What is proper clothing for any Mass?

[Philothea53]

Or you could just dye your hair to match the scarf. It should be particularly lovely with the turquoise one.

 

[PeteZaHut]

Try reading Matthew 22:11-14

Yes, the wedding garment would have been appropraite out of respect for the ceremony and the bride and groom, but who on this earth is to say what is appropriate to enter the house of God?

 

[Philothea53]

Yes, the wedding garment would have been appropraite out of respect for the ceremony and the bride and groom, but who on this earth is to say what is appropriate to enter the house of God?

I think you missed the point???
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[ElectricMayhem]

instead of squaking about what to wear to Mass- let us just praise God that people show up.

Heck, I’d go naked if I had to!

 

[dakotamidnight]

SO as a woman in mass, it’s looked down on to wear slacks or pants right?

They should try juggling a 1yo on a 45min bus ride in a power wheelchair just to get to mass. If I wear a skirt, it ends up catching in my wheels and either ripping or worse.

 

[GrandpaD]

I would say a person in a wheelchair with a baby has a reason to wear slacks. I too am in a wheelchair and as a man can’t imagine managing a skirt and a baby in a wheelchair. There are exceptions, but for an able-bodied person, there is no excuse to disrespect God and our place of worship. The clothes you wear should be the best you have available to you, it should be different than everyday jogging clothes or work clothes. It is just plain disrespectful to wear clothes you would wear to do your yard work to Mass. At least take a shower and put on clean clothing, if nothing else. I am tired of looking at the backsides of the people in front of me with most of the backside of their bodies showing. Cover yourselves if not for the respect of God, then just for the comfort of other people who have to view your uncovered bodies, and smell the sweat from your workout before you came to mass.
It is disgusting, to see the way people dress to come to worship.

 

[mscamp]

We should come to Mass clothed in gratitude, humility, and contrition.

Gratitude for the 1) the Eucharist, 2) the Life, Passion and Death of our Saviour, 3) our many blessings from our Creator.

Humility for the invitation to be with the I AM.

Contrition for the ways we have disappointed and offended the I AM who loves us.

If we have interiorly clothed ourself with gratitude, humility, and contrition, our exterior clothes will be immaterial.

Beautiful…

 

[GrandpaD]

Beautiful…

Very True, but can you show all of these things while looking the worst you can look? Appear as you would if you were appearing before God himself. You are, you know. So dress like it. Dress as well as you would for a job interview. Think of mass as a job interview and put your best foot forward.

 

[Newbie2]

The Protestants and the Jews put us to shame with regards to Sunday (or Sabbath) dress. Stand outside any protestant church or jewish temple and watch what they walk out in. And these people don’t have the Eucharist!

Well, the Lutherans are pretty close to the Eucharist, but point certainly taken!

“Dress modestly, in attire that doesn’t give scandal.” is the simplist answer so far…and I can’t agree more.

 

[RWMorris]

After living in Mexico and Canada, as well as Europe for years, I tend to be a bit old-fashioned about dressing for Mass. I know I may be in the lone category here, but I think that jeans are inappropriate ( for those who know, not for visitors), t-shirts with sayings on them, sleeveless shirts for women with necklines that plummet, etc. I even have a problem wearing slacks to church.
However, I am not saying that no one who dresses the ways described above is not a good Catholic; these are my preferences only and are based on how people in other countires dress for Mass, which tended to be quite conservative. I just think it would do us all good if the world saw how we approach Mass - which should be in a clean, reverent manner.

 

[rms1959]

I agree wholehartedly with the general consensus formed here about proper dress at mass. At my parish they mention the lack of decorum every week in the bulletin and the deacon has addressed it several times in his “View from the Pew” column. But all to no avail. I have been a guest at services at a reformed Jewish synagogue nearby in which 99% of the men were in a suit and tie and 99% of the women wore modest dresses. I’m not saying that this should be the norm at mass but i’m constantly amazed at how cavalierly so many people treat their presence in God’s house.

 

[mscamp]

…It is disgusting, to see the way people dress to come to worship.

