: a book containing all that is said or sung at mass during the entire year
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The Vatican has released the official missal for the liturgies, and Lebanese media are preparing for large crowds despite infrastructure shortages.
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Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
27 Nov. 2025
The actress also chose not to have a bouquet, carrying a missal down the aisle instead.
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Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
All told, the missal numbered 309 pages in its original form.
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CBS News,
23 Sep. 2022
The pews have been stripped of hymn books and missals, and Holy Water basins are dry.
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Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje,
ExpressNews.com,
19 May 2020
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Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
27 Nov. 2025
The actress also chose not to have a bouquet, carrying a missal down the aisle instead.
—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
All told, the missal numbered 309 pages in its original form.
—
CBS News,
23 Sep. 2022
The pews have been stripped of hymn books and missals, and Holy Water basins are dry.
—
Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje,
ExpressNews.com,
19 May 2020
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“Missal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missal. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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missal
noun
mis·sal
ˈmis-əl 
: a book containing the prayers to be said or sung in the Mass during the year
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