Wedding Music
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“Certainly, the beauty of our celebrations can never be sufficiently cultivated, fostered and refined, for nothing can be too beautiful for God, Who is Himself infinite Beauty. Yet our earthly liturgies will never be more than a pale reflection of the liturgy celebrated in the Jerusalem on high, the goal of our pilgrimage on earth. May our own celebrations nonetheless resemble that liturgy as closely as possible and grant us a foretaste of it!” – Pope Benedict XVI
This is a resource page for parish musicians and priests of the Diocese of Marquette. Its purpose is to assist them in providing sacred music recommendations for the sacred liturgy. The Marriage Rite is a Sacrament of the Church, a solemn exchange of vows between a bride and a groom, and an act of worship on the part of all those present to offer thanks and praise for God’s blessings on the couple’s life together as husband and wife. All of the music before, during, and after the wedding liturgy reflects the Christian meaning of the Rite.
Many thanks to those who were involved in making these recordings possible, including Northern Apostle Radio-WNOA LP 103.9 FM (https://clavesregniministries.com/), Jamie Gualdoni (editor), and Julia Janowski (cantor).
The numbers in parentheses correspond to the Diocesan Hymnal.
ENTRANCE HYMNS & ANTIPHONS:
All Creatures of our God and King (#387)
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You (#381)
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (#468)
O God, Beyond All Praising (#405)
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (#390)
Entrance Antiphon: May the Lord Send You Help
Order: St. Meinrad Entrance and Communion Antiphons for Sacraments and Parish Rituals (OCP)
View: Sample Score
Gregorian Introit: Deus Israel
Download Score: Gregorian Notation
Download Score: Modern Notation
CANTICLE OF PRAISE:
May the Grace of Christ Our Savior (#370)
MEDITATION MUSIC (LITURGY OF THE WORD)/PREPARATION MUSIC (MASS):
A Nuptial Blessing - Richard Proulx
Contact: Augsburg Fortress Press
O God of Love - Gerre Hancock, arr. Paul Bouman
Contact: Augsburg Fortress Press
The Call ("Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life") - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Download Score: The Call (from Five Mystical Songs)
Ubi Caritas (#199)
Adoro Te Devote (#354)*
Panis Angelicus - César Franck*
Download Score: Panis Angelicus
Panis Angelicus - Camille Saint-Saëns*
Download Score: Panis Angelicus
Panis Angelicus - Gregorian Chant*
Download Score: Modern Notation
COMMUNION ANTIPHON:
Communion Antiphon: Christ Loved the Church
Order: St. Meinrad Entrance and Communion Antiphons for Sacraments and Parish Rituals (OCP)
View: Sample Score
Gregorian Communio: Ecce sic benedicetur
Download score: Gregorian Notation
Download score: Modern Notation
COMMUNION PROCESSION:
Ave Verum (#340)
Ave Verum - Jean Langlais
Order: Ave Verum (from Trois Prières)
God Is Love - Richard Proulx
Order and Preview: God Is Love
God Is Love - A. Gregory Murray
Order: God Is Love
Gift of Finest Wheat (#323)
I Received the Living God (#336)
INTERCESSION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY:
Ave Maria - Franz Schubert
Download Score: Ave Maria, Op. 52 No. 6
Ave Maria - Camille Saint-Saëns
Download Score: Vingt Motets (starts on page 10 of the PDF)
Ave Maria - Johann Sebastian Bach/Charles Gounod
Download Score: High Voice
Download Score: Low Voice
Ave Maria (#290)
Ave Maris Stella - Gregorian Chant
Download Score: Ave Maris Stella
Alma Redemptoris Mater (#291) - Season Marian Antiphon: First Sunday of Advent - February 2
Ave Regina Caelorum (#292) - Seasonal Marian Antiphon: February 2 - Easter Vigil
Regina Caeli (#293) - Seasonal Marian Antiphon: Easter Vigil - Pentecost Sunday
Salve Regina (#294) - Seasonal Marian Antiphon: Pentecost Sunday - First Sunday of Advent
* for Wedding Masses ONLY
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