missal
/ˈmɪs(ə)l
/noun
A book containing the texts used in the Catholic Mass throughout the year: the bookcase contained an assortment of old prayer books, missals, and devotional pamphlets Christian influence on Viking art is demonstrated by the illuminated missals and gold reliquaries...
- Edith responded immediately by buying a missal and a catechism and preparing for baptism.
- To be sure, seasonal slaughtering received some attention in the calendar pages of missals and books of hours, and the occasional secular manuscript illustrated butchers at work.
- Participation was also an issue which concerned the Liturgical movement, and Pius XII praised those who sought to promote more engagement on the part of the laity with chant, dialogue responses, and use of missals.
Origin
Middle English: from medieval Latin missale, neuter of ecclesiastical Latin missalis 'relating to the Mass', from missa 'Mass'.