Red Mass
Americannoun
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The Red Mass is traditionally timed for the day before the Supreme Court’s new session.
From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2022
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
Or, put another way, what if the homilist at the Red Mass of 2013 is, like Black, merely using religion to promote universal values of civility, mutual respect, and good governance?
From Slate • Oct. 16, 2013
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 Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger
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