St. Patrick's Music for Funerals

The music ministry looks to serve our parish family during times of bereavement. If you have lost a friend or family member, and are in the process of making funeral arrangements, the parish's musicians would like to make you aware of the following:

1. A cantor and accompanist is ordiarily assigned to each parish funeral to lead the gathered assembly in its hymns, psalms, and sung responses.

2. Our musicians do their best to honor requests for specific hymns or psalms, provided they are chosen from the parish hymnal (Breaking Bread) and follow any seasonal or liturgical requirements or guidelines. All requests are considered on an "if possible" basis.

3. Music with a high degree of sentimental meaning to the family may not always be permissible for use during Mass under the liturgical guidelines of the church. However, arrangements can often be made with our parish musicians for music at the funeral home in such cases.

4. Family members or friends who are musicians are welcome to join the parish music staff in ministry. Please consider that it may be overwhelming to perform often unfamiliar music during the entire Mass; one or two especially meaningful pieces may be more manageable.

Some suggested hymns
All I Ask of You	Here I Am, Lord	Out of the Depths
Amazing Grace	Hosea	Prayer of St. Francis
Be Not Afraid	How Great Thou Art	Shepherd Me, O God
Be Still My Soul	I am the Bread of Life	Song of Farewell
Be With Me, Lord	Ode to Joy	The King of Love
Blest Are They	Like a Child Rests	We Have Been Told
Center of My Life	Lord of All Hopefulness	We Will Rise Again
Eye Has Not Seen	On Eagle's Wings	You Are Mine
The Lord is My Light	One Bread, One Body	You Are Near