PREFERRED:

• Ankle-length dresses with three-quarter length sleeves (as stipulated by Pope Pius XI)

• Full-length mantillas (veils)* or hats.

  • *Veils are provided at the front entrance to the church for newcomers to borrow or for those who have forgotten to bring one.

REQUIRED as a minimum standard:

• Dresses or skirts that extend far enough below the knee that they cover the knees when the woman/girl is seated.

• Tops with necklines no lower than two inches below the pit of the throat (as specified by Pope Pius XI); If designed with buttons, with only the top button left unbuttoned. Sleeves that extend at least halfway to the elbow.

• Mantillas or scarves (chapel caps for pre-school girls only)

• Sleeves that extend to the elbow

• Dress shoes or dress sandals.

PROHIBITED:

• Outfits with an exposed or potentially exposed midriff

• Low-cut or revealing dress or top of any kind

• Tight or form-fitting garments that excessively display the female form.

• Sleeveless or very short-sleeved tops

• Garments made of see-through, clingy, or stretchable fabric that excessively display the female form.

• Halter tops

• Dresses/skirts that expose the knees at any time 

• Mini skirts, sun-dresses, pants, pantsuits, pant skirts, culottes, split skirts, skirts with high slits exposing the thigh, and shorts. 

• Tennis shoes, beach shoes, and flip-flops.