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 reorient your soul, drive back the demonic and inspire the Church Militant to boldly and joyfully live the Faith.
September 29, 2026
Feast of St. Michael the Archangel
CD Edition
Available to order directly from this page beginning September 29. The physical album will also be carried by Ignatius Press.
First pressing: 400 copies — expected to sell quicklyA standard CD holds about 80 minutes of music. To fit within that limit, the physical edition includes 17 of the album’s 18 tracks — the Litany of the Precious Blood is available on the digital release only.
Streaming & Download
Available on all major streaming platforms and for purchase on iTunes & Bandcamp beginning September 29, with the complete 18-track album.
Hear the Album Tracks
Recording and mixing are complete. Below is a sampling of finished tracks from the album, ahead of 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, to inspire a lively Faith, 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.
Manuscript-Grounded
Every interpretive choice is informed by authentic manuscripts and treatises, arrived at through careful study rather than 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
Living the Tradition AloudWe try not merely to teach the tradition, but to live it. Carolingia does not invent performance practices; every choice is rooted in authentic medieval manuscripts and treatises, so that it can be accounted for rather than merely felt. Some of those choices include traditional ornamentation such as the tremula (quilisma) and oriscus as various kinds of “shaking” notes, and for the men to sing in the traditional “vox virilis” (also called “vox gravis”) — a full-bodied chest voice advocated by saints such as St. Bernard of Clairvaux and St. Dominic. This is the voice of the Church Militant, joyfully, boldly and unapologetically singing the praises of God.
Liturgical Services
Singing for the ChurchCarolingia also exists to occasionally sing for Catholic liturgies, concerts, and other special events. If you are interested in hiring Carolingia to sing at your Mass or event, please contact Christopher directly at [email protected].
Formation Events
Training the Church’s SingersAs Carolingia grows and matures, we seek to establish in-person training events to help sacred musicians develop masterful musical skills for the liturgy — covering voice, theology of sacred music, liturgical studies, and practical guidance for starting or growing a choir or schola in a parish.
Track Listing
Every track was chosen deliberately — not for aesthetic beauty alone, but for its spiritual weight and its place in the prayer life of the Church.
Target release date: September 29, Feast of St. Michael the Archangel.
Because a CD can hold only about 80 minutes, one track — marked below — will be available on the digital album only.
- Sancte Michael Archangele Prayer to St. Michael
- Alleluia. Sancte Michael
- Christe sanctorum decus angelorum Hymn
- Litany of St. Michael
- Te Joseph Celebrent Hymn
- Litany of St. Joseph
- Ave Maria… virgo serena Sequence
- Sub tuum praesidium
- Salve Regina Solemn Tone
- Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Dies irae Sequence
- Crux fidelis Hymn
- Ant. Vir Dei Benedictus + Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux Prayer of the St. Benedict Medal
- O Cruor Sanguinis St. Hildegard of Bingen
- Litany of the Precious BloodDigital Only
- 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, mixing, and mastering are now complete. The album releases on September 29 — the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel.
How many tracks will the album include?
The digital album features 18 professionally recorded Gregorian chants with an approximate runtime of 86 minutes. The physical CD includes 17 of these tracks due to the time constraints of a standard disc.
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 as a former member of Floriani.
Will you have physical CDs available? Where can I purchase the album?
Yes. The digital album will be available on all major streaming platforms and for purchase on iTunes and Bandcamp, with all 18 tracks. The physical CD will be available for order from this page beginning September 29 and will include 17 of the 18 tracks — a standard CD holds about 80 minutes of music, and the full album runs to about 86, so the Litany of the Precious Blood is included on the digital release only. The physical album will also be carried by Ignatius Press. Note that the first pressing is limited to 400 copies and are expected to go quickly — sign up for the newsletter below to be notified the moment orders open.
I am outside the United States. Can I still follow along?
Absolutely — sign up for the newsletter below and you’ll be the first to know when the album is available for purchase and streaming worldwide.