Obit
Obit may refer to: *Obituary, a news article reporting a person's death, and typically including his/her biography. * ''Obit'' (film), a 2016 documentary about the obituary writers at The New York Times *''Obiit'', a medieval mass of remembrance, named from the 3rd person singular perfect indicative active of the Latin verb ''ob-eo'', to go away: "(s)he has gone away." Also refers to an anniversary of a death, on which such a mass was held. *"O.B.I.T. "O.B.I.T." is an episode of the original '' The Outer Limits'' television show. It first aired on 4 November 1963, during the first season. Introduction A new device, the O.B.I.T. machine, allows the observation of anyone, anywhere, at any tim ...

Obit (film)
''Obit'' is a 2016 documentary film about the obituary writers at ''The New York Times''. Synopsis Obit is the first documentary to look into the world of newspaper obituaries, via the obituary desk at ''The New York Times.'' Writers are interviewed as they research and compose obituaries, including one for William P. Wilson, who coached John F. Kennedy on his historic TV debate with Richard Nixon, and one for Dick Rich, who developed ground-breaking advertising for Alka-Seltzer. Along the way obits for many other people are discussed, with accompanying film clips of their lives. Writers attend editorial meetings and struggle to get their lede just right in time for the 6 pm print-edition deadline. The lone keeper of the ''Times morgue files, too massive to move to the paper's new building, describes its functions and shows off some of its treasures, including "advances" — obits written well before a person dies and kept in a locked filing cabinet. One was prepared in 1931 for El ...
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Obituary
An obituary ( obit for short) is an article about a recently deceased person. Newspapers often publish obituaries as news articles. Although obituaries tend to focus on positive aspects of the subject's life, this is not always the case. According to Nigel Farndale, the Obituaries Editor of ''The Times'': "Obits should be life affirming rather than gloomy, but they should also be opinionated, leaving the reader with a strong sense of whether the subject lived a good life or bad; whether they were right or wrong in the handling of their public affairs." In local newspapers, an obituary may be published for any local resident upon death. A necrology is a register or list of records of the deaths of people related to a particular organization, group or field, which may only contain the sparsest details, or small obituaries. Historical necrologies can be important sources of information. Two types of paid advertisements are related to obituaries. One, known as a death notice, ...
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Obiit
Obiits were an annual endowed service commemorating the dead. Feast days for patron saints were often reserved for endowed masses associated with the ''obiit'', sometimes in a chantry. Background The practice has its origin in the recitation of the names of living and dead Christians (part of the intercessory prayers of the Canon of the Mass). As these lists grew in length separate ceremonies became necessary. Though many ''obiit'' vigils were of the endowed sort, more modest collective ''obiit'' was available for parishioners who could not afford an endowment. Liturgy The liturgy used for ''obiit'' ceremonies with the Office and Mass for the Dead. It began with Vespers and Matins followed by Commendations. At dawn a series of psalms and prayers were read, then before the final Requiem Mass service, there might be a procession to the grave of the deceased. Food and drink Like most medieval social and community gatherings, shared food and drink were a feature of many ''obiit'' ...
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