Please join us for our 1st Annual
Blue Mass on September 28th
at the 4:30pm Mass.
The first Blue Mass was celebrated in 1934, a
Catholic Priest by the name of Thomas Dade from
Baltimore initiated the Catholic Police and Fire-
men’s Society while stationed at St. Patrick’s Catho-
lic Church in Washington, D.C. About 1,100 police
and firemen dressed in blue uniforms marched into
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church for the celebration of
the first“Blue Mass” on September 29, 1934.
Since then, the “Blue Mass” has become a tradition
in which the local community gathers to celebrate
and thank those who serve their community as po-
licemen and women, firefighters, and EMS responders as well as to offer prayers to God for their
continued protection.
This special Mass is usually held on or around September 29, as it is the feast day of the archangels,
Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, who are the
patron saints of police officers/first responders.
We welcome all parishioners and their friends who
are in the law enforcement field, who would like to
attend. We will have an honor guard in attendance
From Pompano High.