noun
- plural of missal; books containing the prayers and responses used in the celebration of Mass in the Roman Catholic Church
Usage: religious
Examples
- The altar servers carefully arranged the missals before the service began.
- Ancient missals often featured beautiful illuminated manuscripts.
- The priest consulted his missal during the liturgy.
- The church donated old missals to the seminary library.
- Medieval missals were handwritten by monks in monasteries.
- The congregation followed along using their personal missals.