The text forms a part of the daily office in the Roman Catholic Vespers service, the Lutheran Vespers service, and the Anglican services of Evening Prayer, according to both the "Book of Common Prayer" and "Common Worship". In the "Book of Common Prayer" Evening Prayer service, it is usually paired with the . The "Book of Common Prayer" allows for an alternative to the "Magnificat"—the "Cantate Domino", Psalm 98—and some Anglican rubrics allow for a wider selection of canticles, but the "Magnificat" and remain the most popular. In Anglican, Lutheran, and Catholic services, the "Magnificat" is generally followed by the "Gloria Patri". It is also commonly used among Lutherans at the Feast of the Visitation (July 2).