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Email a FriendI have been wearing a veil consistently at Mass for the past four years. The reason I wear it is in the presence of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. At first I felt strange and worried that people would think I was “holier than thou” but now I feel more strange without a head covering of some sort - I started wearing a mantilla at the Latin Mass I attend once a month but decided that as Our Lord is truly present I could not go without a head covering to the Novus Ordo Mass. People do get used to it. The older women seem to be the most against it and some of the nuns who no longer wear veils. As soon as I put a veil on at the Novus Ordo Mass it felt right. So all women who wish to wear a head covering should do so in honour of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.
In Over My Head
Posted by AGroup in Reviews on Friday, December 11, 2009 12:00 PM
Hiya girls!
I hope you won’t mind if I tie my second Fashion Friday stocking stuffer suggestion into the slightly more weighty topic of covering one’s head at Mass. Veiling is an issue that’s intrigued me for a long time and I’m eager to hear your experiences with and opinions on the subject.
Over time I’ve learned that if there’s an issue I can’t seem to get off my mind it usually means God is trying to tell me something. Whether or not he is actually asking me to veil is still being discerned. Sometimes he simply leads me to a deeper understanding of and respect for an issue without actually calling me to participate.
For a while I resisted the idea of covering my head at Mass because I was afraid I would come across as holier-than-thou. I’ve come to realize what an uncharitable assumption that was, though. I never feel anything other than delight when I see a sister in Christ wearing a veil at Church. I’m a bit ashamed that I assumed others would react less graciously than I did.
I think the real issue for me is that I am allergic to attention. There’s not much that I enjoy less than having people look at me. In fact, when Dan and I were planning our wedding I only half-jokingly asked our priest whether I could skip the walking down the aisle segment of the wedding. I worry that my feeling self-conscious will inhibit me from participating fully while at Mass but perhaps viewing covering my head as a small act of mortification would help.
Having said all that, I must admit that my temptation to fade into the woodwork may have met its match in a small company by the name of Garlands of Grace. The gals at Garlands of Grace are putting a new vintage-inspired spin on the classic chapel veil and, as many of you know, if anything could convince me to start covering my head at Mass it would be a vintage-inspired veil.
The head coverings made by Garlands of Grace are absolute treasures. Each one is unique, feminine and fetching. They’re also very reasonably priced making them perfect for stuffing into stockings and the reviews from my blogging sisters assure that the quality is impeccable.
If you feel so inclined, I’d love to hear your thoughts on veiling. If you do cover your head at Church, what led you to adopt this practice? What fruit has it born in your life?
If you do not veil, have you ever considered doing so? Is there something that’s stopping you or are you just having trouble taking that first step? Maybe we should petition for a national Wear a Veil to Mass for the First Time day. Now that’s a movement I could get behind. Oh, how I would love to quietly fade into a sea of lovely veil wearing gals.
I hope you all have a very blessed and joyful Gaudete Sunday!
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I, too, have been interested in the topic of Christian women wearing head coverings. I stumbled upon this article as I have been studying about becoming an Orthodox Christian. After reading it, I want to go dust off my sewing machine and start making headscarves to wear all of the time! Needless to say, this article was very helpful and informative: http://orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/headcoverings.aspx
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