2023 Red Mass
St. Thomas More Parish, 11822 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO 64131
Save the Date for the Red Mass at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 6, 2023, at St. Thomas More in Kansas City, Missouri. The Mass will be concelebrated by Bishop Johnston, our host, and Archbishop Naumann. The Guild will present this year’s St. Thomas More Award, with a reception to follow.
Read this Year's Homily from Archbishop Naumann
2022 Red Mass
Cure of Ars, 9401 Mission Road, Leawood, KS 66206
Save the Date for the Red Mass at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, October 7, 2022, at Cure of Ars in Leawood, Kansas. The Mass will be concelebrated by Archbishop Naumann, our host, and Bishop Johnston. The Guild will present this year’s St. Thomas More Award, with a reception to follow.
2021 Red Mass
Visitation Parish, 5141 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64112
Save the Date for the live return of the Red Mass at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, October 29, 2021 at Visitation south of the Plaza. The Mass will be concelebrated by Bishop Johnston, our host, and Archbishop Naumann; our homilist will be Fr. Alex Kreidler. The Guild will present this year’s St. Thomas More Award recipient, and Mass will be followed by drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
WATCH MSGR. Swetland’s 2020 Red Mass Homily
HIStory of the red mass
The Catholic Lawyers Guild of Kansas City is proud to sponsor annually, in conjunction with the Archdiocese of Kansas City-Kansas and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, the Red Mass. The Red Mass is a tradition in the Catholic Church that can be traced back to the Cathedral of Paris in 1245. The Mass is traditionally celebrated in the fall, at what was the beginning of the term of court, for judges, prosecutors, politicians, attorneys, law students, government officials, law professors and anyone involved in the legal profession or a position of public trust. This special time of prayer and blessing asks the Holy Spirit to guide the members of the legal profession in the pursuit of justice and to grant them wisdom to appreciate the great responsibility that comes with this noble profession.
The legal profession in Kansas City, like so many other cities in America and throughout the world, is blessed to have the opportunity to gather together once a year, and pray for God’s blessing upon our profession. We hope that you will consider joining us!
For more information on the Red Mass, please contact Joshua McCaig at jmccaig@polsinelli.com or Erik Bendorf at ebendorf01@gmail.com.