What is "oblations"

Usage examples of "oblations".

But as the wants and expenses of the church increased with her prosperity, the ecclesiastical order was still supported and enriched by the voluntary oblations of the faithful.

An interesting trace of an old use in this matter of oblations is found in the Queen’s Coronation Service.

After other oblations had been offered, the Queen knelt before the Archbishop and presented to him "oblations"

It would appear from the following account of early Christian worship, that in the time of Justin Martyr the oblations were collected after the reception of the Lord’s Supper.