Another Question about Head Covering at Mass

[wmiz77]

Hello Everyone,

I’ve read through the some of the threads regarding head covering, and do apologize if I have missed the answer to my question.

I can see that the head covering of choice for Mass seems to be the mantilla. I’m a little confused on whether it is ok to wear other types of head coverings? I have a modest black lace tischel that I would like to wear, but I want to make sure that it would not be offensive to wear something other than a hat or mantilla?

Thanks!

 

[lizaanne]

There is a group here on CAF entirely dedicated to women who cover their heads for Mass - Veiled in Grace. Check out our group forum, there are tons of ideas there for covering aside from wearing a lace chapel veil or mantilla.

~Liza

 

[EmeraldWings]

Hello Everyone,

I’ve read through the some of the threads regarding head covering, and do apologize if I have missed the answer to my question.

I can see that the head covering of choice for Mass seems to be the mantilla. I’m a little confused on whether it is ok to wear other types of head coverings? I have a modest black lace tischel that I would like to wear, but I want to make sure that it would not be offensive to wear something other than a hat or mantilla?

Thanks!

i looked up what a “tischel” was, and saw some pictures, and yes that is fine, i’ve seen girls wearing similar things at my church.

 

[Tantum_ergo]

i looked up what a “tischel” was, and saw some pictures, and yes that is fine, i’ve seen girls wearing similar things at my church.

For those of us with shorter hair, mantillas (especially the sheer ones) might not be the best choice. I decided to make some knit caps. I made them a little bit bigger than I might have otherwise so that they covered my head without being ‘snug’ yet also without puffing up and looking like a mushroom. I made a striped cotton one for the warmer weather (started in a pale cream color, then a medium and then a darker taupe at the top) and now I’m going to reverse and make the dark top the color on the bottom and end with the cream); plus I have right now 4 different worsted weight knit hats for cooler weather–one in shades of rose with a crochet rose top, one in shades of moss green, one in a deep blue ombre and decorated with garnet buttons around the rim, and one in a swirl pattern of blue, pink and cream. I intend to knit a couple more, one silver with a mosaic brim, and one cream and gold with the gold in a cross seed-stitch relief pattern.

I also have a lot of scarves that I can use to accessorize with the hats. Both scarves and hats knit up quickly, don’t take all that much yarn (and while I don’t advocate using cheap yarn that pills or scratches, the fact is that you can go almost anywhere from Walmart to BigLots to Joanne’s or Michaels and find yarn on sale. ) Look for colors that go together and buy a bit here and there. Keep a yarn card (cut off a 2 inch length of each yarn you buy and tape it to a sheet of paper; write down the dye lot number, brand, and weight, and any special care instructions. If you write fairly small (but legibly) you can get a couple of dozen strands onto a page, and take it with you to compare colors and weights with yarn that goes on sale, and see if the sale yarn would blend in with other yarns you have already.

Keep a sturdy little bag for your knitting and take it along with you. Then when you’re waiting in line, waiting for the kids to get out of school, etc., you can pull out your knitting and do a few rows.