introit in English
noun
1
a psalm or antiphon sung or said while the priest approaches the altar for the Eucharist.
Not just settings of the ordinary, but the copious amounts of plainchant needed to cover all the propers (the introit , gradual, alleluia, offertory, communion and other sentences, all of which change according to the day and festival).
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1. The Antiphonal chants of the mass are the introit, offertory and communion
2. ANNEX A15 DIVINE SERVICE – ORDER OF WORSHIP APPROACH TO WORSHIP A Musical prelude or Introit (Optional)
3. However, the sung introit, offertory, and communion verses of the Mass are also Antiphons, whose psalms have for the most part disappeared.
4. A music theme is present, as the episode titles from the 2006–2007 anime have parts in their titles related to music, such as overture and introit.