Music for Funerals at Our Lady of Fatima
Thank you for choosing to have your loved one’s funeral Mass at Our Lady of Fatima. It is our mission to make the funeral Mass reflective of our hope in the risen Christ embodied in the Eucharist we all share. Here are a few things for you to keep in mind during your planning:

● Music services involve an additional fee of $200 for the organist/pianist and $200 for the cantor, due at the time of the funeral. This can be taken care of through the funeral director or by check directly to the musicians: Music Director: Sung Lee.

● Places for hymns or songs are at the Entrance, Offertory, Communion and Recessional, and we will also assist you in choosing a musical setting for the Responsorial Psalm. If you will be printing a program, consider including the hymn numbers. We will also post hymn numbers on our boards and announce them during the Mass.

● We are sometimes asked about inclusion of guest musicians in the Mass, and although we are unable to allow guests to cantor or play the entire Mass, we are open to including them for a song if desired. The guest must provide their own sheet music, have their selection approved by staff, and be available to rehearse prior to the Mass.

● We also maintain a list of approved professional instrumentalists, including bagpipe, flute, trumpet, and violin, who are available for additional fees pending their availability should you desire to include them.

The following is a list of songs from our hymnal, Ritual Song, for you to consider including in the Mass. It is by no means a comprehensive list, and in general if a song appears in a Catholic hymnal we are open to including it in the Mass. Optional solos are listed below, and are most appropriate for Offertory or Communion. If there is a solo not on this list that you would like sung, please let us know. The song must be available in sheet music form, approved by staff, and able to be learned and rehearsed by the musicians in the amount of time available before the funeral Mass.

Please call us at 206.503.2423 with any questions.

Solo Options

• Ave Maria – Bach/Gounod
• Ave Maria – Schubert
• Panis Angelicus – Franck
• Pie Jesu – Faure
• Ave Maris Stella – Chant
• Deep River – American Folk Song, arr. Mark Hayes
• Give Me Jesus – American Folk Song, arr. Mark Hayes
• In Paradisum – Chant (Recessional Option)
• Various chanted Mass propers in English or Latin to be included at Entrance, Offertory and Communion