Justices attend annual Red Mass http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/216343-justices-attend-annual-red-mass
BY <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>CHRIS RIZO Emacs! Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- Five members of the U.S. Supreme Court were among those who on Sunday attended the annual Red Mass, held the day before the nation's highest court begins its fall term. Four of the five Roman Catholics on the Supreme Court - Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy and Clarence Thomas - attended the Mass presided over by Cardinal John Patrick Foley, a Vatican official. Associate Justice Samuel Alito did not attend the Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, who is Jewish, joined his colleagues for the service. The Red Mass -- intended to bless judges, lawyers, prosecutors and government officials in the administration of justice -- dates back centuries. At the service, Cardinal Foley told the District of Columbia's legal community that before entering seminary he considered going to law school. He said lawyers and priests see the law "as a means in which people can be educated to perceive what is good and to strive for it." The Red Mass in Washington is sponsored by the John Carroll Society. The chief justice's wife Jane Roberts is listed as a member of the group's board of governors. From Legal Newsline: Reach reporter Chris Rizo at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Holy Postage ~ Share your faith <*}}}>< <*}}}>< <http://www.flickr.com/groups/holypostage/>Holy Postage on <http://www.flickr.com/groups/holypostage/>Flickr <*}}}>< <*}}}>< <http://holypostage.mofuse.mobi/>Holy Postage on your Mobile <*}}}>< Holy Postage ~ Share your faith <http://holypostage.mofuse.mobi/> Lord, may everything we do begin with Your inspiration and continue with Your help, so that all our prayers and works may begin in You and by You be happily ended. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please note that I do not send or open attachments sent to this list. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Catholics on Fire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Catholics-on-Fire May the blessing of Jesus and our Blessed Mother be with you -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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