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Offertory

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | © The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Offertory. In the Eucharist: (1) The worshippers' offering of bread and wine (and water) to be consecrated. (2) The anthem formerly sung in the Roman rite at the time of the act of offering. It came normally to consist of only an antiphon, now often replaced by a hymn or other chant.

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