Veils: Should Women Wear Them in Church?

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the use of veils in Church. Many are familiar with the veils that some women wear during Mass. Fr. Rob points out that it is more popular in his parish recently. He, then, infers that it is a more common trend in the Church as a whole. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss veils and why some may choose to wear them or not.

St. Paul wrote that women should veil themselves during Mass. Since the Second Vatican Council, veils have lost popularity and only recently regained popularity. There are some who advocate that veils should become a requirement and others who do not want to see them. Fr. Rob and Fr. George take the middle ground. They offer the advice that should a veil aid a woman in prayer and to assist at Mass, then they could wear one. However, if a veil becomes a distraction to prayer, then maybe it is not the best choice.

Previous Episode

Listen to the previous episode where. Fr. Rob, Fr. George, discussed Mary’s proper role in the Catholic Faith and our faith lives. It seems like the median between two extremes comes up again here. In order for us to come to Christ through Mary’s intercession, we must properly understand her role and the role of the persons of the Trinity. Fr. Rob shares two opposing extremes of how people view Mary and how we are to understand properly.

On the one hand, one misunderstanding: Mary does not have a significant role. On the other hand, Mary’s role is everything. We must understand that Mary is significant, but her role in the Faith is not our end, but to bring us to God, the true end. We should see Mary as a mother who prays for us and we confide in. Understanding this rightly, helps our devotion to Mary and she prays for our growth in holiness. Through her prayers and the movements of the Holy Spirit, we know Jesus more and grow in holiness.

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