breviary

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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

Before the afternoon's voting, Cardinal Pacelli calmly paced a corridor, reading his breviary.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then with Father Angelus, his secretary, he read his breviary before reading and decoding the day's dispatches.

From Time Magazine Archive

His breviary had fallen from his lap to the grassy turf.

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