offertory

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

A collage of photographs from his time on work experience was presented in the church as one of the offertory gifts during Requiem Mass.

From BBC ● May 17, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2025

In its federal bankruptcy court filing, the diocese said that about 40 percent of its annual revenue typically comes from offertory collections at its parishes.

From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 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

Father Burrowes was even more successful as a preacher than he hoped; ascribing the steady flow of offertories to Divine favour, he instituted during the next four years, priories at Aldershot and Sandgate.

From The Altar Steps by Compton MacKenzie

He that is intrusted with our precious souls may much more be intrusted with the offertories of faithful people.

From The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Henry Nelson Coleridge

They regularly adorned their pew in the parish church, were liberal at offertories, exerted themselves, not without expense, in the Sunday school feast, and the like.

From A Life's Morning by George Gissing

His church music, consisting of six masses, many offertories, and the great "Hallelujah" of Klopstock, is still performed in Germany.

From The Great German Composers by George T. (George Titus) Ferris

The latter seems to have felt a strange fascination towards the eloquent preacher, tried to attach him to his court, was frequent in his attendance at San Marco, and gave largely to his offertories.

From John the Baptist by F. B. (Frederick Brotherton) Meyer