21. Some Communion chants appear in other services as the Offertory chant, or as a simple antiphon. 22. During the Offertory , the acolyte, deacon or priest places the sacred vessels on the altar. 23. The losses are particularly striking in vocal music, with all 11 known operas and 24 offertories missing. 24. Some Offertories also include extended melismas of a style not found in any other chant or chant tradition. 25. In the Byzantine Rite, there is a short offertory at the same point as in the Roman Rite. 26. The bringing forward of the Holy Horn and the blessing of the oil take the place of the Offertory . 27. The offertory box is a massive oaken chest, created at the turn of the 16th and 17th century. 28. Before that the offertory act was made in silence, and the corresponding prayer that followed it was the Secret. 29. The " Offertory " followed, in which the King and Queen offered their regalia on the Altar. 30. Offertories before this altar were made by members of the Forest Service who have San Giovanni Gualberto as their patron saint.
