Do you ever wear blue jeans to Sunday Mass?

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Personally, I think the Lord is more concerned about modesty than He is about “fine threads” or “duds.” Know what I mean, dude?.. :cool: 🙂
 
From article **Dress at Mass
**By Jonathan S. Toborowsky

**But there is another reason for dressing respectfully at Mass. As adults, even if we are not feeling as we should, we are able to “put on a good face.” If we come to Mass dressed shabbily, we may still have the deepest devotion interiorly. Children, however, are not able to differentiate between the two. They look at a picture of a monster and it is as real to them as if it was a living being. What they see on the outside they assume is also on the inside, and therein lies the teaching moment. A child may not understand the word “transubstantiation,” nor could he explain the theology of the Eucharist. But if he sees his parents dressing up for Mass in the same way they dress for weddings, birthdays, and other big events, he will understand that going to Mass is a special event too. Recently comedienne Carol Burnett was explaining a time when her three daughters were quite young, and the family would be going to a rather fancy restaurant for dinner. Visions of food fights, spilled drinks, and public screaming filled her head. Rather than cancel the dinner, she decided to put her acting skills to work. Outside her bathroom she hung a sign: “Total Beauty Makeover, 2 cents.” As each timid child made her way into the bathroom, Carol acted as her personal beautician, asking the girl if she wanted her hair done this way or that way, and if she would like to wear this dress or that dress to the dinner party. That night, without any coaching from their mother, each of her three little girls acted like absolute angels, saying such things as “Please pass the butter” and “No, thank you.” By dressing them a certain way the children instinctively knew what behavior would fit. How this could change the character of Sunday Mass, where childrens’ silence is often bought rather than taught! **
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The more I think about it maybe even nice denim jeans should be a no, no. I wrote in another post that Dockers jeans are okay but some people, especially teens dress by example. So when Mr. Joe Smith the youth minister wears his nice denim Dockers with his shirt tucked in then other men who maybe don’t have a nice pair of denim Dockers but they do have their 10 year old favorite pair of Levi’s might say well the youth minister wears jeans to Mass so I can too. And then before you know it people and teens are following others examples but what maybe started out as nice pleated denim Dockers ends up being holy, torn jeans.
 
I admit it.I wear jeans to Sunday Mass occasionally and I don’t feel guilty about it.I think the Lord cares more about my conscience and my love for him than what I’m wearing.🙂
 
In the everlasting quest to find articles to explain things better than I can, here’s a few more on the subject.

stpaulparish.ca/how-we-dress-for-mass.php
And since the mods only want little quotes:
And even if it were so, is there not more than a little vanity and presumption in expecting God to “take us as we are?”
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adoremus.org/11-00-vasa.html

I actually didn’t realize this dress code was for all of the churches in his diocese.
Several years ago, the Holy Father reinstituted a dress code for the churches of Rome, his diocese. No one in shorts or sleeveless shirts was to be admitted into the church building.
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catholicherald.com/saunders/99ws/ws991021.htm
First, let us start at how we prepare for Mass. People should dress appropriately. In our society, we still consider coat and tie for men and dresses or suits for women appropriate attire for weddings, for special parties (even Christmas parties) and certainly for meeting dignitaries, like the pope or the president. We should then dress in the same way to meet our Lord, present in the holy Eucharist. Granted, perhaps in the summer we could be a little more casual, but we can still be neat, clean, and properly clothed. Frankly, shorts should be worn only by very young children; T-shirts should be kept for picnics; spandex pants and tights should be reserved for exercise; and halter tops should be burned. In deciding what to wear, we should be thinking, “I am dressing to meet my Lord and to participate in the mystery of my salvation.”
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Can anyone explain to me how kahki’s or slacks are intrinsicly superior to jeans?
 
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donosti:
I admit it.I wear jeans to Sunday Mass occasionally and I don’t feel guilty about it.I think the Lord cares more about my conscience and my love for him than what I’m wearing.🙂
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If your outward expression plus your inward expression equals the total you, what are you expressing?
 
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BeluvdLily:
I agree comletely It’s what’s in a person’s heart that matters, not what’s on their body.

Amie
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Is this what you think Jesus thinks? How do you know?
 
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LatinCat:
Can anyone explain to me how kahki’s or slacks are intrinsicly superior to jeans?
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People don’t normally work in the yard, on the car, etc. in khakis. Jeans are a little more universal in their use.
 
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LatinCat:
How do you know that it is not what he thinks?
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I don’t. So to fully express my reverance I do not wear blue jeans.

But it still amazes me to continually hear on this board that " I don’t think Jesus would mind if I do so and so …". It is arrogant to think we each know the mind of God.
 
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buffalo:
I don’t. So to fully express my reverance I do not wear blue jeans.

But it still amazes me to continually hear on this board that " I don’t think Jesus would mind if I do so and so …". It is arrogant to think we each know the mind of God.
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While I agree with you on this point, we do know that He is a jealous God. We know that he values the act of giving from our treasure and not from our surplus. We know that He wants to be put above the rest. Our decisions should always be to give him the best in every area of our lives. This, of course, will be different for everyone and more often than not we will fall short. That said, we shouldn’t give up on this idea whether it be our dress, our work, etc., etc., etc. The “God loves me just the way I am” is not the best line of thinking. God loves despite who we are and we should always strive to be better. God shouldn’t have to settle.
 
