The St. Thomas More Society of Los Angeles (“STMSLA”) cordially invites you to the 39^th Annual Red Mass on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at 5:30 pm.  The Mass will be held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels – also live streamed at www.olacathedral.org/live.  A reception will follow the Mass.

We are pleased that Archbishop José H. Gomez will be our celebrant and are especially honored that the homilist will be Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Holy See’s Apostolic Nuncio to the United States.  If you would like to concelebrate, plan to arrive by 5:15 pm with your white alb.  Vestments will be provided.

 

The Red Mass is an ecumenical, civic celebration which honors judges, lawyers, legislators and legal professionals. Members of all faiths and traditions are invited.

First celebrated in Paris in 1245, the Red Mass is a tradition celebrated annually at the opening of the Judicial Year, significantly that of the U.S. Supreme Court each October. Judges and lawyers traditionally attend in a body, joined by public officials and law faculty members. The Red Mass received its name from the Celebrant’s vestments in red, and the Lord High Justices’ robes of brilliant scarlet. In Los Angeles, this annual tradition is sponsored by STMSLA.