A little history on the headscarf: in the time of our Lord harlots would keep their heads uncovered; a head scarf was the sign of a virtuous woman.
I've never been one to dress fancy; i wore clean jeans and a polo shirt to my sister's wedding! If you wear a suit then good for you! If all you have is shorts and flip flops then good for you! If all you have is a green leopard skin jumpsuit then good for you(okay, that may have gone too far...)!
Fact is people have always worn the best of what they had to Liturgy. If i owned a suit i might be inclined to wear it; as i don't anyone expecting me to wear one would be(and have been) sorely disappointed. Same with a hair cut or a shave-hate both frankly, and have never been terribly interested in how i look.
Now should someone wear tank tops or halter tops? If it's the best you have then you have to though i might suggest a shawl for cover, or offer my jacket for some! If flip flops are the best you have then wear them; ignore the looks. Liturgy shouldn't be a fashion show anyway-that's what coffee hour is for, right!? Nor is it the best time to be judging someones devotion to God based on dress-we may not know their circumstances; miss halter top lady may only own that halter top after all.
Artinel brings up the perfect point of thinking dress is part of Holy Tradition. Lord have mercy! I'd have to get my full kilt for every Sunday at the very least; hope no one minds my dirk! Everyone ready to bring sheets for togas!? It makes no sense really.
Headscarves are a personal choice in my opinion. They hold no significance in society today. Even if one was to pull out St. Paul and Corinthians it was to be covered only while prophesying anyway, and there is no standing Canonical statement about it that i know of; if anyone knows please let me know. My wife wears one, but my daughter has decided to forgo it.
Are you acceptable before God? Who determines it? What determines it exactly? Our dress? Our attitude? The parishioners around us? The bus driver? A fish? I could go dressed in silk and gold, and my unworthiness would spell me out to God even before i reached the door; \"my garment accuses me for it is not a wedding garment..\". Am i really that worried about what i'm wearing!? Worse, am i really worried about what my brother or sister is wearing!? May God forgive me!
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