41st annual Red Mass at the OLA Cathedral

The 41^st Annual Red Mass

October 25, 2023

5:30 p.m.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

The St. Thomas More Society of Los Angeles (“STMSLA”) cordially invites you to the 41^st Annual Red Mass on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 5:30 pm at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. The Mass will also be live streamed at www.olacathedral.org/live. A hosted reception will follow.

We are pleased that Archbishop José H. Gomez will be our celebrant and Fr. Edward (“Eddie”) Siebert, S.J., the Loyola Marymount University Rector and the Founder and President of Loyola Productions, Inc., will be our homilist. We are honored that our closing speaker will be the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, Hon. Patricia Guerrero. If you would like to concelebrate, plan to arrive by 5:15 pm with your white alb. Vestments will be provided. We kindly request that you RSVP to [email protected] if you plan to attend.

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. 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, a non-profit association of Catholic legal professionals. In our community, the Red Mass is offered in prayer for judges, lawyers, legislators, and legal professionals of all faiths and traditions.