From time to time, we will post documents, articles, and other resources to aid in your musical and liturgical education, formation and preparation. Please check this page for materials you may need in your ministry - or to help you participate fully as we sing the Mass.
In 1974, Pope Paul VI gave a gift to the Universal Church of a booklet entitled Jubilate Deo, outlining a "minimum repertoire of Gregorian chant" which all the faithful of the world should learn to sing." This effort has continued since then, and has been widely implemented in every country, including the United States, and even here the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. We sang this setting here at St. Michael before we moved from the gym to our new church in 2009. If these settings are unfamiliar to you, the video recordings below are for you, as are the following pronunciation guides: