On 25/4/1854 Mercy’s Anzeiger published an account of the events of 24th given as part of celebrations for the wedding. This reported that in St Clements at 8am pupils of the Royal Gymnasium [k.k. akad. Gymnasiums] assembled, and Mozart’s ‘beautiful’ Mass in C was performed under the direction of Josef Lev. Later that same day an unspecified Te Deum was due to be performed at this church.

The supplement 14 to Lumír 1854 published on 22/4/1854 reported upon the events taking place as part of the Prague celebrations for the wedding of Franz Josef and Elizabeth of Bavaria, noting: ‘On Monday, the day of the celebration of the wedding of His Majesty the Emperor will be celebrated mass in the Prague parish churches and „Te Deum“ (at St Vitus about 9 in Týn about 11 o’clock), and a great parade of the [Prague] garrison... In the evening will be a festive Te Deum given by the Catholic Society in the church of St Clement in the Old Town. In the theatre will be a festively illuminated prologue and for the first time will be sung the new National Anthem, then a performanceof the opera „Norma“.’ The report also noted that other non-musical events would include the opening of a new asylum for babies and infants at St Castullus [Sv Haštal], the laying of the foundation stone for the building of the new parish school of St Maria de Victoria in the Little Town, and the giving out of lunches for more than 3000 poor.