Red Mass
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The previous evening, Mr. DeSantis, who is Catholic, and his wife, Casey, had attended the archbishop’s Red Mass of the Holy Spirit in Tallahassee.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2022
Roberts was also one of three members of the Supreme Court to attend Sunday's annual Red Mass, co-sponsored by the local Catholic diocese to celebrate the legal profession.
From Fox News ● Oct. 1, 2018
Each year, the cathedral hosts the Red Mass, named for the red garments that clergy wear in attendance at the start of the Supreme Court’s fall term.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2018
It seems clear that, between the pope and the Red Mass, the former has cast a much larger shadow across the political and legal landscape this fall.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2015
There was a "Red Mass," a votive Mass of the Holy Ghost, sung on the next morning in the Tower.
From House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
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