THE VEIL
FOR MORE THAN 2,000 YEARS WOMEN HAVE
VEILED THEMSELVES BEFORE ENTERING A
CHURCH OR IN THE PRESENCE OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT.
WHY DO WOMEN VEIL?
1 Corinthians 11:1-17
FOR MORE THAN 2,000 YEARS WOMEN HAVE
VEILED THEMSELVES BEFORE ENTERING A
CHURCH OR IN THE PRESENCE OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT.
IMAGINE THE POWER OF THE VEIL, AND BY EXTENSION,
THE TRUE POWER OF A WOMAN AS GOD INTENDED, THAT
THE EVIL ONE WOULD GO AFTER THIS SYMBOL TO THIS
DEGREE.
MY PERSONAL
JOURNEY….
NOW BACK TO SAINT PAUL AND HIS
REASONS FOR VEILING…..
THE REAL PRESENCE
ST. JOHN PAUL II CALLED THE
CHURCH TO REKINDLE A
EUCHARISTIC “AMAZEMENT”.
Giving due reverence to the Real Presence of
Christ in the Eucharist is the fruit of this
amazement.
…..BECAUSE OF THE ANGELS
HUMILITY BEFORE GOD AND
SUBMISSION TO HIS WILL
VEILING SACRED
THINGS
DIVINE HIERARCHY
AND
WOMAN AS A SYMBOL OF THE CHURCH
A visible sign to an invisible reality…..
MODESTY
I STILL HAVE A FEW
QUESTIONS....
SHOULDN’T I AVOID CALLING
ATTENTION TO MYSELF AT MASS?
I’M WORRIED WHAT OTHER
PEOPLE MIGHT THINK IF I WEAR A
VEIL…
DOES GOD NEED A VEIL TO
KNOW OUR PIETY?
NOW FOR A FEW
PRACTICAL POINTS….
SO…….SHOULD I VEIL?
• Pray about it!
• God will always give you the
Grace you need to do His
will.
• Veil anytime you are in mass
or in the presence of the
Blessed Sacrament.
WHAT KIND OF HEAD
COVERING DO I WEAR?
• Any type of head covering is OK
- Mantilla, infinity scarf, hat.
• Traditionally married women
wore black and unmarried
women wore white . Today
anything goes!
• Consider using a sewn in comb,
headband or comb to keep
tugging toddlers from pulling it
out!
WHAT ABOUT OUR
DAUGHTERS?
The Holy Mother Church gives us freedom to
veil or not. If our daughters show interest,
encourage them. But please remember, it is
not a sin to go without a veil.