(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bishop Oscar Solis meets Salt Lake Police Department members Lt. Martin Kaufmann, Asst. Captain Tim Doubt and Captain Lance Vandongen, from left, following a service for Utah's legal and criminal justice communities who were invited to participate Wednesday, Oct. 11, in a "Red Mass" at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City. The mass, named for the red vestments worn by officiating clergy, goes back to the Middle Ages and traditional invokes the Holy Spirit's aid in dispensing justice.
Members of Utah's legal and criminal justice communities participated Wednesday in a noon "Red Mass" at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City.
The Mass, named for the red vestments worn by officiating clergy, dates to the Middle Ages and traditionally invokes the Holy Spirit's aid in dispensing justice.
Bishop Oscar Solis, who oversees Utah’s 300,000-plus Catholics, presided.
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