Jesse Manibusan

Are you ready for this? For 94 minutes of electrifying music packed onto two CDs? For songs that set hearts on fire and challenge you to really live the good news of the Gospel? Get ready to Live It!

This compilation draws together 23 tracks from the biggest names in contemporary Catholic music, including Steve Angrisano, Tom Booth, Sarah Hart, Matt Maher, Jesse Manibusan, Ken Canedo and many others. It also introduces fresh music from 12 talented new artists who capture today's spirit and song.

More than any other album on the market, Live It! captures the wide range of musical styles rooted in Catholic spirituality -- which you can experience continuously online via spiritandsong.com. Featuring sweet ballads, edgy rock, folky pop and everything in between, Live It! doesn't compromise substance for style. These songwriters have drawn from Scripture, and the poetry in their own souls, to express the longing, devotion, struggle and joy we all go through on this wild journey called "faith." Highlights include the Daughters of God in a great cover of Carey Landry's "Hail Mary: Gentle Woman" and Val Limar Jansen in a gospel-style rendition of Jaime Cortez's classic "Rain Down."

Don't just stand there. Hear it! Sing it! Live It!

This is the MP3 playlist for Mass for Our Lady of Light, a new Mass setting by Jesse Manibusan and Remi Fonseca Bauer.

This crossover style Mass setting will appeal to both contemporary and traditional worshiping communities, meeting the needs of a variety of assemblies. By adding percussion and guitar, it can be a lively Mass for a contemporary ensemble. Or try it with bells and wind instruments to create a more majestic sound. With parts for the entire liturgy, and both a refrain version and through-composed version of the Glory to God, it is thorough and is sure to prove a welcome addition to any parish's repertoire.

By naming the Mass for the Blessed Mother, the composers' hope is not only to honor her but to convey a sense of joy, comfort and celebration to those present in the liturgies where it is sung.

The four sample tracks in this MP3 album will guide pastoral musicians and choirs in the tempos and uplifting feel of this dynamic new Mass setting.

This is the MP3 playlist for Unidos

Enjoy contemporary songs for bilingual worship
Sharing a burning desire to bring people together through the power of music and worship, Santiago Fernández and Jesse Manibusan team up to deliver seven contemporary bilingual songs to inspire faith—both inside and outside of the liturgy.

Witness two incredible artists at their best
Commissioned for the official theme song of the 2012 Religious Education Congress, "Voice Infusing Life/Voz Que Infunde Vida" features these two incredible artists at their best. Powerful vocals and soul-stirring lyrics combine to bear testimony that a simple song can truly transform lives.

Energize your music ministry
Stylings of Spanish rhumba and bolero to traditional ballads and Latin rock create a fusion of sound and culture that will energize your music ministry. Lively and playful, the title track kicks things off with contagious rhythms and amazing guitar work. "Para Amar Como Tú" (To Love Like You) serves as a passionate call to discipleship, while "Open My Eyes/Abre Mis Ojos" provides a beautifully reflective close to the album.

Lift hearts and voices in praise
Do you want to unite your English- and Spanish-speaking parishioners in song? Need a playlist for personal prayer? From fresh bilingual versions of titles you know by heart to the official theme song of the 2012 Religious Education Congress, Unidos offers a variety of music to lift hearts and voices in praise of our God.

Tracks: Unidos | Para Amar Como Tú | Voice Infusing Life/Voz Que Infunde Vida | Holy Spirit, Come Now/Santo Espíritu, Ven | Cómo Te Quiero, Oh Señor/O How I Love You, Lord | Open My Eyes/Abre Mis Ojos | Send Us, O God/Envínos al Mundo

A mix of fun and funky, smooth and slow, this eight-song MP3 album offers music for liturgy that spans the gamut from gentle guitar-based ballad and choral praise anthem to hard-rocking indie pop.