offertory

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As the priest then began the offertory portion of the liturgy, which often is accompanied by quiet music, the organist played a reflective piece very slowly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Whidden, a tenor, sang an offertory song titled “The Anchor Holds.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

The service itself incorporated many Indigenous elements and peoples, including an emotional moment when a woman in Native dress wept in front of Francis as she brought him the offertory gifts.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2022

The mainstream churches are complying and many are offering online services, which include provisions for offertory to be made through mobile money donations.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2020

Sister read Doña Laura's note explaining that this was an offertory bank, and everyone got to work a penny in the cloud and watch the little figure rise.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez