I have been wearing the chapel veil to Mass for about three years, ever since we began attending the Extraordinary Form Latin Mass. Many of the women who frequent the Latin Mass wear the veil, so it was easy for me to pick up on this tradition.

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The more challenging aspect was to decide whether to wear it when attending the Ordinary Form of the Mass, since it is not as common. But after wearing the veil consistently to the Latin Mass I realized it had an important impact on my spiritual life. Our posture during Mass — such as kneeling, and the way we dress, wearing the mantilla, and so forth — are beautiful symbols of reverence and humility before God. Moreover, they give an outward reflection of what we believe as Catholics.