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OFFERTORY (from the ecclesiastical
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Lat. offertorium, Fr. offertoire, a
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place to which offerings were brought)  , the
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alms of a
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congregation collected in
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church, or at any religious service .
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Offertory has also a
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special sense in the services of both the
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English and
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Roman churches . It forms in both that
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part of the Communion service appointed to be said or sung, during the collection of alms, before the elements are consecrated . In
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music, an offertory is the vocal or instrumental setting of the offertory sentences, or a
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short instrumental piece played by the organist while the collection is being made .

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