Like Latin, Gregorian chant, relics, pilgrimages and other traditional Catholic practices, veiling has been sacrificed in the name of accommodation to the modern world, especially for women who for decades have been taught to be ashamed of their femininity, to see it as a weakness or a product to be sold for men's pleasure as "empowerment." Thank you for helping to correct this error, to remind women of the sacred gift of Our Lady whom they imitate and to help restore Eucharistic reverence.
Beautiful article, Rachel! I started veiling just after Christmas, and I find it a beautiful way to increase my reverence and devotion toward Our Eucharistic Lord, as well as a way to imitate Our Lady. I see more and more people at my parish receiving Communion kneeling and on the tongue, and several women have started veiling as well. May these good fruits of the Eucharistic Revival continue to multiply over the next two years through the grace of God!
Thank you for this article Rachel! I started veiling about five years ago. In the beginning I was attending the Novus Order Mass and felt uncomfortable to vail for the Lord. I felt I would be judged as weird, traditional or pious. When my real motive was to be modest and humble for the Lord. I now no matter the form or worship to vail without feeling judged because I am doing it for Him and not them.
I’m not Catholic, but I wear a veil for Eucharist, when I’m in the church because of the real presence, in my own private prayers. I didn’t want to because I felt like part of it was supposed to indicate my being submissive to a man and I’m not married, and don’t wish to be. I’d been taught this was what it was about growing up. So I didn’t want to.
I am not sure I think that’s what St. Paul was talking about but as far as it goes for me, it doesn’t matter. Jesus specifically asked me to do this. I am the only one in my parish and probably my entire diocese that does. Jesus and I know why he wanted it and I got over the awkward phase. I feel like I’m more confident about my shaved head wearing a veil.
It just so happened that the week I started wearing it was the week I did my Marian consecration (February 11, Our Lady of Lourdes), and so many people thought it was because of Mary and I’m okay with that. If it makes people associate me with Mother Mary then that’s great!
I really love this post! I'm a convert who veils and when I felt the call to veil I really just felt that I would veil anytime at Church, in a Adoration chapelor for Eucharistic Processions and the like. I wear my veil on Good Friday as well which seems to be something not all veiling women do.
Like Latin, Gregorian chant, relics, pilgrimages and other traditional Catholic practices, veiling has been sacrificed in the name of accommodation to the modern world, especially for women who for decades have been taught to be ashamed of their femininity, to see it as a weakness or a product to be sold for men's pleasure as "empowerment." Thank you for helping to correct this error, to remind women of the sacred gift of Our Lady whom they imitate and to help restore Eucharistic reverence.
Beautiful article, Rachel! I started veiling just after Christmas, and I find it a beautiful way to increase my reverence and devotion toward Our Eucharistic Lord, as well as a way to imitate Our Lady. I see more and more people at my parish receiving Communion kneeling and on the tongue, and several women have started veiling as well. May these good fruits of the Eucharistic Revival continue to multiply over the next two years through the grace of God!
Thank you for this article Rachel! I started veiling about five years ago. In the beginning I was attending the Novus Order Mass and felt uncomfortable to vail for the Lord. I felt I would be judged as weird, traditional or pious. When my real motive was to be modest and humble for the Lord. I now no matter the form or worship to vail without feeling judged because I am doing it for Him and not them.
I’m not Catholic, but I wear a veil for Eucharist, when I’m in the church because of the real presence, in my own private prayers. I didn’t want to because I felt like part of it was supposed to indicate my being submissive to a man and I’m not married, and don’t wish to be. I’d been taught this was what it was about growing up. So I didn’t want to.
I am not sure I think that’s what St. Paul was talking about but as far as it goes for me, it doesn’t matter. Jesus specifically asked me to do this. I am the only one in my parish and probably my entire diocese that does. Jesus and I know why he wanted it and I got over the awkward phase. I feel like I’m more confident about my shaved head wearing a veil.
It just so happened that the week I started wearing it was the week I did my Marian consecration (February 11, Our Lady of Lourdes), and so many people thought it was because of Mary and I’m okay with that. If it makes people associate me with Mother Mary then that’s great!
I really love this post! I'm a convert who veils and when I felt the call to veil I really just felt that I would veil anytime at Church, in a Adoration chapelor for Eucharistic Processions and the like. I wear my veil on Good Friday as well which seems to be something not all veiling women do.
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I have veiled since my youth and my mom would wear one too. We were the only ones at Mass until other women joined in.