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Directives
on Christian modesty...
"The world must follow
the example of the Queen of Heaven. Modesty, purity of heart and purpose."
- St. Michael, December 7, 1973
“The wearing of men’s dress by women affects firstly the woman herself, by changing the feminine psychology proper to women; secondly it affects the woman as wife of her husband, by tending to vitiate relationships between the sexes; thirdly it affects the woman as mother of her children by harming her dignity in her children’s eyes.”
St. Padre Pio dismissed from his confessional, before they could step inside, all women he judged to be incorrectly dressed. By 1967, on some mornings, he turned them away one after another, until he ended up confessing very few. His brethren noticed this with a certain unease, then decided to post on the door of the church a warning: “By Padre Pio’s explicit wish, women must enter the confessional wearing skirts AT LEAST 8 INCHES BELOW THE KNEE. It is forbidden to borrow longer dresses in church and to wear them to confession.” The beginning of the struggle with no concessions whatsoever coincided more or less with the advent of the mini-skirt, launched by the English girl Mary Quant. It had not yet reached Italy as Padre Pio was thundering against short skirts.
The feminine loss of the sense of modesty was indicated by Pope Pius XII, who said:
“Now many girls do not see anything wrong with following certain shameless styles (fashions) like so many sheep. They would surely blush if they could only guess the impressions they make and the feelings they evoke (arouse) in those who see them.” (July 17, 1954)
“O Christian mothers, if only you knew the future distress, peril and ill-restrained shame that you prepare for your sons and daughters by imprudently accustoming them to live barely clothed, and permitting them to lose the sense of modesty, you would be ashamed of yourselves, and of the harm done to the little ones entrusted to you by Heaven to be reared in a Christian dignity and culture.”
The false notion that mere custom should dictate the question of modesty was refuted by Pope Pius XII in one short sentence: “There always exists an absolute norm to be preserved.”
For those who teach or say, “what is customary does not affect us,” Pope Pius XII calls this application of an ancient principle to the virtue of modesty “the most insidious of sophisms.” He calls attention to the fact that some people use this sophism “... in order to brand as ‘old fashioned’ the rebellion of honest people against fashions they consider too bold.”
Pope Pius XII also stated, “Vice necessarily follows upon public nudity.” Who can deny that the rise in fornication, adultery, rape, incest, contraception, abortion, pornography, and many other sins have not been fueled in large part by the rejection of Christian modesty? Not only is Christian modesty not old-fashioned, it is a necessary protection for the dignity of both men and women, as well as a protection of the sanctity of marriage and the sanctity of life.
“Let the priests forcefully
insist that women wear clothing which expresses modesty ...
“Let women, at all times, but especially, as the Apostle Saint Paul
teaches, when they are in church, dress with modesty. If they should dare to
enter the church immodestly dressed, let them, as Canon Law commands (Canon
1262, par. 2), be judiciously put out and prevented from assisting at any
function whatsoever.
“Let those who are going to receive Holy Communion be decently dressed.
Women whose heads are not covered and who are improperly dressed are to be
excluded from the Sacrament, as Canon Law directs (Canons 855 & 1262, par. 2).”
“Women must be decently dressed, especially when they go to church. The parish priest may, with due prudence, refuse them entrance to the church and access to the reception of the Sacraments, any and every time that they come to church immodestly dressed.”
"Women shall not approach the
sacred Body dressed as pagans, exposing the temples of their spirit to shame!
Cover yourselves, My children, or you will burn!
"I repeat: women will dress as befits a wife and mother, clothing themselves
with modesty and holiness. Children will follow the example of their parents.
Therefore, if your example is poor, your children will be your thorns. The sins
of the parents are surely visited upon the children."
- Our Lady, March 18, 1975
The amazing
Bayside Prophecies...
http://www.tldm.org/directives/directives.htm
These prophecies came from Jesus, Mary, and the saints to
Veronica Lueken at Bayside, NY, from 1968 to 1995:
A WAY OF LIFE
"I ask
that a task force be set upon the world to eliminate the products of the forces
of evil that seek to debase, destroy the souls of your children. Remove from
your homes the corrupters of souls: the pornography, the infernal box—your
television—and the destructor of souls, modesty and purity—the nakedness of the
body.
