noun
- Small booklets or pamphlets containing the prayers and readings for a Catholic Mass, typically distributed to worshippers during the service.
Usage: plural form of missalette; religious context; commonly used in Catholic churches
Examples
- The church distributed missalettes to all the parishioners as they entered for Sunday Mass.
- Children often used the missalettes to follow along with the priest during the service.
- The missalettes contained both English and Latin versions of the liturgy.
- Ushers collected the missalettes from the pews after the congregation left.
- Many families kept their missalettes at home for daily prayer and reflection.