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He had a worn leather breviary stuffed with prayers and Mass cards he’d been collecting for years, and he read through them all at the dining-room table every night during the 11 o’clock news.
From New York Times • May 26, 2020
His only equipment was a breviary, his Mass kit and a large parasol to protect him from the sun.
From Time Magazine Archive
Father Laberge removed his shoes, climbed into his upper berth, and began reading his breviary.
From Time Magazine Archive
At 1 he lunches in his upstairs apartment, at 1:30 he reads his breviary.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then, breviary in hand, one of the female teachers led us in singing hymns and reciting psalms.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
