Covering the tabernacle?

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I went to mass yesterday evening in a parish I’ve never been in before. I looked all over for the tabernacle, before finally locating it way over in the corner. And it had a giant white veil over it.

I’ve never seen a tabernacle with a veil on it before. Is this common? What does it mean?? :confused:
Tif
 
It is fairly common. It all depends on the parish if they want it covered or not. Some parishes only have it covered during certain seasons(color also changes with the seasons). This is not unusual.
 
Thanks! I’ve been in parishes all over the place, and I’ve never seen that before, so I was just wondering…🙂
Tif
 
Wasn’t veiling required prior to the Second Vatican Council? I know I’ve heard that somewhere.

The tabernacle at the church I attend is in an old high altar with a small curtain covering the tabernacle door - they change the color of the curtain to match the liturgical season.
 
I had never seen this either until I found a more traditional parish. The tabernacle in our church is always covered. I believe the latin word for the cover is conopaeum.
 
Pax vobiscum!

I have seen this often myself. Sometimes there is a veil inside the tabernacle rather than outside.

In Christ,
Rand
 
Catholics have used veils to signify the presence of something Holy or special beneath the veil.

Holiness was kinda poo-pooed upon during the 60-70’s-80’s, why do we need holiness or images of goodness?
The belief is, God loves us anyways, we don’t need to focus on Holiness.

Scylla
 
In the Old Testament, the tabernacle, which contained the Ark of the Covenant, was veiled because the Ark symbolized God’s presence. Catholic tabernacles contain the Real Presence of Jesus, so the veil signifies the holiness of Who is inside the tabernacle.
 
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