Meaning of OFFERTORY in English

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Meaning of OFFERTORY in English

• The act of offering, or the thing offered.
• An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the Mass.
• That part of the Mass which the priest reads before uncovering the chalice to offer up the elements for consecration.
• The oblation of the elements.
• The Scripture sentences said or sung during the collection of the offerings.
• The offerings themselves.

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