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Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”

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Free Musical Scores For Catholic Weddings

Jeff Ostrowski · June 3, 2013

ANY PEOPLE have been requesting free musical scores for the Catholic wedding Mass. Below you will find several organ and vocalist scores for use at marriages in the Ordinary Form.

1. Organ Processional [PDF] • This simple arrangement of Pachelbel’s Canon in D allows the organist to watch and time the procession for the bride’s entrance.

2. Introit (“Entrance Chant”) • “Deus Israel”
Vocalist Score:  [PDF]
Practice Video:  [Version 1]  •  [Version 2]
Practice Audio:  [Mp3]
Organ Accompaniment:  [PDF]

Deus Israel conjungat vos, et ipse sit vobiscum, qui misertus est duobus unicis: et nunc, Domine, fac eos plenius benedicere te.  Ps. Beati omnes qui timent Dominum: qui ambulant in viis ejus.
(Tobias 7:15 and 8:19) May the God of Israel join you together; and may he be with you, who took pity upon two only children: and now, O Lord, make them bless thee more fully.  (Ps. 127:1) Blessed are all they that fear the Lord; that walk in his ways.

3. Responsorial Psalm • “Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.”   [MORE VERSIONS]
Organist Score:  [PDF]
Vocalist Score:  [PDF]
Practice Video:  [YouTube]
Congregational Insert:  [Modern]  •  [Gregorian]

R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.   (With Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9.)
1. I will bless the LORD at all times; / his praise shall be ever in my mouth.
Let my soul glory in the LORD; / the lowly will hear me and be glad.
2. Glorify the LORD with me, / Let us together extol his name.
I sought the LORD, and he answered me / And delivered me from all my fears.
3. Look to him that you may be radiant with joy. / And your faces may not blush with shame.
When the afflicted man called out, the LORD heard, / And from all his distress he saved him.
4. The angel of the LORD encamps / around those who fear him and delivers them.
Taste and see how good the LORD is; / blessed the man who takes refuge in him.

4. Gospel Acclamation • “Alleluia before the Gospel”          [AN EASIER VERSION]
Organist Score:  [PDF]
Congregational Insert:  [Gregorian]
Recording for Rehearsal:  [Video]

If we love one another, God remains in us / and his love is brought to perfection in us.

Deus cáritas est; diligámus nos ínvicem, sicut Deus diléxit nos. (Cf. I Jn 4: 8b, 11)
God is love. Let us love one another, as God has loved us. (Cf. I Jn 4: 8b, 11)

*  PDF Download • WEDDING GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

5. Offertory Antiphon • “In Te Speravi”
Vocalist Score:  [PDF]
Recording for Rehearsal:  [Video]
Organ Accompaniment:  [PDF]

“In thee, O Lord, have I hoped: I said, thou art my God, my times are in thy hands.” (Psalm 30:15-16)

6. Offertory Interlude for Organ [PDF] • This gorgeous Adagio by John Bennett (1735-1784) is relatively simple to play.

7. Our Father • “Pater Noster” in English & Latin
Vocalist Score in Latin:  [PDF]
Organ Accompaniments for English Version & Latin Version:  [PDF]

8. Communion Antiphon • “Ecce Sic Benedicetur”
Vocalist score:  [PDF]
Practice file:  [Mp3]
Rehearsal Videos:  [Version 1]  •  [Version 2]
Organ Accompaniment:  [PDF]

Ecce sic benedicetur omnis homo, qui timet Dominum: et videas filios filiorum tuorum: pax super Israel.
Behold, thus shall every man be blessed that feareth the Lord: and mayest thou see thy children’s children: peace upon Israel. (Ps. 127: 4 and 6)

9. Organ Recessional [PDF] • This piece, named in honor of Benedict XVI’s “Spe Salvi” encyclical, is able to be played well by even the most unskilled organist.

The Ordinary Form Nuptial Mass allows for the use of many different options (in terms of the texts). As time goes on, we hope to add resources for these options.

Opinions by blog authors do not necessarily represent the views of Corpus Christi Watershed.

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About Jeff Ostrowski

Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He resides with his wife and children in Michigan. —(Read full biography).

