Toddler Chapel Veils and Some History

Here is a cute homemade one for toddler's, easy to make, but also a reasonable price for purchase at $5.00. If you don't usually veil for mass(or church service), this would be a nice alternative to a hat for Easter. I'll be veiling my little girl because she won't keep a hat on her head. There are also four different toddler veils, some with pink trim. See here.

And a tutorial for modified veil, a lace scrunchy .

Update: A fellow Catholic(!?) sister comments that this is "utterly ridiculous", but I say it is not our place to judge who should or should not veil. I do have a site meter, and I was able to track the "Anonymous" comment to the author( after I deleted it). Guard your heart against judgment, especially during Lent. You are welcome to comment on my blog as long as you keep it friendly and are not combative, or critical against our expression of faith. May God bless you
and your family, and grant you peace.

"For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you." Matthew 7:1-2.

All uncharitable comments will be deleted.

"For 2,000 years, Catholic women have veiled themselves before entering a church or any time they are in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament " Read more here.

The veil is a sign of modesty before our Eucharistic Lord, an outward sign of reverence, and a willingness to accept God’s will. It's a beautiful thing, not "ridiculous" or pretentious, not a social statement, nor is it meant to please people. We please God, not people. I was raised in Latin America mostly, attending Catholic churches where veiling never went "out of style". It has never seemed odd to me. How can a part of Catholic tradition such as this be ridiculous?! To me it's beautiful, but then I adore the deeply steeped traditions of the Catholic church.

Who can forget Saint Veronica's veil? Or Our Blessed Mother's veil? Pictured above are the Chaldean Catholics, our religious, and of course, Mrs. Bush who knew to veil when visiting the Vatican. Veiling for Mass is common in Catholic churches in Latin America, Korea, parts of Europe, and other overseas countries. It was the norm for U.S. Catholics until the 1960's, or early 1970's . I still remember my older sister, my mother, and grandmother wearing veils to Mass(stateside).

Longer veils are called mantillas(origin Spain) and are traditionally longer and more like a scarf. I've also heard chapel veils called mantillas, so it's interchangeable.