Marriage Enrichment & Marriage Preparation
Our parish offers a variety of resources and workshops for every stage of marriage: marriage preparation for engaged couples, marriage enrichment opportunities for strong marriages, and healing and support ministries for couples seeking to rediscover a loving marriage.
Preparing for Marriage
Processional
Pasticcio by Jean Langlais
March in A, Op. 41, No. 5 by Alexandre Guilmant
Choeur Triomphale, Op. 47, No. 2 by Alexandre Guilmant
Concerto No. 13 in F (Allegro) by George Frederick Handel
Ballo by Bernardo Storace
Processional by George Frederick Handel
Canon in D (also Prelude/Offertory) by Johann Pachelbel
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (also Prelude/Offertory) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Processional in G Major by John Stanley
Trumpet Voluntary in D Major by Jeremiah Clarke
Recessional
Allegro from Suite Gothique by Léon Boëllmann
Nun Danket Alle Gott, Op. 65 by Sigfried Karg-Elert
Sonata II (Allegro Maestoso e Vivace) by Felix Mendelssohn
Allegro Maestoso by George Frederick Handel
Te Deum by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
La Rejouissance by George Frederick Handel
Rigaudon by André Campra
Rondeau by Jean Joseph Mouret
Trumpet Tune in D Major by Henry Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary in D by John Stanley
Prelude and/or Offertory
Symphony No. 5 (Adagio) by Charles-Marie Widor
Berceuse (24 Pieces in a Free Style) by Louis Vierne
Offertoire sur les Grands jeux (Convents) by Françoise Couperin
Arioso by Johann Sebastian Bach
Air from the D Major Suite Johann Sebastian Bach
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan by Johann Pachelbel
Sheep May Safely Graze by Johann Sebastian Bach
Antienne from Hommage by Jean Langlais
Fantaisie in C (Adagio) by Cæsar Franck
Intermezzo from Sonata in E Minor by Josef Rheinberger
Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel (also Processional)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Johann Sebastian Bach (also Processional)
Getting Married
Our marriage preparation program facilitates the thorough discernment and preparation a couple needs before receiving the Sacrament of Matrimony. Please contact the Parish Office 9 to 12 months in advance of your anticipated wedding date.
Natural Family Planning Support
Natural Family Planning is a natural, scientific, and Church-supported method of supporting couples in their fertility. Whether avoiding or achieving pregnancy, our parish Natural Family Planning resources are perfect for all couples.
Our parish also offers Small Faith Communities and Family Ministry events to walk with couples and their families along their faith journey.
Resources:
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Check the bulletin for upcoming events.
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Natural Family Planning
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Retrovaille: A program to strengthen marriages and well worth traveling to Northern Virginia