Category Archives: Rite of Marriage

A Wedding Music Compass 2.0: Expectations of Wedding Musicians

Posted on 28 May 2009 by

As promised in the last post, I’ll give you some tips on wedding musicians today: what you can expect, how you should conduct yourself, what to ask. Stuff like that. As always, this advice is lensed through my experiences as … Continue reading →

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A Wedding Music Compass 1.0: Finding Good Musicians

Posted on 22 May 2009 by

I had a delightful meeting with an engaged couple last night. Their wedding is still nearly a year in the future, but time flies and ducks must be lined up in their row. Plus, with a May wedding, you can’t … Continue reading →

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A Monster of a Discussion

Posted on 11 May 2009 by

Bridezillas, make way for blogzillas. I don’t know that I would have predicted that the Left-Right Blow-up in the Blogosphere would have happened over the way people got married. Friend Dale blogs here and here about Vox Nova blogging here … Continue reading →

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The Princess and The Priest

Posted on 23 April 2009 by

Worth watching: Busted Halo’s series The Princess, The Priest and the War for the Perfect Wedding. Episode three: Why Can’t We Get Married On The Beach? I’ve watched these productions. Love the concept and the execution. If I can ever … Continue reading →

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Wedding Lectionary: Ruth 1:8-11a, 13b-17

Posted on 23 April 2009 by

Many clergy expand the Lectionary offerings they provide to mourners or to engaged couples. We’ve read earlier in our examination of the Pastoral Care rites that preparers of the liturgy are not limited to the Lectionary options for the sick … Continue reading →

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The Eucharist and Ecumenical Weddings

Posted on 22 April 2009 by

In helping engaged couples plan their wedding liturgies, the intersection of the Eucharist with a non-Catholic groom or bride is always a troubling point. I say this not because it becomes a bone of contention between couple and Church–that’s a … Continue reading →

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How To Find a Particular Wedding Psalm

Posted on 7 September 2008 by

Bethany asks in the combox of one of the wedding lectionary posts: I am also trying to find the sheet music for this particular responsorial psalm. I am the cantor in a wedding and no one can seem to find … Continue reading →

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Wedding Lectionary: Psalm 128: (1a adapted or 4), 1-2, 3, 4-5

Posted on 3 September 2008 by

The very last of the wedding Lectionary selections to be tackled on Catholic Sensibility is probably the most popular of them all. There are innumerable musical settings of this psalm, many of which are good. Most Catholic hymnals list a … Continue reading →

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Wedding Lectionary: John 17:20-26

Posted on 11 August 2008 by

Chapter 17 of John’s gospel contains a Last Supper prayer by Jesus to his Father. As a farewell address, one might question its place in the wedding Lectionary. Sure enough, it is not often chosen. I cannot think of a … Continue reading →

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Wedding Lectionary: John 15:9-12 & 15:12-16

Posted on 2 August 2008 by

The wedding Lectionary offers to couples three choices from Jesus’ Last Supper discourse in John’s Gospel, chapters 13 through 17. We’ll take a look at two of these choices, as they overlap with John 15:12′s statement, “This is my commandment: love … Continue reading →

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Wedding Lectionary: 1 Peter 3:1-9

Posted on 23 July 2008 by

I will tell you truthfully this reading is not a top choice for the wedding liturgy. This, despite the fact that Peter links the Christian approach of slaves (1 Peter 2:18ff) and husbands (3:7) to that of the subordinate wife. … Continue reading →

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Wedding Lectionary: Matthew 22:35-40

Posted on 18 July 2008 by

Ah! The greatest commandment. Let’s read the evangelist tell it: One of the Pharisees, a scholar of the law, tested Jesus by asking,      “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him,      “You shall love … Continue reading →

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Higher Love

Posted on 18 July 2008 by

Perhaps soon the tropical beach will drop to number two in the eyes of engaged couples seeking exotic knot-tying locales. Rocketplane Global plans to cater to folks who want to express a higher love. That’s going to have to include a higher … Continue reading →

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Wedding Lectionary: Romans 15:1b-3a, 5-7, 13

Posted on 15 July 2008 by

The beginnings and conclusions of Saint Paul’s letters include texts that are accessible, all-purpose, and naturally popular in content. It also “helps” when the Lectionary framers cherry-pick a section for good ideas and present it as a continuous whole. Read the last … Continue reading →

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Wedding Lectionary: Romans 12:1-2, 9-18

Posted on 2 July 2008 by

The second of three wedding selections from Romans is another excellent passage. Much of Paul that is selected for the Lectionary is teaching material: theological, rational, philosophical. This passage isn’t one of those. In Judaism, much of the Old Testament … Continue reading →

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