MEMORANDUM
TO: Western Mass Fire Chiefs
FROM: Most Reverend William D. Byrne, Bishop of Springfield DATE: July 22, 2025
RE: Jubilee Year Blue Mass
In this Jubilee Year of Hope, I would like to you invite you and the men and women of your department to join me in honoring and praying for you and for your service to our communities. I am asking you to join me for a Blue Mass to be held at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Springfield on Saturday, September 13th at 4pm. I am inviting both active and retired members of your department. I also welcome members of your family and friends to join us as well.
I would kindly ask for those who are able, to dress in Class A Uniforms and gather no later than 3:30pm in the Bishop Marshall Center connected to the Cathedral Church where you will line up for a short procession into the Cathedral Church. Color Guard from Springfield Fire and Police Departments will lead the procession.
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact the Rector of the Cathedral and Chief Chaplain of the Springfield Fire Department, Fr. Gary Dailey. He can be reached either by email at g.dailey@diospringfield.org or by cell phone at 413-448-1172. If it’s possible, please let Fr. Dailey know how many would be attending from your department so we can prepare properly in the cathedral and for the reception that will follow the Mass in the Bishop Marshall Center.
I hope you will be able to join me on September 13th so that the Diocese of Springfield can celebrate your important work in keeping our communities safe and assure you of our prayers.
