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"The
Church knows and teaches that the human body, which is God's
masterpiece in the visible world, and which has been placed
at the service of the soul, was elevated by the Divine
Redeemer to the rank of a temple and an instrument of the
Holy Spirit, and as such must be respected. The body's
beauty must therefore not be exalted as an end in itself,
much less in such guise as will defile the dignity it has
been endowed with." (Pope Pius XII, "Moral
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Think
today's fashions are "no big deal"? Think that following the
dress of the crowd is okay? Think again! Many (most?) popular
fashions today are
 offensive to God, sinful, scandalous, occasions of
sin, enticements to sin, and display a lack of regard for the body as
"a temple of the Holy Spirit". Everywhere we see tight,
form-fitting clothes, bare skin, exposed undergarments, etc. We also see
women dressed like men (e.g. wearing men's trousers - and now even
men's undergarments) and young girls dressed like women of ill-repute (e.g.
skin-tight clothes, exposed midriffs, low-cut tops, etc.). It seems that
many people today have completely lost the sense of modesty.
We
can't say we weren't warned. In the early 1900's, Our Lady of Fatima
told us that "Certain
fashions will be introduced that will offend Our Lord very much."
She added that "More souls go to Hell because of sins of the flesh than for any
other reason." One of the three shepherd children of Fatima,
Bl. Jacinta, confirmed "The
sins which hurl most souls into hell, are the sins of the flesh.
Certain styles will be introduced that will offend Our Lord very
much. Those who serve God must not follow these fashions."
Earlier, St. Nilus reportedly prophesied
that: "After
the year 1900, toward the middle of the 20th century, the people
of that time will become unrecognizable. When the time for the
Advent of the Antichrist approaches, people's minds will grow
cloudy from carnal passions, and dishonor and lawlessness will
grow stronger. Then the world will become unrecognizable. People's
appearances will change, and it will be impossible to distinguish
men from women due to their shamelessness in dress and style of
hair."
At
least one saint has had "frightful visions of souls suffering in hell due to
their immodesty in dress and its consequences." The wonder-working stigmatist
priest (St.) Padre Pio wouldn't
allow women into his confessional if they weren't wearing modest dresses.
Recent popes have also lamented and warned us against immodest dress:
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"[T]here is a sad forgetfulness of Christian
modesty especially in the life and the dress of women" (Pope
Pius XI, "Miserentissimus Redemptor", 1928)
"We lament, too, the destruction of purity
among women and young girls as is evidenced by the increasing immodesty
of their dress and conversation and by their participation in shameful
dances" (Pope Pius XI, "Ubi Arcano Dei Consilio",
1922)
"The good of our soul is more important than
the good of our body; and we have to prefer the spiritual welfare of our
neighbor to our bodily comforts.. If a certain kind of dress constitutes
a grave and proximate occasion of sin, and endangers the salvation of
your soul and others, it is your duty to give it up... O Christian
mothers, if you knew what a future of anxieties and perils, of
ill-guarded shame you prepare for your sons and daughters, imprudently
getting them accustomed to live scantily dressed and making them lose
the sense of modesty, you would be ashamed of yourselves and you would
dread the harm you are making for yourselves, the harm which you are
causing these children, whom Heaven has entrusted to you to be brought
up as Christians." (Pope Pius XII)
"But the Christian, whether he be creator or
client, should be careful not to underestimate the dangers and spiritual
ruin spread by immodest fashions, especially those worn in public,
because of that continuity that must exist between what one preaches and
what one practices, even in the sense of externals. He will remember the
high purity which the Redeemer demands of His disciples even in glances
and thoughts. And he will remember the severity which God shows to those
who give scandal. We might call to mind on this subject the strong words
of the prophet Isaias, in which was foretold the infamy that was to
befall the holy city of Sion because of the immodesty of its daughters
(cf. Isaias 3, 16-21). And one could recall those other words with which
the greatest of all Italian poets expressed in vehement terms his
feeling of indignation for the immodesty creeping into his city (cf.
