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Roslyn Olson wrote:

Hi guys!

  • Does the Catholic Church allow women to wear lipstick to Mass and receive Communion with lipstick on?

Thank you!

And God Bless.

Roslyn Olson

  { Does the Church allow women to wear lipstick to Mass and receive Communion with lipstick? }

John replied:

Roslyn,

Yes. The only people who can't receive Communion are:

  1. those who aren't Catholic, or
  2. those who are Catholic but are aware of grave sin they have committed but have not yet gone to the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

You can wear lipstick, eyeshadow, or whatever make up you would normally wear. 

John

Roslyn replied:

John,

Thank you John for taking your time to answer my question!

Blessings,

Roslyn

Mike replied:

Dear Roslyn —

I would clarify what my colleague John said:

You can wear lipstick, eyeshadow, or whatever make up you would normally wear as long as it is proper and respectful (as any other special event you would attend).

Hope this helps,

Mike

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