I’ve been invited to Saturday afternoon mass at 5 this Saturday. However, I also have to work that day until 4:30. Would I look out of place at a Saturday Mass during Advent in nice jeans?
I haven’t been to a Saturday Mass in a long time. When I was younger, I went in jeans and shorts.
I’m thinking of wearing a black sweater, nice jeans, and black shoes.
I could dress nicer, but I’d be very uncomfortable at work. I don’t think I’ll have time to change.
Jeans would be fine in any Catholic church I’ve attended. Unless, of course, you’ve been invited for a very specific reason, such as a baptism taking place during the mass. If that’s the case, you may like to “dress up” a bit.
Here in Advent I usually go to mass in shorts.
You can where anything you want, there’s no dress code…at least as far as the Church is concerned. You might get the stink eye from someone in the pews, though (some people are uptight about what other people wear to mass).
Depends on the church. In Spain you see jeans in Mass any day of the week; when I went to Ireland we would get dirty looks from all those overdressed people in the church (they wore everything in the same color - and hats! other than the british isles, movies and fancy weddings in Hola I’ve never seen anybody wear a pamela).
Most places have a code along the lines of “please don’t come here in a thong bikini”, but the priests in my parish usually say Mass in jeans 
You can see them under their capes.
My opinion: it depends where you are. On the east coast of the US, I would be hesitant, but in California, I would go for it.
(I just mentioned it to the boyfriend and he vociferously disagrees, saying that one should always dress up to Mass for the first time.)
Hell, I don’t see why not. I haven’t gone to Mass in a long time, but I always wore jeans.
Same here. Haven’t been to Mass in probably ten years, except for a baptism or wedding here or there, but I always wore jeans to Sunday service.
I would agree with lel, and since you’re in Dallas, I’d say business casual and not jeans.
But, it will not be the end of the world either way.
Not only do I go in jeans, but I go in ratty jeans that have pockets torn ever-so slightly at the corners. I usually wear longer shirts that I don’t tuck in either. Someday I may work up the nerve to go in sweatpants.
My mother wouldn’t be seen with her family at mass in jeans. Ever. Nor sneakers, for that matter.
I go to Mass in jeans. Not shorts, even in the summer, but jeans should be okay. I figure that I’m not going there to impress anyone, and what I wear is between me and God. And I think God probably sees me nekkid anyway. Divine X-Ray vision, don’t you know.
StG
I’m in the “it depends” category.
First attendance with a new SO, I’d probably wear slacks of some sort (dockers are perfectly ok).
Regular attendee of services, and you’re comfortable in jeans, then it’s fine.
Meeting a friend to go to mass, then out on the town, jeans would be fine here too… etc.
Saturday mass in vacation country, a swimsuit that is dry, and sandals wouldn’t phase anyone!
-butler
(Really needs to find a new church to get the Butlerette baptized in, but is too put off by the Catholic church to rush about to do it)
I go to mass in jeans, both daily and Sunday.
Unless you are invited to one of the very traditional chuches (Latin and lots of incense) you should be fine in nice jeans.