chapel veil

[Kendy]

They will know we are Christians by our love, my friend.
His honor of me IS a visable sign. It is not hidden.
And his very visable actions effect my daughters as well. When he treats me well, in the open, in public, at work or at home, he projects his purity in mind and thought and humility in his covenant.

Just a question, if women wear a veil in Holy Mass what difference does it make whether a man has an equal sign? God made each gender different.

I grew up in a country where girls were not supposed to look at boys but boys could do anything they wanted. If a woman so much talked to a man in a private place and he raped her, it was her fault. So, I am very wary of any sets of rules that seem to call women to greater purity because I think it lets men off the hook.

Kendy

 

[Kendy]

Is that what you think?
Conservative for the sake of being conservative?

Yes, I confess that’s what I think.

 

[chicago]

I just can’t find a good place to go to daily mass.

You’re in Chicago, no? (At least that’s what I thought I recalled from another thread. Whereabout? What time are you looking to go to Mass? What are you looking for out of Mass? Maybe some of us others here can be of some assistance.

 

[chicago]

Is that what you think?
Conservative for the sake of being conservative?

While I’m certain that those who wear a chapel veil are quite sincere in their intentions, I do think that this is the general impression which tends to be offerred to the wider Catholic community and general public. And, frankly, considering the rigidness which often accompanies these tendencies among some, I can see why the opinion is legitimized in their minds.

 

[chicago]

I grew up in a country where girls were not supposed to look at boys but boys could do anything they wanted. If a woman so much talked to a man in a private place and he raped her, it was her fault. So, I am very wary of any sets of rules that seem to call women to greater purity because I think it lets men off the hook.

Kendy

A Muslim lady friend of mine who lives in the Middle East often expresses this opinion, also.

 

[scylla]

Regardless of the bad things people do that doesn’t make an expression of truth wrong.

Using the veil as an expression of the truth it signifies is a good thing. This is like genuflecting. Sure there are many who do it because others do it. That doesn’t make the reality of the action wrong. Genuflecting is a reflection of the reality that Jesus is present.
In the same way the veil is used as an expression of a belief that this truth exists.
So no matter how many people deny it that doesn’t change the truth that Jesus is there. In the same way with the veil, even if all the women in the world don’t do it, it doesn’t make it a bad practice.

If all the Catholics stopped genuflecting because they think it is more dignified for them to stand and then just sit, that shouldn’t change the expression of faith for someone who is faithful to Jesus and not what people do.

In Christ
Scylla

 

[OutinChgoburbs]

Kendy:

It’s up to the lady in question whether or not she wears a head covering (doesn’t have to be a veil, doesn’t have to be a “doily”), even at a TLM. Also, you are only bound by the one hour fast.

It is not my favorite type of Mass, and I don’t cover (not that I disrespect the ladies who choose to do so). But if it’s the only Mass in your area at the time you’d need to attend, give it a go. If you’re afraid you’ll stand out, put a nice scarf around your neck that could easily slide into place on your head if you’re feeling better about the idea as Mass progresses.

(Adreas was quite eloquent in his descriptive comparison, BTW.)

 

[netmilsmom]

I grew up in a country where girls were not supposed to look at boys but boys could do anything they wanted. If a woman so much talked to a man in a private place and he raped her, it was her fault. So, I am very wary of any sets of rules that seem to call women to greater purity because I think it lets men off the hook.

Kendy

Oh geez, I am sooooo sorry.
I can perfectly well understand why you questioned it.
Luckily, you made it out safe and sound.

I wore a “doily” for a while as a sacrifice in hopes of having my hubby convert. The actual reason why a woman covered her head was to “Honor” her husband. Corinthians, chapter 11.

We actually don’t do it as a purity sign but rather to show respect to our husbands. I truly feel that if a woman does not have a husband or if a husband doesn’t care whether she covers or not, there is no reason to.

It’s more of a tradition at the TLM. There was a thread sometime last October about headcovering. A simple scarf or large headband is good too.