Introits

Word INTROITS
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Definitions and meanings of "Introits"

What do we mean by introits?

A composition of vocal music sung at the opening of a church service.

An anthem or psalm sung before a Communion service.

A part of a psalm or other portion of the Bible read or sung at Mass immediately after the priest ascends to the altar.

A psalm sung or chanted immediately before the collect, epistle, and gospel, and while the priest is entering within the rails of the altar, which begins with the line “Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine” (“Grant them eternal rest, O Lord”).

The action of entering or going in; an entrance.

An introduction.

The first few words of the office for a particular day, sometimes used to refer to the day.

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The word "introits" in example sentences

I note that there are some new additions, including complete Latin introits for treble trio. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Fr. Samuel Weber has put together this wonderful version of an English Simplex Gradual, introits to use throughout the year. ❋ Unknown (2009)

By Advent you could be singing introits, graduals, communions and your services will be sought be other parishes in town. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If we look only at the incipits for the introits for the season, we can see this drama unfold progressively as the weeks move forward. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One almost can't believe how many there are, even introits for Masses for American saints. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Graduals contained the choral parts of the Mass, arranged according to the Temporale, the Sanctorale, and then the Common of the Saints. 93 They included graduals (responses and versicles to the Epistle readings of the Mass), introits (the first sung elements of the Mass), tracts, alleluias, offertories, and communions. 94 Sometimes they also gave the sequences (extended melodies sung by a soloist or the choir). ❋ Unknown (2008)

The MMDB is a wonderful thing; it lists the Annual cycle of feasts by both The Temporal Cycle and by The Sanctoral Cycle - and most entries have single or multiple instances of chant scores of introits, graduals, antiphons and etc. ❋ Bls (2008)

The text of the psalms used in the introits (as throughout the Missal) is not the Vulgate but the Itala. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

The verse of the psalm in the earlier introits is the first ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Missals; the first comprises the parts appointed for the days of the year having special Masses or Offices (introits, prayers, lessons, responses, versicles, antiphons, etc.); the second is devoted to the ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

I would say that, one could write a introits on the interpretation and application of the ❋ Unknown (2010)

As it was sung by the choir it is not, of course, to be found in sacramentaries; but introits are contained in the first antiphonaries known (the Gregorian Antiphonary at Montpellier, the ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

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