Black Veil, in the Roman Catholic Church, the symbol of the most complete renunciation of the world and adoption of a nuns life. On the appointed day the nun goes through all the ritual of the marriage ceremony, after a solemn mass at which all the inmates of the convent assist. She is dressed in bridal white with wreath and veil, and receives a wedding-ring, as spouse of the Church. Afterwards she presides at a wedding breakfast, at which a bride-cake is cut. She thus bids adieu to all her friends, and having previously taken the white veil, the betrothal, she now assumes the black, and for ever forswears the world and its pleasures. Her hair is cut short, and her bridal robes are exchanged for the sombre religious habit. Her wedding ring, however, she continues to wear, and it is buried with her. The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the Christian Church whose visible and spiritual head is the Pope, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It teaches that it is the one holy catholic and apostolic Church founded by Jesus Christ, and that the sole Church of Christ which... In general, a nun is a female ascetic who chooses to voluntarily leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent. ... Marriage is a relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ...

In Lay circles a triangle or rectangle shaped cloth or lace Veil, also known as mantilla, was worn by Catholic women while attending church Mass but this practice has fallen into decline since the 1960's. Mass is a property of physical objects that, roughly speaking, measures the amount of matter they contain. ...

The 1917 Code of Canon Law. Canon 1262.2 states, "....women, however, should be with head covered and modestly dressed, ......" In Western culture, canon law is the law of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches. ...

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