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Instruction on Sacred Music and Sacred Liturgy Sacred Congregation for Rites — 3 September, 1958

71. The use of automatic instruments and machines, such as the automatic organ, phonograph, radio, tape or wire recorders, and other similar machines, is absolutely forbidden in liturgical functions and private devotions, whether they are held inside or outside the church, even if these machines be used only to transmit sermons or sacred music, or to substitute for the singing of the choir or faithful, or even just to support it.

MUSIC AT WEDDINGS:

Congratulations!  Your Wedding Liturgy is when you give thanks to God for His blessing you in this wonderful Sacrament, so the music is tailored to praise God. Secular music is never allowed in a Wedding Liturgy. Movie theme songs and popular music is saved for your reception. 

You should reserve your musician several months ahead. The church does not do this for you, you should reach out to our music director to start that process.  Also, if you bring your own musicians, they will be able to use our organ and/or piano and a microphone.  Any other microphones and needs would require them to bring their own sound system. Outside musicians must have a good understanding of the Catholic liturgy. 

Please note that musicians do not attend Wedding rehearsals. Your fee to the church covers one musician only.  Any additional musicians you have will need to be paid out-of-pocket by you, including singers.  Music is not available for Marriage Convalidations.

You should have your music picked from the list below months before your Wedding. Here is the list of songs that are approved and you may choose from:
 

Classical Pieces:
Air on the G String (Bach)
Arioso (Bach)
Ave Maria (Schubert)
Ave Maria (Bach)
Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Elegie (Massenet)
Excerpt from Hornpipe from “Water Music” Movement 12 from Water Music Suite 2 (Handel)
Here Comes the Bride / Bridal Chorus (Wagner)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach)
La Rejouissance (Handel)
Ode to Joy (Beethoven)
Panis Angelicus (Franck)
Prelude dal Te Deum (Charpentier)
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 (Bach)
Prince of Denmark’s March (Clarke)
Rondeau (Mouret)
Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
 
Hymns:

Please note that we cannot use music with the word "Alleluia" during Lent.
All Creatures of Our God and King (LASST UNS ERFREUEN)
Alleluia Alleluia Let the Holy Anthem Rise (HOLY ANTHEM)
All Praise and Glad Thanksgiving (GOTT VATER SEI GEPRIESEN)
As Grains of Wheat (Rosania)
At the Lamb’s High Feast (SALZBURG)
Beautiful Savior (ST. ELIZABETH)
Celtic Alleluia Sending Forth (Walker)
Christ Be Our Light (Farrell)
Christians Let Us Love One Another (PICARDY)
God We Praise You (NETTLETON)
Gather Your People (Hurd)
God is Love (ABBOT’S LEIGH)
Here I Am Lord (Schutte)
Holy God We Praise Thy Name (GROSSER GOTT)
I Have Loved You (Joncas)
Immaculate Mary (LOURDES HYMN)
In Christ Alone (Getty)
I Sing the Mighty Power of God (ELLACOMBE)
Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee (HYMN TO JOY)Lord of All Hopefulness (SLANE)
Love Divine All Loves Excelling (HYFRYDOL)
Now Thank We All Our God (NUN DANKET)
O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God (ST. COLUMBA)
O God Beyond All Praising (THAXTED)
One Bread One Body (Foley)
Praise My Soul the King of Heaven (LAUDA ANIMA)
Praise to the Lord (LOBE DEN HERREN)
Rejoice the Lord is King (DARWALL’S 148^TH)
Servant Song (McGargill)
Thanks Be to God (Dean)
The God of All Grace (Manalo)
The Supper of the Lord (Rosania)
Unless a Grain of Wheat (Farrell)
Where Charity and Love Prevail (CHRISTIAN LOVE)
Wherever You Go (Weston Priory)