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Books of Hours are breviaries, or a selection of prayers and psalms taken from long prayer books used by monks.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
28 Jan. 2020
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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.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
27 Nov. 2025
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The actress also chose not to have a bouquet, carrying a missal down the aisle instead.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Most important, Sarr wants to arrange a complete psalmody in Wolof.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2022
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Similar cases include 3M’s accidental invention of Post-it Notes (first used as ad hoc bookmarks for hymnals); Shopify’s pivot from selling snowboards to enabling e-commerce infrastructure; and Instagram’s shift from a cluttered check-in app to a focused photo-sharing platform.—
Kumar Rakesh Ranjan,
The Conversation,
27 Apr. 2026
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The movement’s leaders eliminated many of the trappings that turned people away from church — traditional architecture, robed clergy, hymnals filled with turgid songs from the 19th century and sermons overloaded with abstract religious phrases.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 Mar. 2026
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