chapel's musicians, wrote several works for the Sardinian Chapel, including a setting of the Libera me.

Sources for this profile

  1. About the Parish – Roman Catholic Parish of Lincoln's Inn FieldsRetrieved 30 September 2026
  2. Music – Roman Catholic Parish of Lincoln's Inn FieldsRetrieved 6 September 2026
  3. Events from October 6 – November 5 – Roman Catholic Parish of Lincoln's Inn FieldsRetrieved 8 October 2026

Clergy

  • Parish Priest Rev Mgr John Conneely

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Map location for St Anselm and St Cecilia

70 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, Greater London, WC2A 3JA