Dante, Purgatorio, 23, 94-108)." (Pope Pius XII, "Moral
Problems in Fashion Design", 1957)
"From this point of view one cannot
sufficiently deplore the blindness of so many women of every age and
condition; made foolish by desire to please, they do not see to what a
degree the indecency of their clothing shocks every honest man, and
offends God. Most of them would formerly have blushed for those
toilettes as for a grave fault against Christian modesty; now it does
not suffice for them to exhibit them on the public thoroughfares; they
do not fear to cross the threshold of the churches, to assist at the
Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and even to bear the seducing food of
shameful passions to the Eucharistic Table where one receives the
heavenly Author of purity. And We speak not of those exotic and
barbarous dances recently imported into fashionable circles, one more
shocking than the other; one cannot imagine anything more suitable for
banishing all the remains of modesty." (Pope Benedict XV,
"Sacra Propediem", 1921 A.D.)
"By
virtue of the supreme apostolate which he wields over the Universal
Church by Divine Will, our Most Holy Father Pope Pius XI has
never ceased to inculcate, both verbally and by his writings, the words
of St. Paul (1 Tim. xi, 9-10), namely, 'Women...adorning themselves with
modesty and sobriety...and professing godliness with good works.' And on
many occasions the same Supreme Pontiff has reproved and sharply
condemned the immodesty in dress which today is everywhere in vogue,
even among women and girls who are Catholics; fashion which not only
offends the dignity of women and against her adornment, but conduces to
the temporal ruin of the women and girls, and, what is still worse, to
their eternal ruin, miserably dragging down others in their fall. It is
not surprising, therefore, that all Bishops and other Ordinaries, as is
the duty of ministers of Christ, should in their own dioceses have
unanimously opposed this licentious and shameless fashion, often bearing
with fortitude the derision and mockery leveled against them for this
cause. Therefore this Sacred Council, which watches over the discipline
of clergy and people, while cordially commending the action of the
Venerable Bishops, earnestly exhorts them to continue in the purpose and
undertaking they have so well begun, and to pursue them with even
greater vigor, until this contagious disease be entirely uprooted from
decent society." (Letter of the Congregation of the Council,
1930 A.D.)
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Saints
& Scripture speak clearly of the importance of modesty and proper
dress of our bodies:
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"Similarly, (too,) women should adorn
themselves with proper conduct, with modesty and self-control, not with
braided hairstyles and gold ornaments, or pearls, or expensive clothes,
but rather, as befits women who profess reverence for God, with good
deeds." (St. Paul, 1 Tm. 2:9-10)
"Do you not know that you are the temple of
God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's
temple, God will destroy that person; for the temple of God, which you
are, is holy." (1 Cor. 3:16-17)
"Do you not know that your body is a temple
of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are
not your own? For you have been purchased at a price. Therefore, glorify
God in your body." (1 Cor. 6:19-20)
"The dress of the body should not discredit
the good of the soul." (St. Cyprian of Carthage)
"Purity is a precious jewel, and the owner of
a precious stone would never dream of making a display of his riches in
the presence of thieves." (St. John Bosco)
"The desire to please by outward charms,
which we know naturally invite lust, does not spring from a sound
conscience. Why should you rouse an evil passion?" [Tertullian
("an excellent early Christian writer" - although he would
ultimately fall into heresy), 3rd century A.D.]
"Further we must speak as we dress, or dress
as we speak. Why do we profess one thing and display another? The tongue
talks of chastity, but the whole body reveals incontinence." (St.
Jerome, Doctor of the Church)
"A holy woman may be beautiful by the gift of
nature, but she must not give occasion to lust. If beauty be hers, so
far from setting it off she ought rather to obscure it." [Tertullian
("an excellent early Christian writer" - although he would
ultimately fall into heresy), 3rd century A.D.]
