St. Luke the Evangelist Church Music for Weddings

Music for Weddings

Prelude Music

Classical, choice of organist

Parents and Grandparents seated?

Sung (Any of these would work for the preparation of the gifts as well)

Not For Tongues of Heaven's Angels (Joncas)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach)
Wherever you Go (Haas)
The Wedding Song
When Love is Found (a Shaker hymn)
The Servant Song

Processional

Recommended one piece for both bridesmaids and bride, unless there are many bridesmaids - if two songs are needed, the first two might be nice for the
bridesmaids, with one of the others then used for the bride.

Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
Menuet from Fireworks Music (Handel)

Liturgy of the Word

Psalms (sung)

Psalm 33: Blessed are we, beloved of God, chosen as faithful people. Cotter (GIA)
Psalm 103: Loving and forgiving are you, O Lord; slow to anger, rich in kindness, loving and forgiving are you. (Soper, OCP)
Psalm 128: O blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways. (Gelineau, GIA)

Gospel Alleluia

Celtic or chant (OCP)

Preparation of the Gifts

Any of the prelude pieces could go here, plus congregational hymns, such as Blest Are They, We Have Been Told (OCP)

Mass Parts

Mass of Creation (Haugen) or Community Mass (Proulx)

Sign of peace

If you think this will take a while, a short blessing can be sung here; otherwise, instrumental variations leading up to the Lamb of God will work fine.

Communion

Panis Angelicas
Taste and See (Moore)
or any of the prelude or preparation of the gifts pieces.

Communion Meditation (visit to Mary)

Ave Maria (Schubert) - this is the usual one
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Gentle Woman (OCP)

Recessional

Ode to Joy (Beethoven)
Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
Break Forth Into Joy (Bach)
La Rejoissance (Handel)

OCP - Oregon Catholic Press; GIA - GIA Publications