The Baltimore Guild-Catholic Medical Association (BG-CMA) will celebrate its annual White Mass honoring St. Luke, patron of physicians, at 1 p.m. on Oct. 21 at the at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore.
Physicians present at the Mass will be invited to have their hands anointed with holy oil. Medical students, allied health professionals and scientists will be invited to receive a special blessing.
Bishop Denis Madden, urban vicar, will be the principal celebrant, and a luncheon reception will follow immediately afterwards at The Engineers Club. Father James Gould, CMA chaplain, will be the speaker at the reception.
The service and reception are open to physicians, osteopaths, medical students, allied health professionals (nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, etc.), dentists/dental surgeons and scientists. Family members are invited to attend.
Selection of an entrée, payment ($40 adult, $25 for children ages 5-12), and registration for the luncheon are due by Oct. 15.
For more information and to register for the luncheon, call 410-312-0235, email igarcia@familink.com, or refer to the BG-CMA website at www.bg-cma.org.