Judy has a great post over at Community of Catholic Bloggers about Donning the Mantilla. She really has some great things to say about this subject, and it really hit home for me. As my love for Jesus in the Eucharist has grown, God has given me a desire to veil, but I do not believe there is anyone in our parish that veils. And so, because of a lack of courage and because of my own pride, I do not veil. And I am not sure at this point if my daughters would begin to veil without putting up a fuss since they are not used to it.
It is a lack of courage because I am afraid of being the only one veiling. And it falls into pride for me because I do not want my friends, family and other parishioners to think I am being prideful by wearing a veil. And would it be prideful for me to wear a veil? Or is is prideful to not wear a veil? Judy really touches on this very question in her post. It seems like it is a great act of humility and love, and that is how I would want to begin, solely as an act of humility and love for Christ and His Adorable Heart. Would it remain as an act of humble love? Is it prudent to veil at this time?
I have many more questions than answers about this. My heart is bogged down a bit with this. And my husband is not necessarily in favor of me veiling either, but if I say I am being obedient to him, it really is just an excuse, because I know he can be persuaded on this subject. And really, if God has given me this desire, why am I so afraid?
What do you think about veiling?
Go read Judy's post, it is excellent!
I think that your last sentence, speaks to us all: "If God has given me this desire, then why am I so afraid?".
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your heart Kathryn.
I am glad we are praying for each other.