Holy days - do you dress up more?

[SMHW]

I wear a skirt or dress pant s and a nice blouse or sweater to Mass every Sunday or holy day. As someone else said I’m usually coming straight from work on holy days other than Christmas or Easter.

So are you saying you normally wear skirts and dress pants to work? Or do you make a special effort to dress up for work on days you will later be going to Mass?

I’m just trying to understand because I worked at jobs where jeans/sweatpants and t-shirts were the norm.

(I’ve also worked at jobs where I did wear dresses or dress pants at work and hope I never have to dress up like that again.)

 

[Carolus_Martell]

Yes, in the last couple of years I have been putting more effort into my choice of cloths. Guess I’m making up for a minimum effort past.

 

[Mrs_Sally]

So are you saying you normally wear skirts and dress pants to work? Or do you make a special effort to dress up for work on days you will later be going to Mass?

I’m just trying to understand because I worked at jobs where jeans/sweatpants and t-shirts were the norm.

(I’ve also worked at jobs where I did wear dresses or dress pants at work and hope I never have to dress up like that again.)

Yes I wear dress clothes to work normally. I’ve always worked in formal office environments so I’m used to it.

 

[Sarabande]

I usually wear some of my “work” clothes, although not my concert gowns and costumes, obviously. When I’m working at parishes as a musician, it’s required that I am dressed well, which usually means I’m a little better dressed than the average church-goer, so I have a specific set of church work clothes for cantoring. I will also sometimes wear my “musician black” outfits that I usually wear for weddings or other events that require me to be as inconspicuous as possible. I don’t like wearing dress pants when I’m cantoring, not that I’m against dress pants. I do like them and will wear them. On Sundays, though, I usually wears skirts or dresses.

When I’ve attended other Holy Day masses during the week, though, on my own with my children (especially if my husband is at work), I don’t wear my work clothes and wear basically what most people wear to mass. It’s hard dealing with a toddler and baby on your own in heels and a dress, so I’ve worn nice jeans or dress pants with nice flats and a nice blouse or sweater and scarf usually with a pair of pearl earrings. (I don’t know, I’ve always thought that pearl earrings dress things up a bit. I’m sure I’m totally off on that. lol!.)

 

[Aggies08]

less, usually because I’m coming to/going from work, which is super casual (we get dirty!).

 

[Thomas_Francis]

I am blessed to be able to attend the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass everyday, and as this has gone on for me I have put more effort into dressing appropriately. In High School I would wear jeans and a t-shirt; an outward expression of my apathy for what I was praying and witnessing.

Now for ordinary days (week days, commemorations) I wear khakis and a polo or oxford shirt.
For regular Sundays and Feast Days (That aren’t my Patron’s) I wear khakis, a blue blazer, and a tie.
For Solemnities and Feast’s of my Patron’s I wear a black suit and tie.
For Christmas, Easter, etc. I’ll wear a vest too.

When serving I usually just wear slacks and a t-shirt.

 

[UpUpAndAway]

I like dressing up on Sunday’s and find this is the only appropriate place in my life to look chic. It even gets my husband to step it up a notch in his dress attire.

I have noticed this effect as well. The Husband rarely comes to Mass with me (he is Protestant) but lately when he does, he wears a suit. No tie, just a suit and dress shirt. Since his wife is in a blouse, skirt and heels, he wants to dress so we look like we’re there together and not like he’s just dropping me off or picking me up. Both more frequent Mass attendance and wearing a suit began when he started getting spiritual direction from my pastor (long story and not for this thread); prior to that he would wear maybe a polo shirt and a pair of jeans. So he was still dressed acceptably, but a bit out of place standing next to a woman in a blouse, skirt and heels.

He does wear a tie at Christmas.

 

[maryjk]

When serving I usually just wear slacks and a t-shirt.

This made me laugh. A few weeks ago, my son came out of his bedroom, ready for Mass. But he was in a T-shirt, rather than a collared shirt.

When I gave him a questioning look, he answered, “I’m serving for *****.”