In the liturgical practice of the Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite, a psalm or canticlerefrain sung responsorially at certain points of the Divine Liturgy or the Divine Office, usually to introduce a scripture reading.
Origin
Ancient Greek προκείμενον.
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