Red Mass (longstanding tradition at Washington DC Cathedral) announced for Oct. 3, 2021 ahead of SCOTUS Term

 host Cathedral is St. Matthew the Apostle, Washington, D.C.

https://www.stmatthewscathedral.org/events/2021/10/03/69th-annual-red-mass

October 3, 2021

Red Mass 

(from John Carroll Society's calendar webpage)

The Red Mass is celebrated annually at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, 

traditionally on the Sunday before the first Monday in October, 

which marks the opening of the Supreme Court's annual term. 

Its purpose is to invoke God's blessings on those responsible 

for the administration of justice as well as on all public officials.

His Eminence Wilton Cardinal Gregory
Archbishop of Washington
Principal Celebrant

Most Rev. Gabriele Caccia
Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
Homilist