I totally agree GrandpaD. People sitting in front of us this last Sunday were wearing shorts, people across the aisle were chewing gum(and wearing shorts and a t-shirt) and to top it all off the people that were in front of us made a cell-phone call right after Mass, in the Sanctuary, as my wife and I were trying to genuflect. So sad…

 

[KathleenElsie]

SO as a woman in mass, it’s looked down on to wear slacks or pants right?

They should try juggling a 1yo on a 45min bus ride in a power wheelchair just to get to mass. If I wear a skirt, it ends up catching in my wheels and either ripping or worse.

No and for you it should be a “no brainier” as the kids say. The fact is that commonsense is the one factor that always should come into play. Commonsense says that you should dress in your most appropriate clothing.

 

[LilyM]

I think you missed the point???
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I think the point is Jesus almost certainly wasn’t referring to clothing the body, rather to being ‘dressed’ appropriately in terms of your soul and in the right spirit.

 

[Sailor_Kenshin]

We’re having a big fight on this very topic in another forum.

I think we have gone way too far into ‘casual.’ I’d like to at least see that mothers don’t dress their 13-year-old daughters like Vegas streetwalkers, except half the time Mom’s dressed the same way.

Oh, and ratty old Metallica t-shirts and flip-flops on the men…

If the priests can dress in full regalia, the very least we can do is wear something that doesn’t look like we just finished cleaning out the garage.

 

[ElectricMayhem]

At least they are there. Just once I would like to here of a teen or group of teens who come to Mass under-dressed or dressed inappropriately and for everyone to smile at them with a smile that says, “Thank God you are here!”

This thread contributes to the idea that youth are problem to be solved. Quite the opposite is true.

 

[Sailor_Kenshin]

At least they are there. Just once I would like to here of a teen or group of teens who come to Mass under-dressed or dressed inappropriately and for everyone to smile at them with a smile that says, “Thank God you are here!”

This thread contributes to the idea that youth are problem to be solved. Quite the opposite is true.

I think you’re right, because it’s Mom who’s letting them dress like that in the first place.

 

[Silver_Thread]

If the Catholic Church was made up of perfect people nobody would be able to go there. Wear your best clothes. Women especially should not dress in such a way as to be a distraction, (lead us not into temptation). Men , come on your not going to a ball game! Kids get their example from adults.

 

[Neil_Anthony]

A lot of parishes have masses right before or right after normal work hours. What about those of us who work in a casual or even a dirty environment. If we’re supposed to look our best for church the schedule makes it hard for anyone who doesnt work in formal business dress to attend daily mass.

 

[ElectricMayhem]

Actually, when I say that youth are not a problem to be solved, I am not talking about the parents. What I mean is that youth are our most valuable thing and we fail consistently to integrate them into parish life.

Instead, what I mean is that parishes should be more youth friendly. A youth-friendly parish knows young people instead of tolerating their existence. It is a parish that includes youth in parish programs (not just youth programs) instead of only asking them to clean up afterwards. It is a parish that provides quality activities that speaks to their hearts as well as their minds instead of just entertaining and occupying them. It is a parish that has quality adults speaking up for youth and sharing faith experiences with youth instead of adults supervising them to make sure they behave correctly and do not break anything. It is a parish that invites youth’s opinions instead of telling them why they should not act or think a certain way. It is a parish that celebrates youth’s accomplishments in front of the whole parish community instead of just a blurb on page 6 of the bulletin. It is a parish that sees the santuary as the youth room. (By the way, where is the “old room?”- I have yet to find one). It is a parish that enables youth to experience quality evangelization, catechesis and leadership development so they can reciprocate that in their peer groups. It is a parish Pastoral and Financial Council asking repeatedly: “How will this effect our 10 year olds?” Bottom line, a youth friendly parish, like a home, cannot imagine parish life without youth.

We spend too much time complaining that kids don’t conform to our standards when we should really be speaking highly of them to everyone. Do not believe everything you read in the paper or hear on the radio about the youth of today.

So, in my humble opinion, I could care less what kids where to Mass- AT LEAST THEY ARE THERE!! And when we critique their dress, no wonder they are detached and isolated from the institutional church.