"The Naked Truth About Modesty"

The dictionary defines modesty as "the regard for decency of behavior, speech and dress" and is "designed to prevent inadvertent exposure of parts of the body" (www.dictionary.com).

"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?" (1 Cor. 6:19) St. Paul is reminding the Corinthians of the need to "avoid immorality" so as to serve Christ and one another. He continues saying, "you have been purchased at a price. Therefore, glorify God in your body" (1 Cor. 6:20).

Because man is made in the "image and likeness of God" (Genesis 1:26), we must strive to imitate God. One way that we describe God is that He is hidden or mysterious. We too are called to be hidden and one way that we do this is by "hiding" our bodies. In one sense covering our bodies is good, because lets face it, we don't all have bodies like "Abercrombie and Fitch" models! But more importantly, we hide our bodies because they are sacred and are not to be revealed to everyone.

When going to Holy Mass we will see that the tabernacle is covered with a veil, despite the fact that we already know what it contains (the Body of Christ). How similar should be our bodies! By dressing modestly we are showing God and others that we understand our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit. We also show respect to others, as is displayed in the following video:

"The Naked Truth About Modesty" Part One

Special thanks for Mr. Gabriel Castillo for producing this film and defending our Catholic faith!