Invitatory
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The Invitatory is the psalm Venite exsultemus, traditionally numbered 94 in the Septuagint or 95 in the Masoretic text, used to start Nocturns in the Divine Office.[1] After the reform of the Liturgy of the Hours following the Second Vatican Council, the Invitatory is said either before the Office of Readings or Lauds, whichever is said first in a liturgical day. In place of Psalm 94(95), Psalm 99(100), Psalm 66(67), or Psalm 23(24) may be used as circumstances may suggest.
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- ^ "Invitatory". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company.
This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.