missal

American  

[mis-uhl] / ˈmɪs əl /

noun

1. (sometimes initial capital letter) the book containing the prayers and rites used by the priest in celebrating Mass over the course of the entire year.

2. any book of prayers or devotions.

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missal British  

/ ˈmɪsəl /

noun

1. RC Church a book containing the prayers, rites, etc, of the Masses for a complete year

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Etymology

Origin of missal

1300–50; Middle English < Medieval Latin missāle, noun use of neuter of missālis, equivalent to miss ( a ) Mass + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

The full missal was once owned by William Randolph Hearst, the newspaper publisher, before being sold in the 1940s and, much to the consternation of today’s academics, was divvied up into individual pages, she said.

From Seattle Times

She remembers weeping as she said her goodbyes to the nuns, including her beloved Sister Claudia, who gave her a missal and a 14th birthday card – her first ever present.

From The Guardian

At the lectern during rehearsals he turned the pages of the missal, a book of music notes large enough for all the Brothers to see as they stood in the chantry.

From Literature

A year later, Francis publicly reprimanded Sarah for misinterpreting a new instruction giving bishops’ conferences the right to translate Mass missals.

From Seattle Times

The 12th-century missal’s mystique relies on St. Francis and two followers debating God’s plan for them.

From New York Times