Ezi Chukwu Nara Aja Anyi: Igbo Offertory Hymn

Incense rises over the altar as the priest goes round with the thurible. This is the preparation of the gifts, the moment just before the consecration, when the bread and wine are offered to God. The choir sings "Ezi Chukwu Nara Aja Anyi" ("Precious God, receive our sacrifice"), the Igbo offertory hymn loved across Nigeria and sung at ordinations as far away as Rome. Filmed at St Patrick's Catholic Church, Bashorun, Ibadan. Most of us have been to Mass hundreds of times and still miss what happens here. Watch it once properly, then put your phone away the next time it happens at your parish. Today is All Saints, a holy day. Find a Mass near you: https://gettomass.com ▶ Find Mass, confession and adoration times near you, anywhere in Nigeria: https://gettomass.com ▶ Add your parish's Mass times, or join the community: https://gettomass.com/links 🔔 Subscribe for more Catholic life in Nigeria, every week. Get To Mass is a free, lay-run directory of Catholic parishes in Nigeria. No account, no app download, free forever. 💚 Get To Mass is free and has no funding. It's paid for out of pocket by its founder, Nongov Kelvin. We're working to get this channel monetised so it can help keep the work going, so please subscribe, watch to the end and share these videos. Open to funding and partnerships: kelvin@gettomass.com