White Mass for Medical Professionals

All Catholic medical professionals are invited to the annual White Mass with Bishop Edward Weisenburger on Wednesday, October 18 in Our Lady's Chapel at Cathedral Square.

Following Mass, His Excellency will join medical professionals for a meet and greet over drinks and hors d’oeuvres. This is a great opportunity for the Bishop and guild members to become better acquainted with one another.

If you plan on attending, we do ask for a small donation of $15 to help us cover the cost of food and beverages. Please feel free to bring family and invite anyone you know in the healthcare profession! RSVP here.

The White Mass is a longstanding tradition of the Catholic Medical Association. The tradition of the White Mass in the United States finds its origins in the development of the national Catholic Medical Association in the early 1930s. From its inception, the medical profession has been understood as a healing profession, a way in which Christ’s work continues upon the earth. Moreover, since the apparitions at Lourdes in the late 19th century,  the plight of the infirmed- and those who care for them- have taken on renewed appreciation in participating in the mysteries of Christ’s own life. The White Mass, so named by the color worn by those in the healing profession of medicine, gathers health care professionals under the patronage of St. Luke to ask God’s blessing upon the patient doctor,  nurse, and caregiver alike.

To join the Tucson Guild of the Catholic Medical Association, email cmatucson@outlook.com.