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    Pipe Organ “Answers” in Plainsong?
    In 2003, I copied a book by Félix Bélédin (d. 1895), who was titular organist—from 1841 to 1874—at the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Lyon (France). In 2008, we scanned and uploaded the book to the Lalande Online Library. Nobody knows for sure when the book was published; some believe it first appeared in the 1840s. In any event, one who examines this excerpt, showing GLORIA IX might wonder why it says the organ answers in plainsong. However, the front of the book explains, telling the organist explicitly when to “respond in plainchant.” This is something called organ alternatim. Believe it or not, the pipe organ would take turns with the choir, playing certain texts instrumentally instead of having them sung. I’m not very well-versed in this—pardon the pun—but if memory serves, ORGAN ALTERNATIM was frowned upon by the time of Pope Saint Pius X. Nevertheless, French organists kept doing it, even after it was explicitly condemned as an abuse.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Music List • (5th Sunday of Lent)
    Readers have expressed interest in seeing the ORDER OF MUSIC I created for this coming Sunday, which is the 5th Sunday of Lent (22 March 2026). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. Traditionally, this Sunday was called ‘Passion’ Sunday. Starting in 1956, certain church leaders attempted rename both ‘Passion’ Sunday and ‘Palm’ Sunday—but it didn’t work. For example, Monsignor Frederick McManus tried to get people to call PALM SUNDAY “Second Passion Sunday”—but the faithful rejected that. I encourage all the readers to visit the feasts website, where the Propria Missae may be downloaded completely free of charge.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Music List • (Holy Thursday, 2026)
    Readers have expressed interest in seeing the ORDER OF MUSIC I created for Holy Thursday, which is 2 April 2026. If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. I’m not sure I’ve ever heard a more piercingly beautiful INTROIT, and I have come to absolutely love the SATB version of ‘Ubi cáritas’ we are singing (joined by our burgeoning children’s choir). I encourage all the readers to visit the feasts website, where the Propria Missae may be downloaded completely free of charge.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Gregorian Chant Quiz” • 24 March 2026
    How well do you know your Gregorian hymns? Do you recognize the tune inserted into the bass line on this score? For many years, we sang the entire Mass in Gregorian chant—and I mean everything. As a result, it would be difficult to find a Gregorian hymn I don’t recognize instantly. Only decades later did I realize (with sadness) that this skill cannot be ‘monetized’… This particular melody is used for a very famous Gregorian hymn, printed in the LIBER USUALIS. Do you recognize it? Send me an email with the correct words, and I promise to tell everybody I meet about your prowess!
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Ubi Caritas” (SATB)
    I remember singing “Ubi Cáritas” by Maurice Duruflé at the conservatory. I was deeply moved by it. However, some feel Duruflé’s version isn’t suitable for small choirs since it’s written for 6 voices and the bass tessitura is quite low. That’s why I was absolutely thrilled to discover this “Ubi cáritas” (SATB) for smaller choirs by Énemond Moreau, who studied with OSCAR DEPUYDT (d. 1925), an orphan who became a towering figure of Catholic music. Depuydt’s students include: Flor Peeters (d. 1986); Monsignor Jules Van Nuffel (d. 1953); Arthur Meulemans (d. 1966); Monsignor Jules Vyverman (d. 1989); and Gustaaf Nees (d. 1965). Rehearsal videos for each individual voice await you at #19705. When I came across the astonishing English translation for “Ubi Cáritas” by Monsignor Ronald Knox—matching the Latin’s meter—I decided to add those lyrics as an option (for churches which have banned Latin). My wife and I made this recording to give you some idea how it sounds.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Holy, Holy, Holy”
    For vigil Masses on Saturday (a.k.a. “anticipated” Masses) we use this simpler setting of the “Holy, Holy, Holy” by Monsignor Jules Vyverman (d. 1989), a Belgian priest, organist, composer, and music educator who ultimately succeeded another ‘Jules’ (CANON JULES VAN NUFFEL) as director of the Lemmensinstituut in Belgium. Although I could be wrong, my understanding is that the LEMMENSINSTITUUT eventually merged with “Catholic University of Leuven” (originally founded in 1425). That’s the university Fulton J. Sheen attended.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

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I basically don’t favor Cardinal Kasper’s proposal; I don’t think it’s coherent. To my mind, “indissoluble” means “unbreakable.”

— Daniel Cardinal DiNardo (19 October 2015)

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