"Traditional" OF Wedding Mass Ideas?

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GangGreen said:
I am so far encouraged since the priest that I’m hoping to have do the Mass is younger and seems to be a bit more traditional minded. We’ll see though. Thanks for the suggestions :D.

One thing I wish I could have is a full Rosary before the Mass (prior to the bride arriving). I don’t think there would be enough time for that though :o.
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If you’re getting married at noon, you could sing or recite the Angelus (or the Regina Caeli if you’re getting married during Paschaltide).
 
GangGreen said:
I am so far encouraged since the priest that I’m hoping to have do the Mass is younger and seems to be a bit more traditional minded. We’ll see though. Thanks for the suggestions :D.

One thing I wish I could have is a full Rosary before the Mass (prior to the bride arriving). I don’t think there would be enough time for that though :o.
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CONGRATS with your upcoming marriage and God Bless you both. 🙂
 
aemcpa said:
You could also have the Confiteor recited and the Kyrie then sung.

You could have the proper antiphons for the Nuptial Mass chanted, in English or in Latin, at the entrance, gradual (which would be in place of the Responsorial Psalm), Alleuia, offertory and communion.

You could have the intercessions sung.
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There is no penitential rite in a nuptial mass.
 
This is the kind of wedding I want–a NO nuptial mass with the greek/latin responses. There are so many beautiful masses out there that would be suitable for a wedding, even with a small cohort of singers.

Good luck with planning everything and I hope you get the wedding of your dreams!
 
Old bump, but here’s what I’ve decided so far. Of course I need to find someone to sing in Latin (hopefully the people at the Church can do it!).

I think I’ve found the priest I want, so I’ll see if he’ll go along with everything. He seems pretty traditional.

I just need to start communicating with him and see how I can do all this.

Anyway, the procession is going to do the traditional way, my future wife won’t allow anything else. I’ve never gone to any Catholic weddings that have done it as the book suggests.

Anyway. A few things, I plan on having almost all of the music in Latin. Also, lots and lots of incense :D. As a few of you may notice, those are the Latin Propers. Also if the priest agrees to it, I would love to have the Liturgy of the Eucharist done Ad Orientem.

Procession of the Priest, Groom, & Bridal Party and Incensing of the Alter = Deus Israel Conjungat Vos.

Procession of the bride = Unknown

Gloria = Latin, as of now Mass VIII, I like VII a lot if they can do it.

Responsorial Psalm = English according to how it’s typically done in OF

Alleluia = Same as RP

Gospel = I would love to have it chanted in English, but if not then normal.

Offertory = In Te Speravi

Sanctus = Same as Gloria

Mystery of Faith = Spoken, no music

Eucharistic Doxology = Chanted w/Chanted Amen (no music)

Agnus Dei = Same as Gloria & Sanctus

Communion = Ecce Sic Benedicetur

Post Communion = Adoro Te Devote

Presentation of Flowers to Mary = I keep changing my mind on this one every month or so. Right now I’m thinking Inviolata. I also like Concordi Laetitia, O Sanctissima, and Ave Maris Stella (my favorite, but probably a bit too long)

Recessional = Probably Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, but we’ll see.

and that’s it!
 
GangGreen said:
Old bump, but here’s what I’ve decided so far. Of course I need to find someone to sing in Latin (hopefully the people at the Church can do it!).

I think I’ve found the priest I want, so I’ll see if he’ll go along with everything. He seems pretty traditional.

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I thought your thread was dead. 😛

Anyway, the lineup looks good! I’m glad you figured it out. 🙂
 
Why would you want a sung Per Ipsum but a spoken Mysterium Fidei? Seems rather non-cohesive.
 
It’s never too late to change to an EF Wedding Mass. 🙂

My wife was against having an EF wedding because my family is nearly all Protestant and her family and friends almost all went to the OF. I was able to finally convince her to agree to an EF wedding, and now she’s glad she did. Even my step-mother, who’s a fallen away Catholic, acknowledged the beauty of the Mass.

It helped having several seminarians from the FSSP seminary come to sing as well as a group of 4th Degree Knights of Columbus to hold their swords up as we processed under them. 😃

Do you and your fiancee normally attend an EF or an OF Mass? What are her reservations for having an EF wedding Mass? Regardless, it looks like you have a well thought out plan for a very traditional wedding, and I wish you both the best!
 
