Do you wear jeans to Mass?

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buffalo said:
For those that feel it’s OK to dress down for Mass because the way Jesus dressed I offer this.

Jesus came down from heaven to meet us, therefore he dressed like us. When we go to see Jesus we are going to meet the King and responding to this invitation by dressing up.
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That’s an excellent point! :yup:
 
A large part of the world would love to have a nice pair of jeans to wear to Mass. Some places would like to just have a Mass. My Priest just got back from Peru and they have a circuit priest. They have Mass once every three months. I got back from the Philippines and some parts are so poor they would love to have electricity. So jeans don’t bother me. Rich snobs do.
 
Birdysboy said:
A large part of the world would love to have a nice pair of jeans to wear to Mass. Some places would like to just have a Mass. My Priest just got back from Peru and they have a circuit priest. They have Mass once every three months. I got back from the Philippines and some parts are so poor they would love to have electricity. So jeans don’t bother me. Rich snobs do.
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Actually your Sunday best is meant to allow for affordability.
 
Birdysboy said:
A large part of the world would love to have a nice pair of jeans to wear to Mass. Some places would like to just have a Mass. My Priest just got back from Peru and they have a circuit priest. They have Mass once every three months. I got back from the Philippines and some parts are so poor they would love to have electricity. So jeans don’t bother me. Rich snobs do.
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I’ve never seen a Philippino or a South American show up to Mass in anything less than their very best.
 
thechrismyster said:
well, i challenge you, lets take it a step farther. i assume on the day of your First Holy Communion you wore a bridal dress to symbolize becoming one with Christ. And on that day you were beautiful.
Since receiving the Lord everytime you go is EXACTLY the same as your first Communion. Wouldn’t it stand to reason that those standards that stood for your first Eucharist would stand for your 5 thousandth reception? Or is this Sunday less special than than first time, allowing you to ditch the white gown and go with the printed pant suit?
And you, fine sir who insists on your Sunday finest, Do you wear a 3 piece suit like you did that fine morning of your first Communion? or do you dress down to a simple buttondown shirt and dress pants. I’ll forgive your laxity with your dress, obviously getting dressed for Church meant more when you were young. I expect a tie next week with a vest and jacket.

May God forgive us for our complacency!!!

you will be judged by the measure with which you judge.
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This is really a red herring, you have not responded to those questions which bears the greater concern. Namely, what kind of example is being set forth to the younger generation? additionaly, if indeed we are participents in a wedding feast why not at least dress in a manner which points to that reality?

Now to the Red Herring: It is altogether resonable that someone, who has recieved Our Lord for the First time, dress for this occasion.

This is not to say however that those succeding receptions are any less real or meaningfu, or efficacious. By common opinion the first reception, or the first time, for any grand occasion generally has a greater impact than the later experiences of that repeated event. In short not every reception of Holy Communion is the first reception. I think that speaks to why people dress up for that FIRST encounter.
 
Are you married Sean? Do you/would you think your wife was somehow being insufficiently respectful of you or your marriage if she didn’t dress up every single dinner time that you had together for your entire marriage? I hope not.
 
Sean.McKenzie said:
Now to the Red Herring: It is altogether resonable that someone, who has recieved Our Lord for the First time, dress for this occasion.

This is not to say however that those succeding receptions are any less real or meaningfu, or efficacious. By common opinion the first reception, or the first time, for any grand occasion generally has a greater impact than the later experiences of that repeated event. In short not every reception of Holy Communion is the first reception. I think that speaks to why people dress up for that FIRST encounter.
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And, similarly, why they get dressed up for weddings, but not every succeeding time they see each other or the newly married couple.
 
chicago said:
And, similarly, why they get dressed up for weddings, but not every succeeding time they see each other or the newly married couple.
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and if that same couple wore jeans and tee shirts and flips flops and had the Priest marry preside over the wedding at the rectory one Thursday afternoon…

the marriage would still be JUST as Sacramental and Holy as if they wore expensive white gowns and tuxes and had the wedding at St. Peter’s Basillica itself in front of the Pope… the trappings are just trappings. the sacrament is the sacrament.
 
Very rarely do I wear jeans to mass. I think if they are clean, not ripped and not low-riders , they are OK. What I dislike seeing even more is spaghetti-strap cocktail dresses , on lectors no less. In a sense I also believe God is happy we are there but I just can’t help but feel that He is worth my effort to get cleaned up for. After all, He is my Lord and God. 🙂
 
Yeah, and since it is obvious to all you rich Americans wearing something better than your neighbor is what this thread is all about, I will drop it.

To most other people in the world, blue jeans is all they can afford. So when you want to complain about what someone wears, think that maybe they struggle with living at $4 day.

And all the time they go to Mass every day, working six days a week if they are lucky. While all you rich Americans sit in our nice air conditioned Masses which you just go to twice a year and complain about your neighbor in his blue jeans. Unbelievable.
 