"Parents, you shall be judged for the destruction by permissiveness, of your
children's souls. Clothe them in goodness, holiness, and piety, and make modesty
a way of life for the young." - Our Lady, August 21, 1975
EXAMPLE OF QUEEN
OF HEAVEN
"The
world must follow the example of the Queen of Heaven. Modesty, purity of heart
and purpose." - St. Michael, December 7, 1973
SACRED TEMPLE OF
GOD
"Impress,
My child, upon your world the existence of hell that man seeks to deny. There
are fires of hell. These fires will be felt on those who have lost their modesty
to modernization, who expose the sacred temple of God, placed when their spirit
entered their body—expose them to ridicule! The flames will burn every inch of
that which is exposed." - Our Lady, November 20, 1971
AS BEFITS A WIFE
AND MOTHER
"Women
shall not approach the sacred Body dressed as pagans, exposing the temples of
their spirit to shame! Cover yourselves, My children, or you will burn!
"I repeat: women will dress as befits a wife and mother, clothing themselves
with modesty and holiness. Children will follow the example of their parents.
Therefore, if your example is poor, your children will be your thorns. The sins
of the parents are surely visited upon the children." - Our Lady, March 18,
1975
ARE YOU PAGANS?
"Parents, how
dare you allow your daughters to be looked upon with lustful eyes! Have you no
shame? What is your example? Are you pagans?" - Our Lady, May 30, 1972
PERMISSIVE ATTITUDES
"Nakedness! Abomination! Aberrations have become the way of life in your
country. Nakedness! Have you no shame to expose your body and cause another to
fall? Mothers, you allow your daughters to sin and cause others to sin in your
permissive attitudes. Have you no protective instincts for your children? Do you
subject them willfully to the ravages of satanic agents?" - Our Lady, March
25, 1972
DO NOT LEAD YOUR CHILD INTO DANGER!
"Mothers, why
are you permissive with your children? Do you not recognize the plan of satan?
Do you wish lustful eyes cast upon the innocence of your young child? Do not
lead your child into danger!" - Our Lady, June 8, 1972
CHAIN OF EVIL
"Foolish
virgins! Why do you choose to live in this world of earth? Have you become blind
to modesty? Has vanity invaded your hearts? Woe to those who cause the downfall
of Our dedicated by their examples. You are all following the evil circle, My
dedicated; for it is like a chain of evil, link by link. By your example you
build a solid chain to hell. For woe to those entrusted with the souls of the
little ones, and who lead the little ones to hell!" - Our Lady, November 21,
1970
SAFEGUARD THEIR
PURITY
"As
parents your duty is manifold. You must teach your children within your homes.
You must safeguard their purity. Modesty! Mothers, your daughters—do you permit
them to expose their flesh to lustful eyes? Are you stripping from their young
souls modesty and purity of purpose and spirit? What kind of example are you
giving as parents in your homes?" - Our Lady, October 2, 1975
EYES: MIRROR OF
YOUR SOUL
"Modesty
must be retained. Modesty must be taught to the young. Keep pure and holy
thoughts in your minds and the minds of your children, for your eyes are also
the mirror of your soul." - Jesus, May 18, 1977
"CHASTITY",
"MODESTY"
"You see,
My child, you use the word 'Marylike,' but the word is truly 'chastity,'
'modesty.' It is a word, chastity, the word modesty, soon forgotten on your
earth." - Our Lady, June 15, 1974
D128
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Modesty 
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D200 -
Lust
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D201 -
Vanity
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Articles...
Modesty of dress: "Beauty is never in
exposure"
http://www.tldm.org/news6/modesty2.htm
Let's bring back modesty of dress
http://www.tldm.org/News6/modesty3.htm
Women will not dress as men: 1960 letter by Cardinal
Siri
http://www.tldm.org/News6/modesty4.htm
Pastor speaks out against immodesty, will refuse
Communion to those so dressed
http://www.tldm.org/News7/modesty1.htm
St. Padre Pio and modesty
http://www.tldm.org/News7/modesty2.htm
The Marylike Standards for modesty in dress
http://www.tldm.org/News7/modestyMarylikeStandards.htm
Letter by St. Ignatius of Loyola
on immodestly dressed women
http://www.tldm.org/news6/ignatius.htm
Links…
Some directives of the Magisterium on Christian modesty, Fatima Centre
http://www.fatima.org/library/cr57pg53.html
Rome decrees on modesty of dress
http://www.national-coalition.org/modesty/moddecre.html
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