The new edition of the St. Michael Hymnal will contain 18 complete settings of the Ordinary of the Mass.  Of these settings, 6 will be Latin Gregorian chant settings and 12 will be English settings with the texts of the new translation of the Mass.  For a complete listing of the mass settings and service music to be found in the fourth edition of the St. Michael Hymnal, click HERE. 

Previews copies and recordings of selected parts of the English mass settings can be found below.  Click on "Preview" to view the preview score in PDF format.  Click on "Listen" to hear recordings of these mass parts.  For the mass settings which are from other publishers, previews and recordings may be found on their websites by clicking on the link provided.

A masterfully-crafted English plainchant mass by well-known composer, Richard Rice.

A melodic chant-like setting by Fr. Michael O'Connor, O.P., written for St. Catherine of Siena Parish in NYC. 

●   Gloria		Preview		Listen
●   Sanctus		Preview		Listen
●   Agnus Dei		Preview		Listen

A remarkably accessible mass setting, based on a simple ancient French tone - in both English and Spanish.

●   Gloria		Preview		Listen
●   Sanctus		Preview		Listen
●   Agnus Dei		Preview		Listen

A beautiful polyphonic-style mass by James McGregor, based on Hassler's "Verbum Caro Factum Est."

●   Kyrie		Preview		Listen
●   Sanctus		Preview		Listen
●   Agnus Dei		Preview		Listen

A lovely metrical mass setting by Fr. Michael O'Connor, O.P., based on two Ukrainian chants.

●   Gloria		Preview		Listen
●   Sanctus		Preview		Listen
●   Agnus Dei		Preview		Listen

A festive metrical mass setting by James McGregor, based on a traditional French melody.

●   Gloria		Preview		Listen
●   Sanctus		Preview		Listen
●   Agnus Dei		Preview		Listen

An elegant metrical mass setting by Fr. Michael O'Connor, O.P., based on Mendelssohn's "Elijah."

●   Kyrie		Preview		Listen
●   Sanctus		Preview		Listen
●   Agnus Dei		Preview		Listen

A simple and melodic plainchant setting of the mass by Richard Proulx and Fr. Michael O'Connor, O.P.

●   World Library Publications

A contemporary mass setting by Steven Warner, based on the familiar chant "Where Charity and Love Prevail."

●   World Library Publications

Jan Vermulst's well-known mass, revised to accommodate the new translation of the Roman Missal.

●   World Library Publications

Owen Alstott's popular and singable mass, revised to accommodate the new translation of the Roman Missal.

●   Oregon Catholic Press

The official English plainchant setting of the mass by ICEL, which will be printed in the new Roman Missal.

●   International Commission on English in the Liturgy