My friend M and I are both well-known 'as hat ladies' in public, and veiling/covering in church is just a deep-felt joy and 'right' for both of us--no polemic or judgment here, just a sharing! I wish I had a picture of the sweet little girls with veils in our parish, but I'm pretty reticent about taking pictures at Mass.
Yesterday one of our parish's choir members asked me why I veil instead of keeping my hat on, like my friend M. My answer: "Because singing in a hat
always makes me feel like I'm singing in opera and that just feels WRONG
for Mass. And besides, the last time we both wore a hat into the
church at the same time, Father teased us that M's hat was so big it had
its own weather system--and that THAT was my fault because I brought her to the parish!"
My friend M's hat that occasioned the 'weather system of its own' comment:
M is at the far right and you can only see perhaps 2/3 of the hat on top of her Gibson-girl hair-do; I'm on the left. (We would both agree that the most important part of the picture is the Blessed Sacrament in the monstrance, and the picture shows It perfectly.)
My friend M's `blogpost about her first foray into millinery
This is hilarious for anyone who can't just 'follow a pattern' in needlework or sewing or millinery because we just 'see things differently' and can't stop asking, "What if I did this....?" She has become so proficient I think she should go into business!
And chapel veils for those with exceedingly long hair
M's confirmation with me as sponsor; I made the veils. (I'm thinking of offering my veils and rosaries for sale; haven't really totally thought through it all the way yet.)
