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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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Onstage, musicians scroll through New Age worship lyrics on iPhones propped on tripods, where hymnals once might have been.—
Tara Palmeri,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Shaker hymnal, in the hands of the composer Daniel Blumberg, becomes a maddeningly infectious soundtrack.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Psalter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Psalter. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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