Questions about the mantilla

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šŸ˜ƒ Hello! I asked this question before, in July, but I guess it was cancelled out by the hacker attacksā€¦I got an apologist answer but it was gone and my member name was gone too! Well, when I got the recent email telling me about the attacks, I decided to come back and check out the forums again, even got my original name back!?!šŸ‘

Anyway, my wife is interested in and has asked me to get her some information regarding the wearing of the mantilla. We have been given information that, in brief, states that with the knowledge of the requirement, it would be considered a veinel sin to not wear it, the secular reporter was in error, etcā€¦that is not my question and from reading some of the other forums I am decidedly against discussing it and will not entertain the subject!

What she really wants to know now is what color she should wear and if there is some reason or tradition that leads us to the choice of wearing a particular color, i.e. white, black off-white (creme) etcā€¦

Any help you all could offer would be greatly appreciated, so I can purchase the proper color, or a color that I think would look good and give it to her as a present ASAP as she feels very bad to not be wearing it as of this past weekend. Thank you in advance for your help, Iā€™ll be checking back tomorrow night. :cool:
 
It used to be that single women wore white or creme and married women wore black. However, now it is perfectly acceptable to wear any color, as long as it is not such a bright shade that it will distract others during Mass. Personally, I like my creme-colored veil, but I also have a pastel blue one that I wear as well. God bless you and your wife.
 
ANTIDREW said:
šŸ˜ƒ Hello! I asked this question before, in July, but I guess it was cancelled out by the hacker attacksā€¦I got an apologist answer but it was gone and my member name was gone too! Well, when I got the recent email telling me about the attacks, I decided to come back and check out the forums again, even got my original name back!?!šŸ‘
Anyway, my wife is interested in and has asked me to get her some information regarding the wearing of the mantilla. We have been given information that, in brief, states that with the knowledge of the requirement, it would be considered a veinel sin to not wear it, the secular reporter was in error, etcā€¦that is not my question and from reading some of the other forums I am decidedly against discussing it and will not entertain the subject!
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:amen:

While I fully support the right of any woman to wear a mantilla if she so chooses, I wonā€™t, on behalf of those women who choose not to cover, let anyone tell them wrongly that they are sinning by not covering :mad:

As the Vatican documents provided above state, whatever the previous position on covering may have been, it IS NOT now required in any way. Donā€™t spread error and confusion by telling women that it is.
 
It did seem like a thinly ā€œveiledā€ post. Sorry, I just couldnā€™t resist!:rotfl:
 
I think you ā€œcoveredā€ the Churchā€™s current position fairly well though šŸ˜‰
 
moira said:
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desertdreamer81:
Thank you, I appreciate the (name removed by moderator)utā€¦really, shes starting to ask if I have acquired an answer as of yet or not. šŸ‘
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I can go into any Catholic church in the world with my head uncovered, including St Peters itself, and receive Communion with my head uncovered with not a whisper of protest. Not even from the Holy Father, the Vicar of Christ, himself. Are you really telling me you or anyone else know more about the matter than he does?
 
Sigh! So basically, youā€™re not going to tell your wife that she is making this decision under a false assumption? Itā€™s too bad she couldnā€™t make that decision as an act of humility rather than being under the false assumption that sheā€™d be sinning if she didnā€™t. She may have made the same decision but it would have been for a valid reason. I find it funny that the same people who gave you the incorrect piece of literature on the mantilla being mandatory will quote the document I cited to the hilt if the subject were women in the priesthood.
 
LilyM said:
I can go into any Catholic church in the world with my head uncovered, including St Peters itself, and receive Communion with my head uncovered with not a whisper of protest. Not even from the Holy Father, the Vicar of Christ, himself. Are you really telling me you or anyone else know more about the matter than he does?
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if you go into a church in Europe, especially anywhere in Rome or Italy, no one will ask you to cover your head, but you will be required to wear a skirt of decent length and cover your shoulders. In eastern Europe you may be asked to wear a head covering. when I was in Catholic school a round black chapel veil was part of our uniform, so I donā€™t think color matters.
 
puzzleannie said:
if you go into a church in Europe, especially anywhere in Rome or Italy, no one will ask you to cover your head, but you will be required to wear a skirt of decent length and cover your shoulders. In eastern Europe you may be asked to wear a head covering. when I was in Catholic school a round black chapel veil was part of our uniform, so I donā€™t think color matters.
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Iā€™m assuming the original poster and his wife donā€™t live in Eastern Europe of course (call it a wild guess). Point being he is in error if he claims it is necessary on pain of sin to cover oneā€™s head.
 
puzzleannie said:
ā€¦when I was in Catholic school a round black chapel veil was part of our uniform, so I donā€™t think color matters.
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Beats the bright red beanie that wouldnā€™t stay put without a ton of bobby pins and pressure clips; or the imfamous red felt ā€œhat clipā€ of the early 1960s, with rivets right at the upper jaw just above the ears. Neither of these is now necessary under any reasoning or restriction. :rolleyes:
 
bear06 said:
Sigh! So basically, youā€™re not going to tell your wife that she is making this decision under a false assumption? Itā€™s too bad she couldnā€™t make that decision as an act of humility rather than being under the false assumption that sheā€™d be sinning if she didnā€™t. She may have made the same decision but it would have been for a valid reason. I find it funny that the same people who gave you the incorrect piece of literature on the mantilla being mandatory will quote the document I cited to the hilt if the subject were women in the priesthood.
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Wouldnā€™t not telling her the truth BE a sin?
 
JKirkLVNV said:
Wouldnā€™t not telling her the truth BE a sin?
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Iā€™m not sure about that but hereā€™s another question. Is it better to do something to humble yourself because you want to do something for God vs. doing it because youā€™re under the false assumption that it would be a sin not to? It would seem to be taking a greater opportunity away.
 
When I was a kid if we didnt have our hat or matilla we used bobbie pins and put a kleenex on our heads. She can do that - any old kleenex will do as long as it is not already been used.
 
I have a spectacular one from Florence, the little beads help to keep it just so, I use a couple of booby pins, cant stand fiddling with the jolly thing when I should be concerntrating on other things.
 
desertdreamer81 said:
It used to be that single women wore white or creme and married women wore black. However, now it is perfectly acceptable to wear any color, as long as it is not such a bright shade that it will distract others during Mass. Personally, I like my creme-colored veil, but I also have a pastel blue one that I wear as well. God bless you and your wife.
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Thereā€™s a lady in our parish who has one to match every outfit. Including sky blue and rose pink. And she looks great. šŸ™‚
 
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