offertory

1. often Offertory
   1. One of the principal parts of the Eucharistic liturgy at which bread and wine are offered to God by the celebrant.
   2. A musical setting for this part of the liturgy.
2. A collection of offerings at a religious service.

[Middle English offertori, from Late Latin offertōrium, from Latin offerre, to offer. See offer.]

In the Western church, a chant of the Proper of the Mass; sung as the offerings (in the early church, usually bread and wine) were being received, it marks the beginning of Mass of the Faithful. It was introduced by St Augustine (d 430), Gregorian offertories begin with an antiphon, followed by two or three verses with freely composed ornate and wide-ranging melodies and a refrain (usually from the end of the antiphon). From the Renaissance era there are many polyphonic offertory settings in the style of short motets, notably by Lassus and Palestrina (a set of 68 settings for the entire year, published in 1593); Mozart and Haydn are among later composers who have written offertories.

1. A part of the Roman Catholic Mass proper, following the Credo and sung during the offering. 2. In Protestant church services, any music sung or played during offering.

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Offertory (from the ecclesiastical Latin offertorium, French offertoire, a place to which offerings were brought), the alms of a congregation collected in church, or at any religious service.

Offertory has also a special sense in the services of both the English and Roman churches. It forms in both that part of the Communion service appointed to be spoken or sung, during the collection of alms, before the elements are consecrated.

In music, an offertory is the vocal or instrumental setting of the offertory sentences (as in Gregorian chant), or, less common, the name for a short instrumental piece played by the organist, or hymn sung by the choir while the collection is being made.

In the Roman Rite Mass the Offertory in the early Middle Ages consisted in chant verses sung by a soloist and accompanied by a refrain sung by the choir. Because the collecting of material offerings gradually fell out of use, the verses were eventually abolished. In the Roman Missal of St. Pius V (Tridentine) and already centuries before Pius V's codification, the Offertory was reduced to the singing of the refrain only. The priest recites the (refrain of the) Offertory chant privately after the Dominus vobiscum. He then proceeds with the preparing of the gifts (bread and wine) on the altar, along with incensing the altar.

It is also used in the Lutheran Divine Service before the Service of the Eucharist.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kollekt, offertorium

Nederlands (Dutch)
offergave, offerande, collecte

Français (French)
n. - (Relig) offertoire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Opferung, Offertorium, Kollekte

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) προσκομιδή, πρόθεση (τιμίων δώρων), (εκκλησιαστικός) έρανος

Italiano (Italian)
offertorio, offerta, oblazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ofertório

Русский (Russian)
приношение, сбор пожертвований, пожертвования

Español (Spanish)
n. - ofertorio, colecta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - offertorium, offertoriebön

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
奉献仪式, 捐款

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 奉獻儀式, 捐款

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (빵,포도주의)봉헌, 헌금식, 성가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 奉献, 献金, 奉献文

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الصدقات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מתן הלחם והיין בטקס לזכר ישו, תפילת תרומות, כספי תרומות, איסוף תרומות‬

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