"But those women who have no
husband nor wish to have one, or who are in a state of life
inconsistent with marriage, cannot without sin desire to
give lustful pleasure to those men who see them, because
this is to incite them to sin. And if indeed they adorn
themselves with this intention of provoking others to lust,
they sin mortally; whereas if they do so from frivolity, or
from vanity for the sake of ostentation, it is not always
mortal, but sometimes venial. And the same applies to men in
this respect." (St. Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the
Church and "greatest theologian in the history of the
Church") "You carry your
snare everywhere and spread your net in all places. You allege that you
never invited others to sin. You did not, indeed, by your words, but you
have done so by your dress and your deportment, and much more
effectively than you could by your voice. When you have made another sin
in his heart, how can you be innocent? Tell me whom does this world
condemn? Whom do judges in court punish? Those who drink poison or those
who prepare it and administer the fatal potion? You have prepared the
abominable cup, you have given the death-dealing drink and you are more
criminal than those who poison the body; you murder not the body but the
soul. And it is not to enemies you do this, nor are you urged on by any
imaginary necessity, nor provoked by injury, but out of foolish vanity
and pride." (St. John Chrysostom, Doctor of the Church)
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In
consideration of the words of Our Lord Jesus Christ...
"You
have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I say
to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed
adultery with her in his heart." (Mt. 5:27-28)
...we
must realize that those who dress scantily
or otherwise immodestly - even if
unintentionally - make themselves an "object of lust" and may
cause others to commit adultery in their hearts. Those who dress
immodestly may even be culpable in the loss of other's souls. They
offend Jesus, tempt others into mortal sin, create scandal - both inside
and outside the Church, "profane the temple of the Holy Spirit",
set a bad example for others, degrade society, and may cause the
loss of souls. Think that's no big deal?
Such
dress also tends to promote promiscuity, fornication, rape, incest, and
other sins of the flesh (e.g. adulterous affairs). It may lead to
increased use of contraception, and even to abortion. In fact, nothing
you do may lead more people to sin than the very clothes you wear! So why dress this way?
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To attract attention? What kind of attention do you think you'll
receive? Respect? No! Instead, you are likely to receive sinful, lustful
attention from those who have no regard for you whatever, but only see
your body as an object for their pleasure.
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Because you think it's stylish? Had you lived a few decades earlier,
you may even consider your very own wardrobe of today to be the wardrobe
of a woman of ill-repute of years gone by!
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Because it's comfortable or easy? How comfortable or easy is it really?
Don't you find yourself tugging on it frequently? Doesn't it sometimes
get a little chilly - and isn't it a bit unsanitary - where skin is
exposed? Even if it's truly comfortable or easy for your body now, how
comfortable or easy is it for your soul? For your future? Do you not
expect to suffer consequences for immodest, sinful clothing? "Now
the works of the flesh are obvious: immorality, impurity,
licentiousness... I warn
you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will
not inherit the kingdom of God." (Gal. 5:19-21) Also remember
Bl. Jacinta of Fatima's words: "Oh! If men only knew what eternity
is, how they would make all possible efforts to amend their
lives!"
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To fit in? If you are part of the crowd, you are part of the problem!
Don't forget our Lord's words: "How narrow the gate and
constricted the road that leads to life. And those who find it are
few" (Mt. 7:14). You should also be aware that there really is
evidence to support a "conspiracy theory" by enemies of the
Church to institute and promote immodest dress. Why do you want to
"fit
in" with this?
Immodest dress
has been most aptly called "advertising for sex"! Is
that really what you intend? Whether or not you actually intend
this, you may be practicing it if you wear scanty, short, tight /
form-fitting, transparent, skin-showing, or otherwise immodest clothing.
Do you consider that the purpose of clothing is really to protect the
body? Is your clothing more geared to this purpose or does it tend more
to "seduce and arouse concupiscence"? Don't forget that your
clothing may give you culpability in the sins of others - sins that you
will suffer punishment for either in this life or after death (e.g. in
Purgatory or Hell).
If
a woman has evaluated her wardrobe according to the above and,
thankfully, finds that her clothes are not tight, scanty,
transparent, skin showing, etc., she still must look one step further.
Does she wear trousers (that is, pants)? If so, she should be aware that
the Church has - for good reason - condemned the wearing of such clothes
for women as follows (emphasis added):
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"When
we see a woman in trousers [that is, pants], we should think not so much
of her as of all mankind, of what it will be when women will have masculinized themselves for good. Nobody stands to gain by helping to
bring about a future age of vagueness, ambiguity, imperfection and, in a
word, monstrosities." (Notification Concerning Men's Dress
Worn by Women, Cardinal Siri, 1960 A.D.)