A) for me, with the footnote that they are always clean and neat. And me balance with the jeans is a chapel veil…🙂 👍
 
Birdysboy said:
Yeah, and since it is obvious to all you rich Americans wearing something better than your neighbor is what this thread is all about, I will drop it.

To most other people in the world, blue jeans is all they can afford. So when you want to complain about what someone wears, think that maybe they struggle with living at $4 day.

And all the time they go to Mass every day, working six days a week if they are lucky. While all you rich Americans sit in our nice air conditioned Masses which you just go to twice a year and complain about your neighbor in his blue jeans. Unbelievable.
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It is about whether or not we should wear our Sunday best.

In one way you are right - we are indeed spoiled and this thread shows it.
 
jmcrae said:
I’ve never seen a Philippino or a South American show up to Mass in anything less than their very best.
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It’s FILIPINO, or PINOY. But I guess that is easy to mistake when you don’t know any.
 
buffalo said:
It is about whether or not we should wear our Sunday best.

In one way you are right - we are indeed spoiled and this thread shows it.
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Thank you, my point.

When I got back from Cebu City Philippines this last May, a city of a population of by some accounts 5,000,000 (second largest) and it is 95% Katolika (Catholic). Basilica Santo Nino de Cebu (Baby Jesus) has 14 or so Masses a day. Most are full. So many wear jeans, because thats all they have. You have to own durable clothes becuase you might have to wear for years. And when you wash clothes by hand, because you don’t have electricity for a washing machine. And the water you wash with may have Hepatitis B and on and on.

But it is all about good and wearing your best I guess.

Doesn’t the parable of the cup being clean on the inside and out apply also?
 
Sean.McKenzie said:
what kind of example is being set forth to the younger generation?.
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I agree 100% with you. Thats why i have no problem with Jeans or people who wear them to Church. The last thing i want to do to my kids is make them play the Sunday finest fashion show game that a lot of church go-ers play and take away for the true reason we’re there. Christ.
If someone wants to wear a tuxedo to Mass, thats dandy. If someone wears shorts, thats dandy. neither is more Holy than the other.
 
Birdysboy said:
Yeah, and since it is obvious to all you rich Americans wearing something better than your neighbor is what this thread is all about, I will drop it.

To most other people in the world, blue jeans is all they can afford. So when you want to complain about what someone wears, think that maybe they struggle with living at $4 day.

And all the time they go to Mass every day, working six days a week if they are lucky. While all you rich Americans sit in our nice air conditioned Masses which you just go to twice a year and complain about your neighbor in his blue jeans. Unbelievable.
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I can’t speak for everyone, but I don’t think too many people are saying it’s a problem with people who can’t afford anything other than a pair of jeans. They’re wondering why people have the ABILITY to dress in something other than jeans and CHOOSE not to do so. You’re very right, in many (maybe even most) parts of the world, this discussion would not even take place because people don’t have the option of choosing what to wear. Those of us who can, are very fortunate and blessed to have that ability. But at the same time, because we have the ability to wear our very best, why SHOULDN’T we?

Not everyone who chooses to dress in something other than jeans is a spoiled rich person. I can tell you I’m not rich by anyone’s standards here in the United States. I like to dress up on a daily basis, and thank goodness for hand-me-downs that will last for years, because it’s an expensive way to dress. I’m very fortunate that I even have the option. During the summer, I went to Mass in an area where forty percent of the people in this town live off of food stamps and other means of financial assistance. Many are also forced to walk across a busy intersection to go to work because they cannot afford to own a car and the gas and fees that come with it. For Mass, they wear the same dressy outfit every week because it is the only nice thing they have. Their young children wear their First Communion clothes until they outgrow them.
 
THutch04 said:
I can’t speak for everyone, but I don’t think too many people are saying it’s a problem with people who can’t afford anything other than a pair of jeans. They’re wondering why people have the ABILITY to dress in something other than jeans and CHOOSE not to do so. You’re very right, in many (maybe even most) parts of the world, this discussion would not even take place because people don’t have the option of choosing what to wear. Those of us who can, are very fortunate and blessed to have that ability. But at the same time, because we have the ability to wear our very best, why SHOULDN’T we?

Not everyone who chooses to dress in something other than jeans is a spoiled rich person. I can tell you I’m not rich by anyone’s standards here in the United States. I like to dress up on a daily basis, and thank goodness for hand-me-downs that will last for years, because it’s an expensive way to dress. I’m very fortunate that I even have the option. During the summer, I went to Mass in an area where forty percent of the people in this town live off of food stamps and other means of financial assistance. Many are also forced to walk across a busy intersection to go to work because they cannot afford to own a car and the gas and fees that come with it. For Mass, they wear the same dressy outfit every week because it is the only nice thing they have. Their young children wear their First Communion clothes until they outgrow them.
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That is the essence of this debate - how do I choose to dress? Do I choose to dress my best for Jesus, or not? Or do I make excuses for dressing down?
 
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