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Music for Your Wedding Liturgy
There is a wealth of beautiful liturgical music in the Catholic Church that can help those present at your wedding to pray and give thanks to God for your love. When choosing music for your wedding, consider the prayerfulness and beauty of your selections, as well as the participation of those gathered with you.
During a Catholic liturgy (Mass or ceremony), only sacred, liturgical music can be sung or played. Sacred music is that in which the text expresses praise to God, acknowledges our dependence upon God, and/or uses texts from the Bible. Liturgical songs are specifically written for the celebration of the liturgy. Some classical music is also appropriate.
However, other music may be done as a prelude, because we do allow secular music outside of the Mass, though it is not encouraged. Some popular music with a “spiritual theme” was not intended to be sung during the liturgy, and therefore may be more suitable outside of the liturgy. It is suggested that secular music is reserved for the reception.
The fees for the parish organist and cantor are included in your parish wedding fee ($150 for organist, $100 for cantor). Because the liturgy is intended to be sung, the role of the cantor is very important. The cantor proclaims the Responsorial Psalm, the Gospel Acclamation verse, and leads the singing for all other parts of the Liturgy. They can also sing beautiful, prayerful vocal solos during the prelude or as meditation. If you choose to have outside musicians or singers in addition to the organist and parish cantor, please discuss this with the music minister prior to engaging their services.
Please plan to meet with the parish organist to finalize the music for your wedding liturgy one to two months before the wedding. We look forward to helping you plan a beautiful wedding liturgy!
Wedding Music Suggestion Guide
Prelude – Vocal Solos
Ave Maria Franz Schubert
Ave Maria J.S. Bach/arr. Gounod
How Beautiful Twila Paris
O Perfect Love Joseph Barnby
Panis Angelicus Cesar Franck
Set Me As a Seal Matt Maher
Prelude - Instrumental
(May also be appropriate as Processional music or at other times)
Air from “Water Music” G.F. Handel
Air on a G String J.S. Bach
Arioso J.S. Bach
Ave Verum Corpus W.A. Mozart
Be Thou With Me J.S. Bach
Canon in D Johann Pachelbel
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring J.S. Bach
Prelude in C J.S. Bach
Sleeper’s Wake J.S. Bach
Processional
Air from “Water Music” G.F. Handel
Allegro Maestoso G.F. Handel
Prince of Denmark’s March Jeremiah Clarke
Processional from the “Royal Fireworks” G.F. Handel
Trumpet Tune Jeremiah Clarke
Gathering Hymn - sung by the assembly (optional)
God, Who Created Hearts to Love BB # 688
Hear Us Now, Our God and Father BB # 687
Sing a New Song BB # 578
Rain Down BB # 638
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 33: God Is Love David Haas
Psalm 34: Taste and See BB # 344
Psalm 103: The Lord Is Kind and Merciful
Psalm 118: This is the Day the Lord has Made
Psalm 128: Blest Are Those Who Love You
Psalm 145: I Will Praise Your Name BB # 828
Gospel Acclamation
Celtic Alleluia (Verse: All those who live in love with God are united,
for they live with God and God lives with them.)
Lighting of the Unity Candle (optional)
In Perfect Charity BB # 430
Set Me As a Seal Matt Maher
Wherever You Go David Haas
Wherever You Go BB # 689
Or an instrumental selection
Preparation of the Gifts
The Gift of Love
I Have Loved You BB # 634
Set Me As a Seal
When Love Is Found BB # 690
Where There Is Love BB # 685
Eucharistic Acclamations
Mass of Creation
Communion
Bread of Life BB # 318
Bread, Blessed and Broken BB # 327
I Will Choose Christ BB # 536
In Perfect Charity BB # 430
One Bread, One Body BB # 356
One Love Released BB # 342
Song of the Body of Christ BB # 322
Taste and See BB # 344
(A second communion hymn or communion meditation, like Panis Angelicus or How Beautiful may be chosen if a large number of guests are present. Also, at this point, flowers may be presented to Mary, and would be an appropriate time for the Ave Maria.)
Recessional –Sung by assembly
God Is Love BB # 436
God, Who Created Hearts to Love BB # 688
Hear Us Now, Our God and Father BB # 687
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (Ode to Joy) BB # 559
Lead Me, Lord BB # 587
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling BB # 432
Recessional – Instrumental
Allegro William Boyce
Allegro Maestoso G.F. Handel
Fanfares Jean-Joseph Mouret
Hallelujah Chorus from the “Messiah” G.F. Handel
Hornpipe from “Water Music” G.F. Handel
Ode to Joy L. van Beethoven
Prince of Denmark’s March Jeremiah Clarke
Rondeau from “Sinfonies des Fanfares” Jean-Joseph Mouret
Please contact Alexis Kutarna, Director of Liturgy and Music, at (262)251-0220 ext. 157 or kutarnaa@stmarymf.org.
Wedding Planner
Couple: ____________________________________
Date: ______________________________________
Time: ______________________________________
E-mail address: _______________________________
Prelude_________________________________________________
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Processional____________________________________________
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Responsorial Psalm______________________________________
Gospel Acclamation Celtic Alleluia
Unity Candle (optional) ___________________________________
Preparation of Gifts_______________________________________
Eucharistic Acclamations Mass of Creation
Communion_____________________________________________
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Recessional_____________________________________________
Notes:
*Your wedding fee includes the fees for both the parish organist ($150) and parish cantor ($100).
Contact Alexis with questions at: kutarnaa@stmarymf.org.
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