Veiling while praying?

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Im referring to this chapter. If i prayed a rosary without veiling is it void of meaning even if i just forgot? Should i do it again? I cant find any interpretation of this verse anywhere so im confused. I do veil for mass so im not against the idea of veiling just wondering if i need to redi things if i forgot to veil
 
I presume you’re female. It is okay if a woman wears a head covering to pray. It is also okay if a woman does not wear a head covering to pray. It is a preference/ choice made by the woman. That’s all it is. Head coverings are not required by God and they have absolutely zero effect on the effectiveness of your prayer.
 
Tis_Bearself said:
I presume you’re female. It is okay if a woman wears a head covering to pray. It is also okay if a woman does not wear a head covering to pray. It is a preference/ choice made by the woman. That’s all it is. Head coverings are not required by God and they have absolutely zero effect on the effectiveness of your prayer.
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Aye.

There are conventions commonly observed with praying, but for the most part the conventions are not themselves necessary for the effectiveness of the prayer. Rather, they are things that the pray-er does to help fix the prayer in the mind (just as, say, praying in front of a crucifix is not done because the crucifix makes the prayer work, but rather that it helps the pray-er to keep Christ fixed in mind).

In other words, pray. If things like veiling help you to pray more reverently or be more focused during your prayer, do them, but your prayers do not depend on them.
 
I would add that the “head covering” stuff in the Bible needs to be understood with respect to the social conventions of the time. For a woman to have an uncovered head back then was considered disrespectful and immodest. It would be like if a woman nowadays was in church, praying, with some kind of abbreviated top on that showed cleavage and bare midriff. God would still hear her prayer, but it would be disrespectful and immodest for her to be wearing something like that in her public prayer. Now if she’s in her private room and maybe just in her bra and wanting to pray in comfort, that might be okay.

We don’t have the same social conventions for women’s head covering today, and the Church recognized that when it did away with the requirement that women cover their head in church.
 
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My father told me about something he had seen during World War II in the Pacific. On one of the islands, there was a missionary priest so he and his Catholic shipmates took the the opportunity to go to Mass. The women there wore wrap skirts with no top. That was modest for them. The men and women did not kneel - they sat on the floor cross legged. In that culture, that was a sign of respect. They would sit in the presence of a chief and so they sat during the consecration as a sign of respect to Jesus present.
 
Wear a veil or not, as you prefer, according to the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, on the role of women:
The Role Of Women In Modern Society And The Church
> 4. Permanent Value of the Attitude of Jesus and the Apostles
Another objection is based upon the transitory character that one claims to see today in some of the prescriptions of Saint Paul concerning women, and upon the difficulties that some aspects of his teaching raise in this regard. But it must be noted that these ordinances, probably inspired by the customs of the period, concern scarcely more than disciplinary practices of minor importance, such as the obligation imposed upon women to wear a veil on their head (1 Cor 11:2-16); such requirements no longer have a normative value.
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http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/c...cfaith_doc_19761015_inter-insigniores_en.html
 
If you’d like to wear one, go ahead. If you don’t want to, that’s fine too. I know some will say that women who wear veils are more pious, modest, and respectful, but that’s their own personal opinions. It is not what the Church says.
 
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My father told me about something he had seen during World War II in the Pacific. On one of the islands, there was a missionary priest so he and his Catholic shipmates took the the opportunity to go to Mass. The women there wore wrap skirts with no top. That was modest for them. The men and women did not kneel - they sat on the floor cross legged. In that culture, that was a sign of respect. They would sit in the presence of a chief and so they sat during the consecration as a sign of respect to Jesus present.
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This is a beautiful testimony of authentically honouring God within a culture. Thank you for sharing it.
 
The head covering is an external sign of a woman’s desire to humble herself before God, usually worn in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. Many Catholic women do wear a veil while praying the rosary at home so you can certainly wear a veil or head covering while praying at any time you like as you desire to bring yourself into the presence of God. I think it is awesome that you do this and it is very encouraging for others to consider. It is the interior disposition of your heart that is most important, so if you ever forget to cover your head you do not have to repeat any prayers.

God bless
 
Hahaha, I totally agree that within the context of that culture it’s totally fine, but…wow, I would feel weird if I was at Mass and there were a bunch of bare-breasted women in attendance.
 
I hope this isn’t the direction this thread is going to go.
 
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