"The
first signs of our late arriving spring indicate this year a certain
increase in the use of men's dress by girls and women, even mothers of
families. Up until 1959, in Genoa, such dress usually meant the person
was a tourist, but now there seems to be a significant number of girls
and women from Genoa itself who are choosing, at least on pleasure
trips, to wear men's dress [men's trousers - that is, slacks/pants]. The
spreading of this behavior obliges us to give serious consideration to
the subject, and we ask those to whom this Notification is addressed to
kindly give this problem all the attention it deserves, as befits those
aware of being answerable to God... The wearing of men's dress by
women affects firstly the woman herself, by changing the feminine
psychology proper to women; secondly, it affects the woman as wife of
her husband, by tending to vitiate relationships between the sexes;
thirdly, it affects the woman as mother of her children by harming her
dignity in her children's eyes... In truth, the motive impelling
women to wear men's dress is always that of imitating, nay, of competing
with the man who is considered stronger, less tied down, more
independent. This motivation shows clearly that male dress is the
visible aid to bringing about a mental attitude of being 'like a man'.
Secondly, ever since men have been men, the clothing a person wears
conditions, determines and modifies that person's gestures, attitudes
and behavior, such that from merely being worn outside, clothing comes
to impose a particular frame of mind inside. Then let us add that a
woman wearing men's dress always more or less indicates her reacting to
her femininity as though it were inferior [to masculinity] when in fact
it is only diverse. The perversion of her psychology is clearly evident.
These reasons, summing up many more, are enough to warn us how wrongly
women are made to think by the wearing of men's dress... Experience
teaches us that when woman is de-feminized, defenses are undermined and
weakness increases... The changing of feminine psychology does
fundamental and - in the long run - irreparable damage to the family, to
conjugal fidelity, to human affections and to human society. True, the
effects of wearing unsuitable dress are not all to be seen within a
short time. But one must think of what is being slowly and insidiously
worn down, torn apart, perverted. Is any satisfying reciprocity
between husband and wife imaginable, if feminine psychology be changed?
Or is any true education of children imaginable, which is so delicate in
its procedure, so woven of imponderable factors in which the mother's
intuition and instinct play the decisive part in those tender years? What
will these women be able to give their children when they will so long
have worn trousers that their self-esteem is determined more by their
competing with the men than by their functioning as women? Why,
we ask, ever since men have been men - or rather since they became
civilized - why have men in all times and places been irresistibly borne
to differentiate and divide the functions of the two sexes? Do we not
have here strict testimony to the recognition by all mankind of a truth
and a law above man? To sum up, wherever women wear men's dress,
it is be considered a factor, over the long term, in disintegrating
human order." (Notification Concerning Men's Dress Worn by
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Scripture
also says:
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"A woman shall not wear an article proper to
a man, nor shall a man put on a woman's dress; for anyone who does such
things is an abomination to the LORD, your God." (Deut. 22:5)
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Further,
when a woman wears pants - always considered
"masculine apparel"...
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She is treated like a man
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Her gestures and way of walk are less feminine (women are shown to sit
and walk differently in skirts than in pants)
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She tends to confuse the roles of men and women
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And, as one author recently pointed out, marketing research has shown
that a man's eyes are directed rig ht to a woman's private parts when she
wears pants - both in the back and in the front! They can't even help it
- the angles automatically direct their eyes there! So each time a woman
wears pants, she causes men everywhere to look at her most private
areas, both in the back and in the front! Like it or not, this is a
fact!
So
if you are a woman or girl who wears pants, stop now! Change your
wardrobe and begin to dress appropriately as a woman (e.g. skirts,
dresses). Be
sure to use Mary as your standard. When choosing clothes, ask yourself
if Mary would wear them. And don't just use your personal opinion, look
to how Mary has
dressed in her apparitions (the ones approved by the Church). Her dress
is always very modest and feminine.  Note that her clothes don't become
"trendy" because earthly styles have changed.
When
evaluating clothes, be sure to also consider the following:
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The following are unacceptable: low cut tops, high cut bottoms, see-through clothing, and tight/form-fitting clothing
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It is unacceptable to expose one's undergarments
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It is unacceptable to see undergarment lines
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Bare skin is unacceptable (including shoulders, stomach, back, thighs,
etc.)
