Although young ladies (and some older ones, too!) should have enough respect for themselves to dress modestly, they might consider that even if they feel comfortable in revealing clothing, shouldn't they respect the people who might be viewing their display of bare skin? Most people don't dress to become near occasions of sins but if they stopped to really look at themselves in the mirror, would they truly go out in public with scanty attire? What is even sadder are the women who don't really have the figure for tight, revealing outfits yet follow the trend and look more frumpy than alluring.
My mother taught me to wear underwear and the fact that underwear should not be showing. Who started the 'fashion' where spaghetti straps not covering the bra straps was okay?
A priest told me once that if women truly understood what kind of message bare shoulders, legs, and worse send out to the male population, they would be shocked. What many women feel is their right to 'be free' is telling men that they might be too free!
Mothers have the responsibility to educate their daughters yet many of the mothers almost dress more scantily that their children. Some outfits belong in specific venues. You wouldn't wear a wedding dress to the mall so why is something akin to a swimsuit okay to wear in public? If you were going to a formal affair, would you wear the shorts and tee shirts?
When a woman chastises a male for 'looking', it is she that should be rebuked for sending out the mixed message and turning herself into a near occasion of sin.
You would think that dads, too, would be extra vigilant about how their daughters dress but this doesn't seem to be the case. They, of all people, should recall their own youth and what they thought of girls who dressed to distract.
Our pastor gave a sermon wherein he said we should, besides being modestly dressed, always come to Church dressed to be in the presence of Jesus. And, since God is everywhere, shouldn't that apply to wherever we go and whatever we do?
2 comments:
I completely agree! At our new parish, there is a woman who is clearly a very devout Catholic but... Her Sunday dress, while down to her ankles, never has any sort of sleeve on it! In fact, this morning she was right in front of us & we could see her colored bra strap on her shoulder since her pretty yellow dress didn't cover it up! Her husband & son wear nice dress shirts and they look very nice ... if it weren't for the peek-a-boo bra strap...OY!
Underwear and tattoos! We have often sat behind a woman who likes barebacked dresses and sport a large tattoo right at eye level for our praying devotions! Immodesty and tattoos certainly don't attract the right kind of attention!
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