MODESTY: WHAT IS THAT?!

I enjoyed this blog post on MODESTY, and wanted to share it.  When I read postings on the topic I try not to read it as a 30 year old woman, but as a young teenage girl.

I think this view on modesty is simple, direct, yet might actually cause a young girl/woman to think about it, instead of turning them off of the idea of modesty completely, especially those who have no strong religious or moral convictions.

Here's a tidbit. Please click on the link to read the whole article.

Modesty.  What is the first image that comes to mind when someone mentions modesty?  Do you have pictures of Amish women and nuns running through your head?  If so, I would like to show you a different definition of modesty, and why it is so very important for young girls and this generation.

Modesty isn’t solely about “how much skin do I have to cover”, it’s an outside and inside type of lifestyle.  The question shouldn’t be, “how much skin can I show without getting into trouble?”, it should be, “by wearing this, what am I trying to achieve or convey?”

MODESTY: WHAT IS THAT?!

Fashion Friday!

Today I chose my favorites from Shade Clothing. I know it's spring and we want pretty colors and prints, but I did not find a lot of that in their shop. The skirts that did meet that requirement were a bit ( a lot) too short for my taste.

However I do like comfortable clothing and for me I think the below items are great additions to my closet (except I just did some clothes shopping, so they will have to wait) and can be paired with many things. Ok, maybe not the dress, but I do like it!!

T-shirt Dress

Stripe Hoodie

Tank

(tanks & cami's $9.50)

Bomber Zip Jacket

Chunky Open Cardigan

Modest Bathing Suit!!!

I went to Walmart with my sister today and I decided to take a look at the swimsuits as we walked by them. I want to take a swimsuit on the trip, but I'm also in desperate need of a new one, but just the idea of shopping for one gets me frustrated. Anyhow my sister found one for me (picture below), and I LOVE IT!!!

The picture is not all that clear, but trust me it's CUTE, and it comes in red too!! When we got home I tried it on with a Cover Me piece I was already wearing & it was perfect. I can't believe how happy I am, but I finally found a swimsuit that is not only modest (with the Cover Me), but I feel so comfortable in it.

I have a CoverMe Swimsuit piece that's been sitting in my drawer, so I'm excited to get to use it. I will post a pic of one below, as well as the "how to" video.

FYI...for those who'd like to go a little more modest: I wore a dress today with leggings underneath, and when I tried on the swimsuit I was too lazy to take them off, and it actually looked really good too!!

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Fashion Friday!

Eventually I will post some of my own modest outfits, but for a few weeks I am just going to share some super pretty stuff I've found recently.

The idea for "Fashion Friday" just came to me, so when I have more time I will post more pictures, and I will try to chose clothing stores that are having a sale.

I love this skirt & blouse combo, unfortunately, from what I can see, they are only selling the skirt. I think it's so pretty!!

Shabby Apple

Skirts $20 or Less

Skirts in the Final Sale section at DenimSkirts.com are just $20.00 or less. I've been very happy with skirts I've purchased from them in the past, so I like to share the website with others.

Hope you find something you like!

Modest Websites

This weekend I am going to go through the list of modest clothing sites that are listed on my side bar. I know that some of them have gone out of business and the websites are no longer up and running.

If anyone has a website they can recommend, please let me know.

Skirts on SALE!!

Thursday's Quote (and a thought from me)

Don't above all things, forget that you are a woman;

she is far more attractive when seen in the flowing draperies

that centuries of use have made their own,

than when masquerading as a man.

~Author Unknown

I must admit I don't wear dresses or skirts more than once or twice a week (even though I said I would do so everyday in a post a while back...ooops!), but I think there is nothing more beautiful than a woman who is truly feminine.

The beauty of a feminine woman not only comes from the way she dresses, but the way she she speaks, acts, and how she carries herself. A woman who can be truly feminine, with confidence, is really a remarkable woman, especially in this day and age.

One of the blogs I follow (can't remember which) has a separate page called "A Year of Dresses" (or something like that). Everyday she (the blogger) post a picture of which dress she is wearing, and even if it's one she's worn before she seems to wear the dress in a different way than before just by changing a sweater, etc...

I really loved this idea!

I'm more of a skirt girl myself. I love long flowy, almost bohemian style skirts, although I wear many different styles.

