2024 Red Mass Sydney


Event Details


Red Mass Sydney
Time 9:00 am
Date Monday, 29 January 2024
Venue St Mary’s Cathedral, College Street, Sydney
Celebrant Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP
Robing Judges and counsel may robe in the Crypt beneath the Cathedral from 8:30 am.
Morning Tea Morning Tea will be served in Cathedral House after the Red Mass, at which time there will be an opportunity to meet Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP.
Other  The Red Mass has been celebrated annually in Sydney since 1931.  The first recorded Red Mass was celebrated at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, in 1245.  The Red Mass takes its name partly from the scarlet robes worn by the royal judges attending the Mass in 14th century England. In London the tradition began around 1310, during the reign of Edward II.