missal

/mis-uhl/US // ˈmɪs əl //UK // (ˈmɪsəl) //

念珠,怀念品,遗书,遗嘱

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Roman Catholic Church. the book containing the prayers and rites used by the priest in celebrating Mass over the course of the entire year.
- : any book of prayers or devotions.

It is a leaf from the illuminated prayer-missal for all eyes and hearts.
In the now steadier light Catherine saw that the large missal lay open at the Office for the Dead.
The reader, I think, will understand this at once by considering the effect of the illuminations of an old missal.
She put the missal on the lap of my single garment, and drew back a step, formally standing.
And the sister's sweet withered face was reminiscent of a missal, one bright with colour, and still shining faintly.