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Prayer books were invented because memory is unreliable but devotion is persistent.

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Prayer books, such as breviaries, psalters and the Book of Common Prayer, were compiled to standardize worship and make prayers accessible. Memory limitations were one reason, but the claim oversimplifies a varied history.

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