Mantilla Color

[VetA]

You may choose to wear whatever you like on your head - or not!

Even when it was required that women wear a headcovering in church, it was not a requirement that it be a mantilla, chapel veil, etc. Hats, scarves…whatever you like, if you choose to do so.

my dear friend it is still a requirement, a largely ignored one but still indeed there

 

[VetA]

If you wear a mantilla to mass and you are married, should it be black? Can a married woman wear cream? Thanks.

out of curiosity i wonder if a woman could, say, wear a head covering that corresponded to the liturgical color, like for the feast of a martyr wearing a red mantilla.

 

[dixieagle]

my dear friend it is still a requirement, a largely ignored one but still indeed there

Beg to differ; it is not required, though one is perfectly free to cover one’s head, of course.

But you can look up the numerous threads that have dealt with this previously.

 

[dixieagle]

out of curiosity i wonder if a woman could, say, wear a head covering that corresponded to the liturgical color, like for the feast of a martyr wearing a red mantilla.

A woman “could” wear any head covering, in whatever color she pleases…should she choose to do so.

 

[Prayerfully]

Traditionally, in my parish at least. White is usually for the unmarried, and black for the married. However, I have seen married women still retain white, although I haven’t really seen the opposite.
I have really only seen those two colors in mass. Although some stores sell others, such as blue.

I know we were speaking of mantillas, but is there a traditional color for hats, too? I’m going to be attending TLM soon and was told a hat is just fine to wear, since I’m not the lacy veil type. Is it then customary to wear a black hat if you are married or is it okay to wear one that matches your attire? I’m probably making too much over this color thing, but I know I’m going to stick out like a sore thumb at this Mass and I’d rather blend in as closely as I can

 

[Palomas]

I generally wear a color that coordinates with my outfit. And I tend to wear long scarves tied in front, but not swept over the shoulders (which could look more Muslim, in my opinion).

 

[dixieagle]

What some non-Middle Eastern women call the hijab is simply just a scarf over the head and the ends or corners wrapped around or tied in back of the neck. It’s not that big a deal, when women have been covering their heads with scarves and wraps for centuries. The fact that a woman is in a Catholic Church, receiving Holy Communion, and acting in an appropriate and reverent manner should speak far louder than what she has on her head.

~Liza

The young ladies referenced in the post specifically mentioned the Muslim hijab - a garment that covers up hair, neck…everything but the face. I simply don’t understand the attraction of adopting something that is commonly associated with a non-Christian (and sometimes anti-Christian) religion.

Just wear - and call it - a plain old scarf.

 

[Palomas]

I know we were speaking of mantillas, but is there a traditional color for hats, too? I’m going to be attending TLM soon and was told a hat is just fine to wear, since I’m not the lacy veil type. Is it then customary to wear a black hat if you are married or is it okay to wear one that matches your attire? I’m probably making too much over this color thing, but I know I’m going to stick out like a sore thumb at this Mass and I’d rather blend in as closely as I can

No, I don’t think there’s any rule about hat colors, either. When I wear a hat I do the same thing – try to coordinate it to the outfit.

 

[Aramis]

I have a question. I was chatting with some younger girls as to why some of their grandmothers cover up when going to mass, and i explained to them the tradition to it. They were interested in doing the same, but they said they don’t really like the mantilla because it makes them look “old”, they said they rather use the Hijaab (what Muslim women wear to cover their heads) is this acceptable? Can they use the Hijaab for mass? Honestly I think the Hijaab looks better, but that’s my opinion.

It’s pretty much the same as the veils the Byzantine Rite Nuns wear… And some of those are Catholic nuns!

 

[JReducation]

Why in the name of heaven would Catholic women adopt a style of headcovering that is clearly indicative of a non-Catholic/non-Christian faith? This mystifies me.

OK, don’t chase me away because I’m male.

I just had to answer this one. Jesus told Mother Teresa that he did not want European nuns or European looking nuns. So Mother adopted the Hindu sari as her habit.

Today, who does not recognize the white sari with the three blue stripes as a Catholic habit?

The Sisters of St. Ann in India all wear an orange sari that does not cover their hair. The congregation was founded by upper class Indian women. They wear the same sari, in orange, but their head is uncovered, becaues upper class Indian women did not cover their heads.

That being said, there is no law in the Church about the color of head covering. However, there is an unwritten rule. A secular woman’s head covering should not look like the veil of a consecrated woman. Don’t ask me why this rule exists, because I don’t know the anwer. Consecrated women can wear whatever secular women wear, but not the other way around. However, there is nothing in canon law that forbids it. I’m not sure how this became an unwritten rule.

I’ll leave you fine ladies with one final message from the perspective of a celibate male religious. Wear whatever you like in whatever color you like, but PLEASE keep it small enough so that the rest of us can see.

I attended the installation mass of a diocesn bishop. I was very happy to be seated in the reserved section, because I was going to be able to see. Well, guess what? One of the honored guests was a lady with a very beautiful and probably very expensive hat. She was placed two rows ahead of me. Her hat was the size of a small umbrella. That killed by view.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, OSF

OK, I’m outta here! :sad_bye:

 

[BernadetteM]

I bought chapel caps for my granddaughters to wear. They seem very appropriate for young girls and even teenagers.

I would like to find a beige mantilla, but it is difficult to find any that are really nice. Most Catholic religious stores only carry some stiff ones either in black or white. Although many women at my parish have very lovely ones.

Yours in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary

Bernadette

 

[dixieagle]

OK, don’t chase me away because I’m male.

I just had to answer this one. Jesus told Mother Teresa that he did not want European nuns or European looking nuns. So Mother adopted the Hindu sari as her habit.

Today, who does not recognize the white sari with the three blue stripes as a Catholic habit?

The Sisters of St. Ann in India all wear an orange sari that does not cover their hair. The congregation was founded by upper class Indian women. They wear the same sari, in orange, but their head is uncovered, becaues upper class Indian women did not cover their heads.

That being said, there is no law in the Church about the color of head covering. However, there is an unwritten rule. A secular woman’s head covering should not look like the veil of a consecrated woman. Don’t ask me why this rule exists, because I don’t know the anwer. Consecrated women can wear whatever secular women wear, but not the other way around. However, there is nothing in canon law that forbids it. I’m not sure how this became an unwritten rule.

I’ll leave you fine ladies with one final message from the perspective of a celibate male religious. Wear whatever you like in whatever color you like, but PLEASE keep it small enough so that the rest of us can see.

I attended the installation mass of a diocesn bishop. I was very happy to be seated in the reserved section, because I was going to be able to see. Well, guess what? One of the honored guests was a lady with a very beautiful and probably very expensive hat. She was placed two rows ahead of me. Her hat was the size of a small umbrella. That killed by view.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, OSF

OK, I’m outta here! :sad_bye:

You’d really love some of the Protestant “church lady” hats we see on ladies down here in the very deep South, then!

Remember the “flying nun” headdress formerly worn by the Daughters of Charity (which was the typical headcovering of peasant women of the Ile de France, worn to shield them from the sun.) That’s one headcovering that I doubt lay women will try to adopt!

 

[malphono]

I’ve seen middles easter Catholic woment retail the Hijaab.

Does that mean they work in shops that sell the garments?