YoungTradCath said:
Why would you want a sung Per Ipsum but a spoken Mysterium Fidei? Seems rather non-cohesive.
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I guess I’ve never heard the Mysterium Fidei sung in an OF mass except without the blaring organ going over it. I just don’t like going from the solemnity of the consecration transitioning to a song. IMO it breaks the moment.

Having the Mysterium Fidei just chanted without organ would be nice.
 
larsont7 said:
It’s never too late to change to an EF Wedding Mass. 🙂

My wife was against having an EF wedding because my family is nearly all Protestant and her family and friends almost all went to the OF. I was able to finally convince her to agree to an EF wedding, and now she’s glad she did. Even my step-mother, who’s a fallen away Catholic, acknowledged the beauty of the Mass.

It helped having several seminarians from the FSSP seminary come to sing as well as a group of 4th Degree Knights of Columbus to hold their swords up as we processed under them. 😃

Do you and your fiancee normally attend an EF or an OF Mass? What are her reservations for having an EF wedding Mass? Regardless, it looks like you have a well thought out plan for a very traditional wedding, and I wish you both the best!
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I attend the EF as often as I can (otherwise OF). She is more of a fallen away Catholic :(. Her reservation is that no one will understand the Mass at all. IDK, I’m going to try to drag her to some EF Masses if I have a chance. However, the Church that we’re getting married at already told us that they won’t do it because no one knows how.
 
That’s roughly what I envision at my imaginary wedding. I would go light on the incense. It can be overwhelming for some guests.

What’s going on during the first censing of the altar? Continuation of the bride’s procession song? I know some place the Introit there with another song during the procession, even though it really belongs with the procession.

I don’t know what you mean by “typical” in the OF, but I hope you mean the Responsorial Psalms and Gospel Acclamation will be sung.

I too am of the opinion that an accompanied Mysterium Fidei breaks the flow. Ideally, the entire ordinary should be chanted unaccompanied but if you use an organ, at least not during the Mysterium Fidei.

No sung Our Father?

I think the seasonal Marian antiphon should be sung after every Mass, nuptial or not, though I guess if there’s any time to sing a different one, it would be a ritual Mass.

I know most traditionalists don’t like Mendelssohn’s Wedding March as being inappropriate for a church.
 
GangGreen said:
Anyway, the procession is going to do the traditional way, my future wife won’t allow anything else. I’ve never gone to any Catholic weddings that have done it as the book suggests.
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Just a note on this. I was hoping to process up with my then fiance at our wedding instead of the traditional father giving the bride away, but the priest would not allow it, at least, not as both of us coming in together because it gives the appearance that we are already joined. However, what he did allow was for my fiance to come in from the side and walk back to me so that we then approach the altar together. Now, I realize thats still not what you are going to be doing, but, as our priest explained, what is important theology-wise for the procession is that ultimately you and your fiancee walk up to the altar together, even if that only means taking those last few steps together. So hopefully that will help you feel better about going the traditional route. Also… maybe you could find a compromise and have her father only walk her up part of the way and have you come back and walk up tthe rest of the way with her, to emphasize the theology that you are both coming of your own free will? Anyway, I’m just throwing some disorganized thoughts out there, feel free to ignore. 🙂
 
thewanderer said:
Just a note on this. I was hoping to process up with my then fiance at our wedding instead of the traditional father giving the bride away, but the priest would not allow it, at least, not as both of us coming in together because it gives the appearance that we are already joined. However, what he did allow was for my fiance to come in from the side and walk back to me so that we then approach the altar together. Now, I realize thats still not what you are going to be doing, but, as our priest explained, what is important theology-wise for the procession is that ultimately you and your fiancee walk up to the altar together, even if that only means taking those last few steps together. So hopefully that will help you feel better about going the traditional route. Also… maybe you could find a compromise and have her father only walk her up part of the way and have you come back and walk up tthe rest of the way with her, to emphasize the theology that you are both coming of your own free will? Anyway, I’m just throwing some disorganized thoughts out there, feel free to ignore. 🙂
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Has this priest not looked at the Marriage Ritual where the preferred way is for the priest to meet the couple at the door and have them come up at the end of the procession?
 
Phemie said:
Has this priest not looked at the Marriage Ritual where the preferred way is for the priest to meet the couple at the door and have them come up at the end of the procession?
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Yes, he has looked at the Marriage Ritual carefully and many times and thought about this a great deal. And like I said, he was fine with us processing up together, we just had to come in from different doors first. I was just trying to give the OP another way to think about the theology of processing up together so that he might not feel as bad about his finacee processing in with her father.
 
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