Chapel Veil: The Symbol of the Spouse of Christ

by Elizabeth Black, Emily Sparks

In this beautiful thirteen page booklet, you will learn what the Sacred Scriptures and Church Fathers said about wearing a veil, as well as the rich theological and symbolic meanings behind the tradition. You will discover how wearing a veil reveals woman’

Esteemed vocation in God’s creationIntimate spousal relationship to Christ
Sacredness as a tabernacle of lifeMystery as a “garden enclosed”Adoration for God and praise of His gloryHumility and receptivity to God’s loveMost significantly, you will also find out how wearing the chapel veil helps testify to and restores belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. You will also discover see how wearing a veil reflects the dignity of women and their precious gift of self for the world.

48 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 23, 2023

About the author

If you like a hot and sexy read, intriguing characters, and a little humor to go with the erotica, than you will love my stories. I tend to write about what is amusing and unusual, so if off-the-beaten-track appeals to you, you've found the right author. Curl up with one of my books, and enjoy a different world full of amusing characters and enticing storylines.

I set my books where I live - on the coast of Massachusetts in a small town a few blocks from a churning Atlantic ocean. When it snows, this town looks like a Currier and Ives postcard.

I write paranormal erotic romance, contemporary erotic romance, and erotica. I've also written erotic fantasy, menage, f/f, bondage, and even erotic horror. No matter what you like, I have probably written it.

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Reviews

[Linda · Rating 1 out of 5]

I bought this book because everything I read told me it would change my mind about veiling and that it would deepen my connection to the Eucharist. It did not.
This may be the worst, most sexist, and self-contradictory piece of trash I have ever read. It is an insult to any intelligent person, male or female, and I find it hard to believe that the authors are educated professional women unless they earned their credentials at the cheapest degree mill in the world.
Let's see: nuns go veiled all the time because they are always brides of Christ, but lay women only wear veils in the presence of the Eucharist because it reflects their potential to be mothers. (So we are NOT "brides of Christ" the rest of the time and single childless lay women get a really raw deal!) while men, who, I'd always thought were also subject to Christ and the Church, because they have the good fortune to be born male, get to dominate (LOVINGLY, OF COURSE!) any females because they are "their heads." Huh? It sounded fishy when I read Saint Paul, but he was writing from the point of view of a first century Jewish man, so I guess it is okay to give him a pass.
Also, according to this book, women, who, like Eve, came from Adam's side, spend their whole lives yearning to be reunited with their (male) source. In other words, to paraphrase a really offensive statement about any woman who is perceived as trying to rise above what some incel sees as her station: "All she really needs is a good ****!" Most people are too polite to actually come out and say this, but the metaphor is bad enough.
The other "point" the authors present is that veiling in church is a "Marian discipline" because the Blessed Mother is always shown veiled in statues and pictures. The problem with this idea is that women of her time and place ALWAYS went veiled unless they were prostitutes, so it wasn't like she had a lot of choice in the matter! Parenthetically, contemporary Orthodox Jewish women cover their heads in the presence of anyone not their husbands, but only after marriage. (Single religious Jewish women can display their hair to everyone, and it is seen as a good way to attract suitors.)
I considered the practice of veiling because I hoped it would deepen my faith and support what was, admittedly, a shaky attachment to the Church. In keeping with the spirit of this book, I even gave it to my husband and asked him to read it in case I was missing something. According to him, my instincts that it was profoundly creepy were correct. We both finally admitted that we were only hanging on to the Church for each other and that this piece of rubbish had pushed us both over the edge. I guess it was worth $5.00 after all!

[Christina Jacobson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. Well worth the read.

Such a great book. Since reading it, a friend and I have both been wearing a head covering daily since we each read this book.

[Jessabella Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

short read, profoundly beautiful teaching

This book will give a reader an understanding of the beauty and significance of the tradition of bailing in the Catholic Church.