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Definition of Offertories

Offertories
Offertory Of"fer*to*ry, n.; pl. Offertories . [L. offertorium the place to which offerings were brought, in LL. offertory: cf.F. offertoire.] 1. The act of offering, or the thing offered. [Obs. or R.] --Bacon. Bp. Fell. 2. (R.C.Ch.) (a) An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the Mass. (b) That part of the Mass which the priest reads before uncovering the chalice to offer up the elements for consecration. (c) The oblation of the elements. 3. (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.) (a) The Scripture sentences said or sung during the collection of the offerings. (b) The offerings themselves.

Meaning of Offertories from wikipedia

- The offertory (from Medieval Latin offertorium and Late Latin offerre) is the part of a Eucharistic service when the bread and wine for use in the service...
- and works for the stage, including over 100 religious works (m****es, offertories, oratorios, cantatas), eight symphonies, three concertos, three ballets...
- A poor box, alms box, offertory box, or mite box is a box that is used to collect coins for charitable purposes. They can be found in most Christian churches...
- This is a list of compositions by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, sorted by genre. The volume (given in parentheses for motets) refers to the volume...
- of repetition of musical subphrases, such as Great Responsories and Offertories of Gregorian chant. Chant may be considered speech, music, or a heightened...
- the collection of donations that is referred to as the offertory. Historically, the offertory takes place either in the middle of the service (or at the...
- (SmWV 613) Two m****es (SmWV 101–102) Two requiems (SmWV 103–104) Seven offertories (SmWV 112–115, 117–119, 123, 125, 144–145, 156) A gradual (SmWV 143)...
- This is a list of the musical compositions of Michael Haydn sorted by genre, and then chronologically when year of composition is indicated, otherwise...
- This is a list of musical compositions by Antonio Salieri (August 18, 1750 – May 7, 1825), organized by genre. Together, the opus consists of approximately...
- Chinese religions set up an altar table with 3 layers: one top (containing offertories of six vegetables (六齋), noodles, fruits, cakes, tangyuan, vegetable bowls...