Red Mass

American  

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

1. a votive Mass of the Holy Ghost said as a blessing for the legal profession.

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Example Sentences

District resident Aiseosa Osaghae knew nothing about the tradition of the Red Mass before she started at Georgetown as a law student in 2019.

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

At St. Patrick’s Cathedral, a block from the state Capitol, legislators, judges, and sometimes Casey himself streamed into the so-called Red Mass, a service held especially for government officials.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2016

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