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ataylorfam
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While attending mass with my family, we have seen a few women who cover their heads during the mass. I am curious as to why they do this, and why others don’t? 
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PerfectTiming
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Headcovering for women was required in the 1917 Canon Law, but since 1983 it no longer is.
This website explains headcovering in relation to Canon Law and to the Bible very well. Some women chose to continue veiling anyway, others such as myself born later on choose to veil for personal reasons. I believe some Eastern Catholic churches do still require headcovering.
This website explains headcovering in relation to Canon Law and to the Bible very well. Some women chose to continue veiling anyway, others such as myself born later on choose to veil for personal reasons. I believe some Eastern Catholic churches do still require headcovering.
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YoungTradCath
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It was traditional to wear a hat, but in the 1960’s, Jackie O popularized wearing mantillas (veils), and so, she being the fashion icon for females in that era, many Catholic women and girls would emulate her choice in the department.
As the above poster noted, the headcovering was required from 1917 to 1983. Therefore, it is no longer obligatory. However, many females do continue to veil. I see several women and girls in my parish, in no small number, do it at mass. No one cares, no one rudely points them out for being “old-fashioned.”
If you want to do it, great, go for it. If you don’t want to, you don’t have to. You should note, however, that it is common practice in many Tridentine mass parishes to request, but not require, females to veil. This is not, obviously, all-encompassing for Tridentine parishes, though.
FYI: I’m a guy. How do I know this stuff? Reading CAF does it to you.
As the above poster noted, the headcovering was required from 1917 to 1983. Therefore, it is no longer obligatory. However, many females do continue to veil. I see several women and girls in my parish, in no small number, do it at mass. No one cares, no one rudely points them out for being “old-fashioned.”
If you want to do it, great, go for it. If you don’t want to, you don’t have to. You should note, however, that it is common practice in many Tridentine mass parishes to request, but not require, females to veil. This is not, obviously, all-encompassing for Tridentine parishes, though.
FYI: I’m a guy. How do I know this stuff? Reading CAF does it to you.
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giuseppeTO
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The church has always held that its most precious things are veiled. The chalice which contains the Blessed Sacrament is traditionally veiled. There is a veil protecting the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle. The chalice which will hold the Precious Blood of our Saviour is veiled when the priest brings it in at the beginning of Mass and when he carries it out after Mass. This is generally only done in the Extraordinary Form of the Mass.
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Jesus_123
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+The practice of headcovering is a :bible1: Scriptural one . . . and throughout centuries upon centuries upon centuries of Catholicism . . . it was a holy practice of the Catholic Church . . . though it is no longer required by Church law . . . this practice is still very much alive in the Christendom and in the Catholic Church . . . in fact there has been an increased interest in obedience to this holy recommended practice among many Catholic women of all agest in this day and age . . . there have been several threads posted on the renewal of this practice within our Holy Mother Church here at Catholic Answers Forum . . . below is the basis in Sacred :bible1: Scripture for this holy practice . . .
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THE HOLY :bible1: BIBLE
I Corinthians 11:1-16
[1] Be ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ. [2] Now I praise you, brethren, that in all things you are mindful of me: and keep my ordinances as I have delivered them to you. [3] But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. [4] Every man praying or prophesying with his head covered, disgraceth his head. [5] But every woman praying or prophesying with her head not covered, disgraceth her head: for it is all one as if she were shaven.
[6] “For if a woman be not covered, let her be shorn. But if it be a shame to a woman to be shorn or made bald, let her cover her head.” [1 Corinthians 11:6] [Latin] [7] The man indeed ought not to cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man. [8] For the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man. [9] For the man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man. [10] Therefore ought the woman to have a power over her head, because of the angels :angel1:. [11] But yet neither is the man without the woman, nor the woman without the man, in the Lord. [12] For as the woman is of the man, so also is the man by the woman: but all things of God. [13] You yourselves judge: doth it become a woman, to pray unto God uncovered? [14] Doth not even nature itself teach you, that a man indeed, if he nourish his hair, it is a shame unto him? [15] But if a woman nourish her hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering.
THE HOLY :bible1: BIBLE
I Corinthians 11:1-16
[1] Be ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ. [2] Now I praise you, brethren, that in all things you are mindful of me: and keep my ordinances as I have delivered them to you. [3] But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. [4] Every man praying or prophesying with his head covered, disgraceth his head. [5] But every woman praying or prophesying with her head not covered, disgraceth her head: for it is all one as if she were shaven.
[6] “For if a woman be not covered, let her be shorn. But if it be a shame to a woman to be shorn or made bald, let her cover her head.” [1 Corinthians 11:6] [Latin] [7] The man indeed ought not to cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man. [8] For the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man. [9] For the man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man. [10] Therefore ought the woman to have a power over her head, because of the angels :angel1:. [11] But yet neither is the man without the woman, nor the woman without the man, in the Lord. [12] For as the woman is of the man, so also is the man by the woman: but all things of God. [13] You yourselves judge: doth it become a woman, to pray unto God uncovered? [14] Doth not even nature itself teach you, that a man indeed, if he nourish his hair, it is a shame unto him? [15] But if a woman nourish her hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering.
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Kouyate42
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The issue of headcoverings in church and indeed for Christian women in general is a difficult one and one with two equally valid sides.
As someone says, it’s not a requirement of canon law and has not been for 30 years. But some women choose still to veil based on tradition and also their own personal convictions. Most women choose to wear a hat where headcovering is needed, but equally, the mantilla I’ve seen on more than one occasion.
As someone says, it’s not a requirement of canon law and has not been for 30 years. But some women choose still to veil based on tradition and also their own personal convictions. Most women choose to wear a hat where headcovering is needed, but equally, the mantilla I’ve seen on more than one occasion.
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puzzleannie
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personal choiceWhile attending mass with my family, we have seen a few women who cover their heads during the mass. I am curious as to why they do this, and why others don’t?
there is no canon law requirement, nor is there any scriptural basis for insisting women do it today.
someone who personally is convicted that it is right for them should do it without regard for what anyone else things and should not feel obligated to justify their choice to anyone else.
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Thomas_Casey
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Subject has been covered in many previoius threads. Please search.
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