This weekend we welcome engaged couples from Pittsburgh and surrounding areas who have attended our Pre-Cana Day of Reflection on Saturday. We wish them well in their future marriages and thank those eight presenting couples who spoke so well about their own marriage journeys. Love is in the air at Saint Joseph Parish!
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner and Pre-Cana couples visiting, I thought this might be a good time to discuss the basics of music for the Wedding Ritual and also to remind couples planning to get married at Saint Joseph Parish to contact me at the rectory to plan the music for your wedding.
The Diocese of Pittsburgh in accordance with Canon Law has pertinent documentation regarding music and the wedding ritual:
Musical Elements of the Wedding Liturgy
A. Principles of Music Planning
1. The celebration of a wedding in the Catholic Church is a “liturgical” event, an action of the whole Church in whose presence couples freely commit themselves in the covenant of marriage. (This distinguishes the marriage rite from the receptions and other private family or social functions that also frequently mark the beginning of married life.)
You can download the entire document or also pick up a copy through the Music Office at the Rectory.
