A3G, the Article III Groupie, reminded me that this weekend Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, D.C., will be saying the Red Mass.
This mass is celebrated at Saint Matthew's Cathedral on the Sunday before the opening of the Supreme Court's term in October. The homilist is traditionally a prominent member of the Catholic hierarchy and Supreme Court justices, cabinet officers and members of the local judiciary traditionally attend to invoke God's blessing upon the administration of justice....At a brunch that follows the Mass the Society recognizes lawyers who have volunteered their time to represent indigents in the Archdiocesan Legal Network.
October 2, 2005 52nd Annual Red Mass
The Cathedral of St. Matthew, Washington, D.C., 10:00 a.m. Mass
Principal Celebrant and Homilist: His Eminence Theodore Cardinal McCarrick
Brunch following Mass at the Capital Hilton Hotel