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Skirts / dresses should go below the knee and should completely cover
the knees when sitting
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Buttons in front are unacceptable if they "pop open" or if
they expose (or appear to expose) skin or undergarments
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Large sleeves are unacceptable if the torso or shoulders or other body
parts may be seen (e.g. when lifting up or otherwise moving one's arms)
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Low necklines are unacceptable
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Clothing with advertising is inappropriate ("you turn your body
into a 'walking billboard'")
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One should always wear a slip, as appropriate
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Slits on skirts / dresses are unacceptable if they are too high. Slits
on other articles of clothing are generally unacceptable (e.g. back of
top, front of top, etc.) unless they do not expose skin and are
otherwise modest.
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If you must constantly adjust an article of clothing, it is probably
unacceptable.
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Skimpy / revealing bathing suits are unacceptable. [Note: With some
creativity, it is quite possible to dress modestly and comfortably for
swimming. One appropriate outfit includes modern swimwear (which acts as
the undergarments), covered by various layers of other modest clothing
of appropriate fabric which may be worn in the water. However, it should
be noted, that mixed bathing (bathing between men & women and boys
& girls) should be rejected.]
Also
consider these dress standards:
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"By Padre Pio's explicit wish, women must
enter the confessional wearing skirts at least 8 inches below the knee.
It is forbidden to borrow longer dresses in church and to wear them to
confession." [Sign on door of (St.) Padre Pio's church]
"[A] dress cannot be called
decent which is cut deeper than two fingers breadth under
the pit of the throat, which does not cover the arms at
least to the elbows, and scarcely reaches a bit beyond the
knees. Furthermore, dresses of transparent material are
improper" [Sacred Congregation of the Council (under
Pope Pius XI), January 12, 1930]
"Yet, no matter how broad and
changeable the relative morals of styles may be, there is
always an absolute norm to be kept after having heard the
admonition of conscience warning against approaching danger:
style must never be a proximate occasion of sin." (Pope
Pius XII, "Moral Problems in Fashion Design",
1957)
"More basically, the immorality
of some styles depends in great part on excesses either of
immodesty or luxury. An excess of immodesty in fashion
involves, in practice, the cut of the garment. The garment
must not be evaluated according to the estimation of a
decadent or already corrupt society, but according to the
aspirations of a society which prizes the dignity and
seriousness of its public attire. It is often said almost
with passive resignation that fashions reflect the customs
of a people. But it would be more exact and much more useful
to say that they express the decision and moral direction
that a nation intends to take: either to be shipwrecked in
licentiousness or maintain itself at the level to which it
has been raised by religion and civilization." (Pope
Pius XII, "Moral Problems in Fashion Design",
1957)
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Modest
dress does not mean that one neglects one's appearance or cannot dress
nicely. On the contrary, modest dress is quite attractive and may be
very feminine. [Note: Modest dress also applies to men, who should
not wear tight pants, immodest bathing suits, or go shirtless (unless
truly necessary).]
You
can and must dress modestly! Although it may be difficult at
first - and may even require radical changes - you should get used to, and even appreciate the change, in a short while. As Pope Pius XI has
said, "Christian women can never be at too great pains to abolish
[immodest dress]." Not only will you be pleasing
God, setting a good example, and respecting and protecting yourself, but
the difficulties you face and overcome may help to make up for some
sinful past behavior.
The
immodest dress seen in the world today has also, sadly, infected those
who attend Mass. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see people wear low cut
tops, high cut skirts, shorts
and tee-shirts and other inappropriate items to church. This scandalous
adornment of those in the Lord's house must be stopped. Even if the
priest is lax about enforcing the rules, women and men are called to
special standards of dress in Church...
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"Women must be decently dressed, especially
when they go to church. The parish priest may, with due prudence, refuse
them entrance to the church and access to the reception of the
Sacraments, [each] and every time that they come to church immodestly
dressed." (General Pastoral Directive, 1915 A.D.)