Anyhow, finding this blog really has me thinking, and I just might do "A Skirt A Day" or something like it next year. I really am for any opportunity to promote and encourage women (myself included) to dress more like women, and also to dress more modestly.

Who's with me?? :)

Wearing A Veil

Veiling is something I do for several reason's, but mostly because I see it as a great showing of humility in the presence of Our Lord. I first started to wear a veil to Mass after I started attending the TLM, but now I veil no matter what form of Mass I am attending. It was not long after I converted that I started veiling, and that might be why it was such an easy transition for me. I'm sure the decision to start would have been much more difficult if I had grown up in the Church and was not brought up wearing a chapel veil.

I would love to hear your stories or thoughts about veiling. Do you wear a veil to Mass? Do you not wear a veil to Mass? Do you want to? How do you feel about it.?

I found the article about veiling on a newly discovered blog Will You Mantilla With Me, I hope you enjoy it!!

By Sr Patricia Therese, OPB

In ancient traditions dating back even thousands of years, the “veil” represented purity and modesty in many religions and cultures. A veil, or head covering, is both a symbol and a mystical sacrifice that invites the woman wearing it to ascend the ladder of sanctity.

When a woman covers her head in the Catholic Church it symbolises her dignity and humility before God, not men. It is no surprise women of today have so easily abandoned the tradition of the chapel veil (head covering) when the two greatest meanings of the veil are purity and humility.

The woman who covers her head in the presence of the Lord Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is reminding herself that she must be humble before God. As with all outward gestures, if it is practised enough it filters down into the heart and is translated into actions that speak volumes. The “veil” covers what the Lord calls, in Holy Scripture, “the glory of the woman”, her hair. Covering her hair is a gesture the woman makes spiritually to “show” God she recognises her beauty is less than His and His Glory is far above hers.

In doing this she is reminded that virtues cannot grow in the soul without a great measure of humility. So she wears the veil to please God and remind herself to practice virtue more ardently.

There is no other piece of clothing a woman may wear to serve this function. The veil symbolically motivates the woman to “bow” her head in prayer, to lower her eyes before the great and mysterious beauty and power of God in the Blessed Sacrament. By the bowing of her head and lowering of her eyes, she is more able to worship God in the interior chapel of her heart and soul.

The veil or head covering a woman wears gives a beautiful sense of dignity to a woman. When she wears it, she identifies herself with God’s greatest creation, the Blessed and Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God. There was none on earth that loved and loves the Lord Jesus more than the Blessed Virgin Mary. In her love, her humility breathed forth like sweet scented incense before God. The veil she wore symbolised her purity, modesty and of course her profound humility and submission before and to God Almighty.

Those women who love Jesus must come to realise the imitation of His Mother in wearing a chapel veil (head covering) and in other virtues is a small sacrifice to make in order to grow in spiritual understanding of purity, humility and love.

The covering of a woman’s head in Church is a striking reminder of modesty, something old but lost in the society of today. Modesty and purity walk hand in hand.

When a woman veils her head she is shielding her heart to be wooed by the love of God in the Blessed Sacrament. This is a mystical ‘country’ that only the Eternal Father may enter. Her veil is like the lighted lamps of the virgins waiting for the Bridegroom, an indication that she is prepared to receive Him at a moment’s notice; an aureole of her spiritual love for the Bridegroom. Wearing the veil is an act of love of God.

Why should a woman wear a head covering or veil in church? Not to be praised, not to go along, not for tradition’s sake, not to stand out in the crowd, not because you say or I say or anybody says…But because she loves our Eucharistic Lord Jesus and it is another small sacrifice she may offer for her soul’s sake and for the sake of many souls who have no one to offer for them.

Dressing Modestly

Modesty is something I've been thinking a lot about lately, and even though I already to by best to dress modestly as far as neck line goes, I'm thinking I should take it a little further. Lately I've been sensing a calling to embrace what I call "true feminine modesty" on a daily basis, which for me means all skirt (below knee) & blouse combos, and sometimes dresses. I will of course have to do some shopping first. While I have skirts & tops for Mass, I do not have casual items for everyday.

I've been doing some online searching and came across several wonderful modest shops & I added them to my sidebar. Check them out!! If there is a link that's not on the list, but you think it should be, please let me know.

If any of my readers have their own stories regarding modesty I would love to hear them.

CoverMe Modest!!