--- title: "To Wear a Veil or Not to Wear a Veil: That is the Question" description: On Sundays you will find me in church wearing my mantilla with a smile. In the end, it's not about me; it's about the love I feel for our Lord. --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2015/04/20/to-wear-a-veil-or-not-to-wear-a-veil-that-is-the-question#) # To Wear a Veil or Not to Wear a Veil: That is the Question Apr 20, 2015 6:30:09 PM  |  by [Elizabeth Estrada](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/edesiderato) [![veils by lily almondine mantilla 2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/veils-by-lily-almondine-mantilla-2-326x244.jpg?width=326&height=244&name=veils-by-lily-almondine-mantilla-2-326x244.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/veils-by-lily-almondine-mantilla-2.jpg) Photo used with permission from [Veils By Lily.](http://www.veilsbylily.com/soft-tulle-triangle-mantillas/) All rights reserved.   I have seen old photos of my baptism, my sister’s baptism, and other special occasions that took place in church. In them I always noticed that my mom always wore a “mantilla,” lace headcovering. I remember asking her once or twice, “Why did you wear a veil?” she always said, “That’s what you did back then, out of respect.” At that time, I asked her out of curiosity and because I thought my mom looked pretty. I was curious because in the mid-seventies into the eighties I didn’t see women, in church, wearing mantillas anymore. This question about covering one's head in church didn’t come back into my mind until my son was about 2 years old; he is now eight. I ran across a blog that posted a young woman's perspective on why she wore a mantilla and why it was important to her. I was intrigued so I began doing some searches on google to see what I would find. To my amazement there were many women of all ages who still covered their heads when they went to church. The more I read the more curious I became. I decided to order a mantilla and wore it a few times, but felt like I was drawing attention to myself. At the Mass I attended, there was not a soul who wore one. So I stopped. Last year after my son made his First Communion in May, the idea came back to me; was it because of my son or was it because I had grown in my faith and in my relationship with our Lord?  As a mom, I am always trying to model how much I believe in our Lord and his Church to bring my son closer to our Lord every day. So I bought a smaller one that fit right on top of my head and began my head-covering journey again. After two times of wearing it to Mass, my son asked, “Why do you wear that on your head?” Yeah, the question I have been waiting for and I answered. It has been almost a year now that I wear a lace mantilla that is stretchy and ties, and love it.  Now, I always carry it in my purse so that if I can stop and visit our Lord I have it with me. On Sundays you will find me in church wearing it with a smile. In the end, it's not about me; it's about the love I feel for our Lord. “ Have you thought about wearing a mantilla?" 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