By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:58:05 +0000

I came back to the Catholic church from a charismatic Pentecostal church where we used to lie on the floor for hours. We didn’t dress up at all. When I came back to Mass, I remember a sermon in which the pastor preached about dressing for church, using holy water and genuflecting. I bristled at the thought that he would tell me what to do. I had a fine relationship with God and didn’t need to do all these things. Then I thought about a conversation I had with my children about visiting at other friends homes. We agreed that we would have a better time if we followed their rules and had good manners. We would clean up and dress up to see our friends. I realized then, that if I agreed to follow the guidelines of the church, I would enjoy my visits each week. I do feel different about going to church when I put on special clothing. I like to remind myself of the promises made at my baptism when I use holy water and I genuflect to show my humility before the God of creation. It’s really not so hard!

By: Leota

Leota — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:47:32 +0000

My thoughts on this are a mixed bag – I believe nothing that anyone wears at church should distract the assembly from participation and attention during the Eucharistic Liturgy – inappropriate clothing for me would include jeans, especially “torn” jeans, cut offs, muscle shirts, t-shirts wth “words”, what normal people would consider immodest, etc. However, here in the desert soutwest, bermuda shorts and capris are almost a necessity – and if they’re not “tacky”, I have no problem with them.

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By: Christine

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