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bear06:
While I agree with you on this point, we do know that He is a jealous God. We know that he values the act of giving from our treasure and not from our surplus. We know that He wants to be put above the rest. Our decisions should always be to give him the best in every area of our lives. This, of course, will be different for everyone and more often than not we will fall short. That said, we shouldn’t give up on this idea whether it be our dress, our work, etc., etc., etc. The “God loves me just the way I am” is not the best line of thinking. God loves despite who we are and we should always strive to be better. God shouldn’t have to settle.
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Thank you for expressing so well what I was trying to.
 
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bear06:
While I agree with you on this point, we do know that He is a jealous God. We know that he values the act of giving from our treasure and not from our surplus. We know that He wants to be put above the rest. Our decisions should always be to give him the best in every area of our lives. This, of course, will be different for everyone and more often than not we will fall short. That said, we shouldn’t give up on this idea whether it be our dress, our work, etc., etc., etc. The “God loves me just the way I am” is not the best line of thinking. God loves despite who we are and we should always strive to be better. God shouldn’t have to settle.
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This should be a poster in every vestibule in the world.
Good Job!!!
 
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buffalo:
Is this what you think Jesus thinks? How do you know?
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I did not attribute that statement to Jesus. It was my own. However, having had a close personal relationship with Jesus my entire life, to me it’s a safe bet that my heart and motivation take on much more importance than my garments.

I really don’t notice or care what people wear to Mass. That’s not my purpose for being there. My purpose for being there is to be in the presence of God and that happens whether I wear a dress, jeans or go stark naked. Would God have something against that? He sent me into the world that way? If it were so important I be “properly” dressed, I would have been born clothed. lol

I’m sure that many here could quote verse after verse to show that Jesus’ emphasis was on the inner man and not outward appearances (and that’s all clothes are).

What’s wrong with just letting everyone wear what they choose without judging? Maybe they can’t afford anything else. Maybe they are better able to focus when wearing something comfortable than being in clothes they are not comfortable in. There are a million reasons for why people do what they do that we can never know.

It’s great if people want to show their respect by dressing up but why even take notice of what others are wearing? I have just as much respect for everyone at Mass no matter what they have on their back.

Amie
 
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BeluvdLily:
I did not attribute that statement to Jesus. It was my own. However, having had a close personal relationship with Jesus my entire life, to me it’s a safe bet that my heart and motivation take on much more importance than my garments.

I really don’t notice or care what people wear to Mass. That’s not my purpose for being there. My purpose for being there is to be in the presence of God and that happens whether I wear a dress, jeans or go stark naked. Would God have something against that? He sent me into the world that way? If it were so important I be “properly” dressed, I would have been born clothed. lol

I’m sure that many here could quote verse after verse to show that Jesus’ emphasis was on the inner man and not outward appearances (and that’s all clothes are).

What’s wrong with just letting everyone wear what they choose without judging? Maybe they can’t afford anything else. Maybe they are better able to focus when wearing something comfortable than being in clothes they are not comfortable in. There are a million reasons for why people do what they do that we can never know.

It’s great if people want to show their respect by dressing up but why even take notice of what others are wearing? I have just as much respect for everyone at Mass no matter what they have on their back.

Amie
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It doesn’t appear you’ve read much of this thread. Most of what you’ve said has been addressed in earlier threads although I’ve got to say that nobody has yet tried to say that God would be just fine with us showing up to Mass naked! :bigyikes:
 
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bear06:
It doesn’t appear you’ve read much of this thread. Most of what you’ve said has been addressed in earlier threads although I’ve got to say that nobody has yet tried to say that God would be just fine with us showing up to Mass naked! :bigyikes:
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I have read the thread but was just being silly about the nakedness. Just joking. Even if the things I said were addressed earlier I was just stating my viewpoint. At any rate, to me the important thing is that people are at Mass. Period. I’m taking myself out of this discussion because truly while I don’t KNOW what God thinks, I don’t believe He’d be pleased with His children arguing over what to wear to His house and last night after posting I did wish I’d not even gotten involved. It’s just not productive. Live and let live. Ya’ll can wear whatever you choose and so will I. 🙂

Amie
 
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BeluvdLily:
I did not attribute that statement to Jesus. It was my own. However, having had a close personal relationship with Jesus my entire life, to me it’s a safe bet that my heart and motivation take on much more importance than my garments.

I really don’t notice or care what people wear to Mass. That’s not my purpose for being there. My purpose for being there is to be in the presence of God and that happens whether I wear a dress, jeans or go stark naked. Would God have something against that? He sent me into the world that way? If it were so important I be “properly” dressed, I would have been born clothed. lol

I’m sure that many here could quote verse after verse to show that Jesus’ emphasis was on the inner man and not outward appearances (and that’s all clothes are).

What’s wrong with just letting everyone wear what they choose without judging? Maybe they can’t afford anything else. Maybe they are better able to focus when wearing something comfortable than being in clothes they are not comfortable in. There are a million reasons for why people do what they do that we can never know.

It’s great if people want to show their respect by dressing up but why even take notice of what others are wearing? I have just as much respect for everyone at Mass no matter what they have on their back.

Amie
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Here again I ask - what do you wear to a wedding? a banquet? and why?
 
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buffalo:
Here again I ask - what do you wear to a wedding? a banquet? and why?
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I have worn jeans to a wedding (beacuse it was a “biker” wedding and that is what all where wearing)😃 …banquets dont go to those the food usually sucks.
 
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