"Girls and women dressed immodestly are to be
debarred from Holy Communion and from acting as sponsors at the
Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation; further, if the offense be
extreme, they may even be forbidden to enter the church." [Decree
of the Congregation of the Council (by the mandate of Pope Pius XI),
1930 A.D.]
"Can. 1262 § 2 Men, in a church or outside a
church, while they are assisting at sacred rites, shall be bare-headed,
unless the approved mores of the people or peculiar circumstances of
things determine otherwise; women, however, shall have a covered head
and be modestly dressed, especially when they approach the table of the
Lord." (1917 Code of Canon Law)
"Give to the LORD the glory due his name!
Bring gifts, and enter his presence; worship the LORD in holy
attire." (1 Chron. 16:29, emphasis added)
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Note
that wearing of head coverings in church is Scriptural and traces back
to the earliest days of the Church (emphasis added)...
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"But
I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and a husband
the head of his wife, and God the head of Christ. Any man who prays or
prophesies with his head covered brings shame upon his head. But
any woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled brings shame
upon her head, for it is one and the same thing as if she had
had her head shaved. For if a woman does not have her head veiled, she
may as well have her hair cut off. But if it is shameful for a woman to
have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should wear a veil. A
man, on the other hand, should not cover his head, because he is the
image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man. For man did not
come from woman, but woman from man; nor was man created for woman, but
woman for man; for this reason a woman should have a sign of
authority on her head, because of the angels. Woman is not
independent of man or man of woman in the Lord. For just as woman came
from man, so man is born of woman; but all things are from God. Judge
for yourselves: is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head
unveiled? Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears his hair
long it is a disgrace to him, whereas if a woman has long hair it is her
glory, because long hair has been given (her) for a covering? But if
anyone is inclined to be argumentative, we do not have such a custom,
nor do the churches of God." (St. Paul, under the inspiration of
the Holy Spirit, 1 Cor. 11:3-16) [Note that the
"exemption" indicated by St. Paul is for those women who wish
to be argumentative.]
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Remember
that modesty is a fruit of the Holy Spirit and should be sought after by
all of us. Parents (and other responsible adults) have a special responsibility
to guard the modesty of children and to provide a good example:
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"Let parents keep their daughters away from
public gymnastic games and contests; but if their daughters are
compelled to attend such exhibitions, let them see that they are fully
and modestly dressed. Let them never permit their daughters to appear in
immodest dress." [Decree of the Congregation of the Council (by
the mandate of Pope Pius XI), 1930 A.D.]
"The practice of decency and modesty in
speech, action and dress is very important for creating an atmosphere
suitable for the growth of chastity... Parents, as we have said, should
be watchful so that certain immoral fashions and attitudes do not
violate the integrity of the home, especially through misuse of the mass
media." (Pontifical Council for the Family, 1995)
"The parish priest, and especially the
preacher, when occasion arises, should, according to the words of the
Apostle Paul (2 Tim. iv, 2), insist, argue, exhort and command that
feminine garb be based on modesty and womanly ornament be a defense of
virtue. Let them likewise admonish parents to cause their daughters to
cease wearing indecorous dress." [Decree of the Congregation of
the Council (by the mandate of Pope Pius XI), 1930 A.D.]
"These principles, with due regard to time
and place, must, in accordance with Christian prudence, be applied to
all schools, particularly in the most delicate and decisive period of
formation, that, namely, of adolescence; and in gymnastic exercises and
deportment, special care must be had of Christian modesty in young women
and girls, which is so gravely impaired by any kind of exhibition in
public." (Pope Pius XI, "Divini Illius Magistri",
1929 A.D.)]
"O Christian mothers, if you knew what a
future of anxieties and perils, of ill-guarded shame you prepare for
your sons and daughters, imprudently getting them accustomed to live
scantily dressed and making them lose the sense of modesty, you would be
ashamed of yourselves and you would dread the harm you are making for
yourselves, the harm which you are causing these children, whom Heaven
has entrusted to you to be brought up as Christians." (Pope Pius
XII)
"Parents, conscious of their grave
obligations toward the education, especially religious and moral, to
their offspring, should see to it that their daughters are solidly
instructed, from earliest childhood, in Christian doctrine; and they
themselves should assiduously inculcate in their souls, by word and
example, love for the virtues of modesty and chastity; and since their
family should follow the example of the Holy Family, they must rule in
such a manner that all its members, reared within the walls of the home,
should find reason and incentive to love and preserve modesty." [Decree
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