Ninth annual Blue Mass to be celebrated Oct. 27 at Notre Dame | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Ninth annual Blue Mass to be celebrated Oct. 27 at Notre Dame Ninth annual Blue Mass to be celebrated Oct. 27 at Notre Dame Published: October 20, 2009 Author: Michael O. Garvey The ninth annual Blue Mass for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and their families will be celebrated Oct. 27 (Tuesday) at 5:15 p.m. in the University of Notre Dame’s Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Rev. John I Jenkins, C.S.C., Notre Dame’s president, will preside at the Mass and Rev. Peter Rocca, rector of the Basilica, will give the homily. Sacred music for the Mass will be provided by Notre Dame’s Basilica Schola. The Blue Mass is named for the predominant color of uniforms worn by officers in police and fire departments nationwide. It was first celebrated at Notre Dame as the traditional “month’s mind” Mass for the victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and for the police officers, firefighters and rescue workers who died while serving and protecting others. Representatives of the police and fire departments throughout the region will attend the Mass, which will be followed by a reception in the Coleman-Morse Center. Posted In: Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 dCEC to Award 2023 ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 15, 2022 In new book on global Catholicism, Provost John McGreevy explores modern history, current challenges of the Church September 15, 2022 Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn