Dress Code for Mass

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BlueMaxx said:
If you can’t say something good, don’t say nothing at all…
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Interesting.
BlueMaxx said:
Ok, and because I did not read that particular part you thought it best to admonition me?
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Nah, it’s not really admonishment…maybe just fanning some previous flames that this thread was.

I don’t see an issue with leggings. My wife wears them all the time. Usually with some nice boots and a long sweater. I don’t see the issue, I think she looks great. If that makes it so guys can’t control themselves…it isn’t on her, IMHO.
 
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BlueMaxx:
If you can’t say something good, don’t say nothing at all…
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Interesting.
BlueMaxx said:
Ok, and because I did not read that particular part you thought it best to admonition me?
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Nah, it’s not really admonishment…maybe just fanning some previous flames that this thread was.

I don’t see an issue with leggings. My wife wears them all the time. Usually with some nice boots and a long sweater. I don’t see the issue, I think she looks great. If that makes it so guys can’t control themselves…it isn’t on her, IMHO.
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And that right there partner, is where we will have to split ways…

In Christ,

M
 
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I once wore blue jeans to a weekend Mass and the priest made a comment about NOT wearing blue jeans, during the homily of that Mass. At another parish we had a Franciscan missionary who conspicuously wore b-j under his robe. I also got a Maryknoll newsletter which showed parishioners wearing b-j during Mass.

I feel that over-dressing for Mass is as bad as any arguable under dressing.

I wear black jeans (wal-mart).

I walked out from a weekend Mass. We have the choir stationed in the sanctuary. According to Musicam Sacram or Sacram Musicam, if the choir is in the sanctuary, there should be no women in that choir. That’s a bit off topic but it leads into my on-topic remark.

There was this tall thin young lady in the choir who wore leotards under a short ( !) skirt and she sat in a choir chair practically in front of the tabernacle – hard to miss, in other words. Well, she had her legs crossed – for modesty, you might say. But she was very distracting, with all the fidgeting she was doing, too. So, I just walked out. I was too distracted by her obvious desire for attention. The presiding priest was sitting off to the side, mostly turned away from her, so he wasn’t distracted by her spectacle.
 
There is a verse in the Psalms (in the Bible) in one of the versions, either the NAB or RSV-2CE that is translated “worship the LORD in holy attire.” What…? Holy Attire?

Another translation seems more accurate “worship the LORD resplendent in majesty.”

There’s no “holy attire” defined in the Bible except for the High Priest in the wilderness Temple, and, when God was coming to Sinai to establish the covenant, He gave Moses a command that the people should wash their clothes, refrain from relations, and prepare three days before going to the base of the mountain. That seems to set a standard of sorts – clean clothes.

I dislike the Hard Rock Cafe t-shirts and the Cancun Frogger t-shirts, myself.
 
In some probably Orthodox synagogues, women sit separately from the men so as to avoid the men having distractions. (In the same place I read that, I also read that it was not appropriate for a man to walk up stairs behind a woman.)

I don’t consider this off-topic as it bears more broadly on the subject.
 
In old-fashioned manners, a gentleman is supposed to walk upstairs behind a lady so he can catch her if she falls. :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
 
Yes and yes. Though the dress code is unwritten and unannounced, it is there, and it should be.

An example to make the why more obvious. You’re going to meet the queen of England—ignoring that she is de facto the head of a heretical and schismatic “Church.” What do you wear? Something nice, respectful of just whom you are meeting.

Now think to yourself you are meeting the King of all creation. What do you wear? The best you can actually manage.
 
I agree, most topics shouldn’t need more than 25 comments. I seldom jump in if there are already 10 comments, but I like the gif.
 
I agree. Most images of Mary show how women should be dressed in Church
 
No dress code in our parish.

I was always taught that we should give God our best in how we dress, which means we get dressed up a bit and not in our “work/everyday clothes”.

I was also taught to dress modestly, especially in church. So wearing a tank top that shows bra straps and cleavage, is a no no in church.

I usually wear a skirt/dress, but sometimes I’ll wear dress slacks with a blouse.
 
There have been times when we’ve been on vacation near the beach or on a hiking trip and forgot to pack “acceptable, clean” clothing for Mass. I’m sure we’ve been judged by normal parishioners at our vacation Masses, but it’s more important that we went to Mass than it is that we had clean shoes vs (slightly) muddy hiking boots.
 
Here’s the dress code at my church:

FOR MEN - A shirt and tie, with either suit coat, jacket or sweater, and dress shoes on Sundays and holy days of obligation. No earrings.

FOR LADIES - A dress or skirt is required; no pants. The skirt must at least cover the knee, and should not be tight or otherwise revealing in any way. Immodest slits are forbidden. Clothing should be loose and not form-fitting. A head covering is also required. See-through blouses are forbidden, as well as clothing which is low-cut.

FOR EVERYONE - No tennis shoes, sandals or denim to include weekdays. The standards of Catholic modesty must be observed.
 
Is this seriously a Catholic church? I’m trying to imagine turning a woman away from the Eucharist because she’s wearing pants. Or turning a man away the Gospel because he isn’t wearing a tie.

Your parish sounds more like a Michelin 5-star restaurant. Perhaps the ushers should lend out peak-lapel jackets to men who forgot theirs?
 
Bird_lover said:
There have been times when we’ve been on vacation near the beach or on a hiking trip and forgot to pack “acceptable, clean” clothing for Mass. I’m sure we’ve been judged by normal parishioners at our vacation Masses, but it’s more important that we went to Mass than it is that we had clean shoes vs (slightly) muddy hiking boots.
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When we are camping, I usually I have a set of clean clothes for each person until Sunday morning, but that doesn’t stop us from going to Mass smelling like a campfire.
 
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One of the local parishes near me uses the same dress code as St Peter’s Basilica. But it also says in the bullented for people to NOT address people on their own. Dress code issues are to be reported to the pastor only and he will handle.

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The dress code is strictly enforced at St Peter’s Basilica.

Men must wear long trousers (no shorts) and cover their shoulders, women must not have either bare shoulders or skirts shorter than knee length.

https://www.rometoolkit.com/whattodo/vatican_stpeters.htm#opening

I don’t think there is anything wrong with adopting the dress code for St. Peter’s. But anything more than that might be pushing it.
 
blackforest said:
Is this seriously a Catholic church? I’m trying to imagine turning a woman away from the Eucharist because she’s wearing pants. Or turning a man away the Gospel because he isn’t wearing a tie.

Your parish sounds more like a Michelin 5-star restaurant. Perhaps the ushers should lend out peak-lapel jackets to men who forgot theirs?
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I doubt they’d reject someone from communion, unless they were very immodest. At my mom’s FSSP church, the priest refused communion to a woman one time who was wearing a low cut top. At my church, I wore slacks and a polo shirt for a while. Eventually, when they realized I was going to keep attending, they talked to me about the dress code and asked me to stick to it.
 
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