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🎶 Catholic Wedding Mass Music Guide


Music That Places God at the Center of Your Marriage

Congratulations to all couples preparing to receive the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony! This union is more than a promise between two people—it is a sacred covenant grounded in divine love. As you stand before God, surrounded by family and friends, music has the power to lift your hearts to heaven, reminding you that Christ is at the center of your vows and your life together.

Choosing music for a Catholic Wedding Mass is both spiritually meaningful and deeply personal. A beautiful chant or hymn can transform a moment into an act of worship—calling God’s grace into your ceremony and uniting your voices with the eternal chorus of the Church.

To guide you, I’ve curated 30 cherished Catholic pieces—from serene Gregorian chants to uplifting contemporary songs like Belovedness by Sarah Kroger—that place God at the forefront of your celebration. Each entry includes links for listening (YouTube & Spotify) and sheet music for your musicians.



Entrance / Processional Hymns

  1. Canon in D – Johann PachelbelKey: D Major | Instrumentation: Strings or Piano

  2. Ave Maria – Franz SchubertKey: B‑flat Major | Instrumentation: Solo Voice + Piano

  3. Ave Maria – J.S. Bach / Charles GounodKey: C Major | Instrumentation: Voice + Piano

  4. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – J.S. BachKey: G Major | Instrumentation: Choral or Piano/Instrumental

  5. God, Who Created Hearts to Love – Traditional HymnKey: C or D Major | Instrumentation: Congregation + Organ/Piano

    • YouTube: Hymnal Choir Version

    • Spotify: Traditional Hymn Collections

    • Sheet Music: Available in OCP or GIA hymnals


Gathering / Opening Hymns

  1. Love Divine, All Loves Excelling – Charles Wesley (tune: Hyfrydol)

  2. All Creatures of Our God and King – St. Francis (tune: Lasst Uns Erfreuen)

  3. How Great Thou Art – Stuart Hine (tune: O Store Gud)

  4. Belovedness – Sarah Kroger

  5. Gather Us In – Marty Haugen

    • YouTube: Worship Team Version

    • Spotify: Gather Us In – Worship Hymn

    • Sheet Music: OCP / GIA hymnals

Responsorial Psalm (Choose One)

(Please note: Psalm settings don't always have Spotify links but sound files and sheet music are available through publishers.)

  1. Psalm 33: The Earth is Full of the Goodness of the Lord – David Haas

  2. Psalm 34: Taste and See – James E. Moore Jr.

  3. Psalm 103: The Lord is Kind and Merciful – Tomás Luis de Victoria / John Michael Talbot

    • YouTube: Choir Setting

    • Sheet Music: Hymnals or publisher collections

  4. Psalm 128: Blessed Are Those Who Love You – Marty Haugen

Gospel Acclamation

  1. Celtic Alleluia – Fintan O’Carroll / Christopher Walker

  2. Alleluia (Chant Mode VI) – Gregorian Chant

Offertory Hymns

  1. Ubi Caritas (Chant) – Traditional Gregorian

  2. Ubi Caritas (Modern) – Bob Hurd

  3. Where Charity and Love Prevail – Dom Paul Benoit (tune: Christian Love)

    • YouTube: Choir Performance

    • Spotify: Where Charity and Love Prevail – Hymn Version

    • Sheet Music: Hymnals

  4. Set Me as a Seal – Matt Maher

Eucharistic / Communion Hymns

  1. Panis Angelicus – César Franck

  2. Taste and See – James E. Moore Jr.

    • YouTube: Choir Version

    • Spotify: (look for worship versions)

    • Sheet Music: GIA / OCP

  3. One Bread, One Body – John Foley, SJ

    • YouTube: Folk Choir Version

    • Spotify: One Bread One Body – Hymn Version

    • Sheet Music: GIA / Hymnals

  4. Take and Eat – Michael Joncas

  5. Gift of Finest Wheat – Omer Westendorf

    • YouTube: Hymn Tune Performance

    • Spotify: Gift of Finest Wheat – Hymn Version

    • Sheet Music: OCP / Hymnals

Peace & Meditation Hymns

  1. Dona Nobis Pacem – Traditional Gregorian Chant

  2. The Prayer of St. Francis – Sebastian Temple

    • YouTube: Guitar/Vocal Version

    • Spotify: Make Me a Channel of Your Peace – Hymn Version

    • Sheet Music: Common hymnals

  3. Soul of My Savior (Anima Christi) – Traditional

    • YouTube: Chant-Style Version

    • Spotify: (search “Anima Christi hymn”)

    • Sheet Music: Hymnals

Marian Devotion (Optional)

  1. Salve Regina – Gregorian Chant

  2. Hail Mary, Gentle Woman – Carey Landry

    • YouTube: Worship Choir

    • Spotify: Hail Mary Gentle Woman – Hymn Version

    • Sheet Music: OCP hymnals











 
 
 

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