After the Divine Service ended, the money given at the Offertory shall be disposed of to such pious and charitable uses, as the Minister and Church-wardens shall think fit.
It is very difficult to say whether they should be read before or after the offertory and prayer for the Church Militant.
Probably it was intended to group them generally with the sermon, without disturbing the offertory and prayer for the Church Militant.
When the fete-day of Father Johannes came round, Wolfgang presented him with an offertory (72 K.
During dinner the abbot expressed his regret that no offertory had been composed for the festival of St. Benedict.
Soon after he was commissioned to prepare the music for the mass to celebrate the dedication of the chapel, with the addition of an offertory and a trumpet concerto, to be performed by one of the boys.
This, laying the offertory bag upon the baize-covered table in the middle of the pew, she carefully unfolded, and perused the staring black legend inscribed upon the flimsy white background.
It would be like putting bad money into theoffertory to put me into that holy work.
The altar and the table of the commandments were almost obscured by the wreaths of exotics that hung over them, and the columns of the colonnade, the font and offertory boxes were similarly buried in rich and lovely blossom.
There were a number of other men in the rather large congregation, but none of them stirred as the clergyman stood waiting after having read several offertory sentences.
The clergyman hesitated for a moment, and then read another offertory sentence.
He preached at least one sermon every Sunday morning, and whenever it was known that he would preach, St. Chad's was crowded and the offertory was all that could be desired.
No, he only drew to the church the friends of the said holders, whose contributions to the offertory were exemplary.
All that has been contributed has been 'offertory money' in the truest sense of the word.
The offertorycollection amounted to just one pound English money.
The offertory at the Communion is in full proportion.
The weekly offertory was at first adopted; but soon discontinued, being considered unpopular, and boxes were placed at the doors.
We must confess to some surprise, considering the evident social character of the congregation, that the collections and offertory yield comparatively so little.
After the sermon, during the singing of the hymn, the offertory is taken every Sunday, by which the church is wholly supported, and the minister passes to the Communion Service.
On Sunday morning the offertory was accompanied with the Hæc Dies, and the Hallelujah Chorus formed a grand voluntary at the end.
The offertory is a more direct appeal, but it only yielded in the year 184l.
There is a weekly offertory for the church expenses, which is taken before the sermon.
There is a small endowment on the church, to which the proceeds of a weekly offertory are added.
For these various objects, as well as for several foreign Christian enterprises, the offertory account amounted last year to 663l.
A Melanesian takes the offertory bason, and they give or not as they please.
I write all this because you will like to think that some of this little offertory comes bond fide from Melanesians.
Last year our offertory rather exceeded £40, and it is out of this that my brother will now pay you £10 for the Mackenzie fund.
I say this that you may know that our weekly offertoryis not a sham.
She responded to the offertory with a penny, which lay solitary and outlawed on the edge of a contribution plate filled with envelopes and bank bills.
After Amarilly had explained the use to which the collection was to be put, Gus passed a pie tin, while an offertory solo was rendered by Bud in sweet, trebled tones.
Given this day (being Good-Fryday) at yeOffertory in Gresmere Church for myselfe 5s.
The offertory that then superseded all rates, paid only by worshippers, was an immediate success.
Offertory inclusively, from the beginning to the Gospel and from the Communion to the end, from the Preface to the Consecration, from the Consecration to the Agnus Dei, etc.
Offertory or who leaves after the Communion) sins venially, unless he is so disposed that he does not care how much he misses.
Offertory alms collected in a chapel are at the disposal of the incumbent and wardens of the parish church.
The only rubrical provision for the collection of money during Divine service is at the time when the offertory sentences are read, whether a Communion follows or not.
The appointment of such person rests with the incumbent or principal officiating minister; a clergyman in priest's orders is not a "fit" person to collect the offertory money.
The ceremonies of the offertory on the great festival day, July 25th, are various and full of interest.
Hugh drew back, refusing to touch the gold, nor suffering his hand to be kissed by John, bidding him put the money in the offertory dish, and withdrew.
But often there was no offertory at all: he hoped it might be revived and duly administered.
Even in Bishop Bull's time the offertory was very much neglected in country places.
Near this domestic quarter was found a small shrine of the Double Axes, with cult objects and offertory vessels in their places.
The chest is of limestone coated with stucco, adorned with life-like paintings of offertory scenes in connexion with the sacred Double Axes of Minoan cult.
In the high mass, the choir sings many parts of it, and the organ is played at times by way of accompaniment, and at other times as a solo, during the offertory and the canon.
The sentences following are called the "Offertory Sentences;" formerly a verse was sung before the oblation of the elements.
It is used for the more convenient observance of the rubric following the offertory sentences, "And when there is a Communion, the priest shall then place upon the Table so much bread and wine as he shall think sufficient.
In 1661 the rubric directed them to be published immediately before the offertory sentences.
Edwards, late vicar of Rhosymedre, informed the writer that his parishioners often obtained silver coins from the offertory for the purpose now named.
A ring made out of the offertory money was a cure for fits.
But the offertory perfume of which thou speakest of sending me is not plentiful in this isle; but when once thou leavest it, never shalt thou see it again, for it shall be changed into waves.
But just fancy, she keeps a tithe of her pocket-money to give to the Offertory so scrupulously; she would really not buy something she wanted because it would have been just a shilling into her tenth.
The Offertory money is meant for the sick, the widow, and the orphan; for those who cannot help themselves.
Every farthing, therefore, taken from the Offertory money is taken from the widow and the orphan.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "offertory" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
