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Not to directly invite people to a Bris:[1] Due to the above punishment for not participating in the meal of Bris when invited, the father should not explicitly invite people to the Bris and should rather simply inform them of the time of the ceremony and the meal. Likewise, the Gabaiy of a shul should not announce that the father is inviting the congregants to the Bris, and rather he should simply state the time and location of the ceremony. [Although in truth there is no issue with inviting people to the ceremony of the Bris, independent of the meal, as the above divine punishment only applies to one who does not participate in the meal itself, nonetheless, the custom is to be stringent even regarding the ceremony.[2]]
_________________________________[1] See Pischeiy Teshuvah 265:18; Otzer Habris 17:5; Shevach Habris 19:2; Pesakim Uteshuvos 265:39
[2] See Pesakim Uteshuvos ibid
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