Can men atleast TAKE their hats into the church

[nunsuch]

If visiting a Jewish temple or synagogue, it IS appropriate for men to cover their heads. And, of course, traditionally, a Catholic priest would begin Mass with a biretta, and even now, bishops wear a miter and a zuchetto, leaving each/both on for part of the Mass.

 

[SMHW]

I know it is not right for a man to wear a hat inside a church, but is it allowed for him to take it off and hold it in his hand until mass is over if there is no other place to keep it?

I’m curious what alternatives you are worried about?

If there is no hat rack, chair, pew, clip, (floor,) or other location where you are comfortable stowing your hat, then the only alternatives are holding it in your hand or in your lap. You will be limited in what you can do with your hands if you are holding a hat but I am unaware of anything else you*** must ***do with your hands at Mass.

I am making the assumption you have two hands and aren’t trying to juggle a small child. If I am wrong, please forgive me.

In any case, there are no absolute requirements to fold your hands or receive communion in the hand. Any Gestures at Mass typically require the right hand only so that leaves you free to use the other hand to hold your hat.

 

[on_the_hill]

If visiting a Jewish temple or synagogue, it IS appropriate for men to cover their heads.

Yes! I remember my grandfather once telling us that he had gone into a synagogue and took off his hat, and a friend who was with him, a Jewish man, grabbed it and put it back on my grandfather’s head, and said, “Leave it on!”

 

[Potter]

Maybe at some point I should buy and try a classical hat?
mhm…

God Bless

Yes! This modern hat-less trend is just that, a trend. People have worn hats for millennia!

 

[Memaw]

Maybe out in the hall, God Bless, Memaw

 

[Memaw]

If visiting a Jewish temple or synagogue, it IS appropriate for men to cover their heads. And, of course, traditionally, a Catholic priest would begin Mass with a biretta, and even now, bishops wear a miter and a zuchetto, leaving each/both on for part of the Mass.

That’s different !! God Bless, Memaw

 

[Tarpeian_Rock]

Actually, a man should never wear a hat indoors, not just in church.

I think there’s a special spot in the hereafter for the person who started the current baseball-cap-everywhere craze.

So true. And moreover, there’s another “special spot” that’s TWICE as hot for the person who started the wearing-baseball-caps-BACKWARDS thing.

 

[andrewstx]

When I go to church I always remove my Stetson before entering the narthex. I put it in the pew next to me.

But when I leave the church proper I put it back on for coffee time in the parish hall. I think men in Texas feel nekkid with nothing on their heads. The only time I am bare headed is in the church, and in bed.

 

[Bonnie]

My husband is guilty of this. I loathe it. Drives me nuts. Bald men are especially prone to this. Who do they think they are kidding? You were bald when I met you dude! It didn’t stop me from marrying you!


Oh man…he just read this over my shoulder and said “maybe it will grow back?”

Not if it doesn’t get fresh air and sunlight…don’t think so…

Very funny! And so much like my husband!

How he treasures those last few strands.

 

[Renarax]

Hi it’s the op
Thanks for your replies. And no I wasn’t talking about a baseball hats. The thing is I’ve only been to church once in 2002 on Christmas eve with Christian friends in Canada. I don’t really know anything about going to church and the hat pins but I’m going to join RCIA later this year. I was thinking of going with a suit and fedora like the 50s. It won’t be weird, will it?

 

[pianistclare]

Hi it’s the op
Thanks for your replies. And no I wasn’t talking about a baseball hats. The thing is I’ve only been to church once in 2002 on Christmas eve with Christian friends in Canada. I don’t really know anything about going to church and the hat pins but I’m going to join RCIA later this year. I was thinking of going with a suit and fedora like the 50s. It won’t be weird, will it?

All I know is, I played a Catholic wedding this summer…all the groomsmen showed up in fedoras. The pastor told them to leave them in the conference room…they’d be safe.
But, as others said…leave it off and in the pew beside you if you feel like you want to bring it. No one will bother it.

 

[Memaw]

Hi it’s the op
Thanks for your replies. And no I wasn’t talking about a baseball hats. The thing is I’ve only been to church once in 2002 on Christmas eve with Christian friends in Canada. I don’t really know anything about going to church and the hat pins but I’m going to join RCIA later this year. I was thinking of going with a suit and fedora like the 50s. It won’t be weird, will it?

They will be happy to see you !! Prayers for you ‘journey home’. God Bless, Memaw

 

[ProVobis]

So true. And moreover, there’s another “special spot” that’s TWICE as hot for the person who started the wearing-baseball-caps-BACKWARDS thing.

That would be the catcher and anyone else who thinks they need a mask of some kind to protect their face or head.

I had an office co-worker wear a cap all the time who needed to reduce the glare from the overhead lights. Management didn’t like it but that didn’t stop him.

 

[Wassermann]

Actually, a man should never wear a hat indoors, not just in church.

I think there’s a special spot in the hereafter for the person who started the current baseball-cap-everywhere craze.

That’s just not true. If a gentleman is walking through a public area – say an airport or a hotel lobby or a Wal*Mart, custom says he need not remove his hat. If he visited a large office building he wouldn’t need to remove his hat in reception, only when he actually stepped into an office.

If he greets a woman in that sort of setting (or outside) he should remove his hat. If he greets a man he should tip his hat. He doesn’t have to, but if he wants to follow the gentlemanly protocols of years past, he will.

 

[MissRose73]

I say yes because my father has done that when he forgets to leave his baseball cap in the car. He knows that he must take it off when going to church.