As I interviewed women who have readopted the veil, it was clear that many of them see veiling as an appeal to sexual modesty and purity, and as a physical reminder to remain pure. For Magdalena,* a 23-year-old Midwestern college student, “the significance behind the white and cream veil is that it is just a constant reminder of who you want to be—pure. You want to be holy; you want to be chaste.” Helena, a 19-year-old college student, said, “When I wore the veil, it was a reminder to be pure and keep pure thoughts and pure actions only and to be chaste.” For 25-year-old Ruth, the veil calls to mind the importance of sexual purity, and how it reminds her of being the bride of Christ, walking up the aisle to receive Christ in the Eucharist. She said, “You are being pure and just reverent and humbling yourself down for that one hour for Christ, to be His bride in that one hour” of Mass.
Source: Why a New Generation of Catholic Women Is Wearing Chapel Veils | Religion & Politics
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