Defend Us
In Battle
Carolingia — The Ensemble of the Gregorian Chant Academy
Eighteen Gregorian chants forged as a spiritual arsenal — rooted in authentic manuscript tradition, sung as prayer, and recorded to reclaim your home, reorient your soul, and place the full weight of the tradition in your hands.
Recording & Mixing Complete ✦ Now Entering Mastering ✦ Target Release: Feast of St. Michael, September 29
September 29, 2026
Feast of St. Michael the Archangel
CD Edition
Available to order directly from this page beginning September 29. If arrangements can be made, physical copies may also be available through select Catholic stores.
Streaming & Download
Available on all major streaming platforms and for purchase on iTunes & Apple Music beginning September 29.
Hear the Album Tracks
Recording and mixing are complete. Below is a sampling of finished tracks from the album, ahead of mastering and release.
Sample Tracks — Defend Us In Battle
Gregorian Chant Is More Than Music.
You see it and feel it: corruption in the Church, the staggering loss of faith, doctrinal confusion, cultural degeneracy. The world is getting louder — and that noise is designed to leave you anxious, angry, and questioning your Faith.
Theologians and Exorcists like Fr. Chad Ripperger and Fr. Dan Rehill explain that Gregorian Chant is a powerful spiritual weapon. Unlike modern music that stirs the emotions, Chant bypasses the world's distractions and appeals directly to the Will, ordering the human soul toward God.
Demons hate Gregorian Chant — because of its tendency to create peace, its objective beauty which reflects the beauty of God, and because most of the texts are drawn directly from Sacred Scripture, the Word of God.
For Chant to Be Efficacious,
It Requires Purity of Heart.
Real Prayer
We rehearse and record every session with Holy Water & prayer. These chants are not "performed" — they are prayed.
The Gold Standard
Rooted in rigorous academic study and prayerful performance, every interpretive choice is informed by authentic manuscripts and treatises — not personal invention merely to sound "cool".
The Arsenal
This album includes the Prayer to St. Michael, the Te Deum, the Dies Irae, and many other chants specifically noted for their efficacy against the demonic and their ability to inspire courage and peace in our daily spiritual lives.
This Is Why We Formed the Ensemble
The Aural Model
To Provide the StandardWe don't just teach the tradition — we embody it. Carolingia does not invent performance practices; we account for every choice, rooted in authentic medieval manuscripts and treatises. Considering the theme of this album is spiritual warfare, many of the tracks on this album are sung in the traditional "Vox Virilis", a full bodied "manly" voice advocated by the likes of St Bernard of Claivaux and St Dominic. This is the sound of the Church Militant singing glory to God.
Acoustic Artillery
Sacred Music as Spiritual WeaponThese recordings are not designed merely for passive listening. They are designed to restore the domestic church, drive back disorder, and reorient the human soul — placing prayerful chant in every Catholic household.
The Studio
Professional ProductionProfessional studio production with real acoustics from real churches. When you press play, the atmosphere of your home changes. Demons flee. Your mind and soul are drawn ever closer to Christ.
Track Listing
Every track was chosen deliberately — not for aesthetic beauty alone, but for its spiritual weight and its proven efficacy as prayer.
Recording and mixing are now complete. The album has entered mastering, with a target release date of September 29, Feast of St. Michael the Archangel.
- Sancte Michael Archangele Prayer to St. Michael
- Alleluia. Sancte Michael
- Christe sanctorum decus angelorum Hymn
- Litany of St. Michael
- Litany of St. Joseph
- Te Joseph Celebrent Hymn
- Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Ave Maria… virgo serena Sequence
- Sub tuum praesidium
- Salve Regina Solemn Tone
- Dies irae Sequence
- Crux fidelis Hymn
- Ant. Vir Dei Benedictus + Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux Prayer of the St. Benedict Medal
- O Cruor Sanguis St. Hildegard of Bingen
- Litany of the Precious Blood
- Divine Praises
- Lorica of St. Patrick (in Latin)
- Te Deum Hymn
Meet the Singers of
Defend Us In Battle
Christopher Jasper
Baritenor
Founder & Director — Gregorian Chant Academy
Trained under the late Dom Daniel Saulnier at the Abbey of Solesmes and at Le Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance (CESR) in Tours, France, Christopher has spent over twenty-five years studying, directing, and performing sacred chant and polyphony. He lived life as a Benedictine monk (postulant) at the Abbey of St. Benedict in Norcia, Italy (2014), founded the Gregorian Chant Academy in January 2021, and established the Carolingia ensemble in January 2026.
Joshua Carswell
High Tenor
Joe Daly
Bass
Former Member, Floriani Sacred Music
Robert Walsh
Baritenor
Joseph Walsh
Tenor
Patrick Walsh
Tenor
Frequently Asked Questions
When will the album be released?
Recording and mixing are now complete, and the album is entering mastering. Our target release date is September 29 — the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel.
How many tracks will the album include?
The album features 18 professionally recorded Gregorian chants with an approximate runtime of 86 minutes.
Who are the singers?
Our ensemble consists of six experienced male vocalists, and five female vocalists, each with a background in sacred music and Gregorian Chant. All, with the exception of two, are local to Mr Jasper, attend the same parish and sing together in the parish choir. The other two singers - Joshua Carswell and Joe Daly - are known to Mr Jasper through his time spent as a former member of Floriani.
Will you have physical CDs available? Where can I purchase the album?
Yes! Physical CDs will be available. The digital album will be available on all streaming platforms and available for purchase on iTunes, while the physical CD will be available for purchase from this webpage beginning on September 29. If arrangements can be made, the physical album may also be available from various Catholic stores as well. Time will tell.
I am outside the United States. Can I still contribute?
Yes — international supporters should use our General Support Page and use the PayPal button (not the larger form), to ensure full compliance with global regulations.
Support the Battle
The early album reservations have concluded — but the mission continues. We are now in the critical mastering phase. You can still stand with us by contributing to the professional production of this spiritual arsenal.
U.S. residents can use the main form on the Support page via the link below. International supporters: please use the small PayPal button on that page — not the main form.
Contribute to the Mission"One of the key reasons that the Church is faltering is that Christian men have not stepped into the breach. The New Evangelization is not a 'nice-to-have' option. It is a mission of spiritual warfare."— Bishop Thomas Olmsted, Into the Breach