The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law recently conducted its traditional Red Mass at Sts Peter and Paul Jesuit Church in Detroit. Michigan Supreme Court Justice Brian K. Zahra (left) led the Renewal of the Lawyer’s Oath of Commitment during the mass. Welcoming Zahra to the mass were UDM President Dr. Antoine Garibaldi (center) and UDM Law Dean Lloyd Semple. The custom of a special religious ceremony for all members of the bench and bar at the opening of each term of the court arose principally in England, France, and Italy in the early 13th century. UDM’s annual Red Mass dates back to 1877 when Detroit College, as the University was then known, began its first year with a mass at Saints Peter and Paul Church to ask the blessings of the Holy Spirit on the coming year’s work. The School of Law continued the tradition when it opened in 1912.
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