21 x 21 Crossword: “Answering Temptation”
1. Spouse of Sarai
6. Last of a Latin trio
10. Book after Acts
16. Carmelite Community of the Word, initially
19. “This illness is not ___ in death, but is for the glory of God..." (John 11:4)
20. Father of Gaddiel (Num 13:10)
21. Ste. ___ de Vialar, foundress (d.1856, f.8-24)
22. City doomed by Joshua (DR)
23. With 46, 73, 98 and 125 across, how Jesus answered Satan's first temptation (Mat 4:4)
25. Liturgy with a special intention
27. Land east of Eden
28. ___'acte (intermission)
29. Religious of Christian Education, initially
30. Experience a loss of faith
31. "...I have made myself a slave to all so as to ___ over as many as possible." (1 Cor 9:19)
33. Two from Toledo?
35. Summa Theologiae (abbr.)
36. Slight
37. "...God may open ___ to us for the word..." (Col 4:3)
40. Pontiac, e.g.
42. Bl. Joan of ___, mother of St. Dominic (d.1190, f.8-2)
45. English princess who became Catholic when she married Spanish king Alfonso XIII (d.1969)
46. See 23 across
51. Brothers of the Holy Eucharist, initially
52. Cultural org.
53. St. Samson of ___, Cornish bishop and missionary (d.565, f.7-28)
54. "...as countless as the stars of the sky and the ___ of the seashore..." (Gen 22:17)
55. St. Angelo of ___, priest (d.1739, f.10-30)
57. "To Keep ___ Lent” (hymn)
60. Apollos, e.g.
62. “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and ___.” (John 6:56)
66. Atlas abbr.
67. Letters from Greece
68. "...there appeared a smoking fire ___ and a flaming torch..." (Gen 15:17)
69. Biblical ethnic suffix
70. "To Thee", in Spanish prayer
71. Occult curse
73. See 23 across
76. ___ lazuli (Gen 2:12)
78. Bass, for one
79. "...being as I am, Paul, an ___ man..." (Phmn 9)
81. Roman king?
82. St. ___ Chabanel, North American Martyr (d.1649, f.10-19)
84. Congregation of the Priests of Mercy, initially
85. Son of Levi (Ex 6:16)
87. Servants of the Blessed Sacrament, initially
88. “If someone who has worldly means ___ brother in need...” (1 John 3:17)
89. Thirteen popes, by name
91. “No one tears a ___ from a new cloak to patch an old one.” (Luke 5:36)
93. China's Lao-___
95. Tolkien dwarf (LOTR)
97. To the ___ degree
98. See 23 across
105. "Alleluia, the Strife is ___" (Easter hymn)
106. Temple porter (1 Chr 15:18, DR)
107. Robert Edward ___, Bishop of Providence Rhode Island 1997-2005
108. St. John ___, Welsh priest and martyr (d.1679, f.10-25)
109. "___ have I loved you, beauty so old and so new." (St. Augustine)
111. Babylonian idol (Dan 14:3)
112. To be human, so they say
113. USCCB sponsored translation of 1970
114. "Those who ___ luxuriously..." (Luke 7:25)
116. ___ Handbook (writer's style guide)
117. The catechumenate (abbr.)
119. Sacramental affirmation
122. Woman's affliction for 12 years in Mark 5
125. See 23 across
128. Son of Bela (1 Chr 7:7)
129. It's four elements are earth, water, fire and air
130. ___ Stanley Gardner
131. "...brought many serious charges against him, which they were unable to ___." (Acts 25:7)
132. Eds.' copies
133. “From whence shall come ___?” (Ps 121:1)
134. Brother of Gad (DR)
135. Biblical weeds
1. Amenhotep IV's god
2. Catholic leader of U2, familiarly
3. "A ___ swayed by the wind?" (Mat 11:17)
4. Sackcloth ___ ashes
5. Church babysitting, initially
6. The A of NCEA (abbr.)
7. St. Theodoric of ___, Abbot (d.533, f.7-1)
8. Words of worship in the Gloria
9. Book before Phlm
10. Abbr. before many a priests' name
11. "You have been told, ___, what is good..." (Mic 6:8)
12. Fr. ___ Pacwa, SJ (EWTN cohost)
13. "They exchanged the truth of God for ___..." (Rom 1:25)
14. Popular Protestant translation of the Bible (abbr.)
15. "Mein ___" (hymn tune)
16. ___ of Divine Mercy
17. Benedict's Monte ___
18. Sage
24. Dusk, to Donne
26. "..a las ___ necesitadas de tu misericordia" (Oracion de Fatima)
31. Word repeated three times in an eagle's cry (Rev 8:13)
32. Self-sharpening metal? (Prov 27:17)
34. Biblical distance equal to 607 feet
35. What a hypocrite does to a camel?
37. A, in communications
38. Follower
39. "Shubael, son of Gershom, son of Moses, was principal ___ of the treasures." (1 Chr 26:24)
41. Bother
42. Baptist leader?
43. Agency reporting Vatican news
44. Father if Ahi (1 Chr 5:15)
47. Kind of tide
48. ““Whoever has ___ has no need except to have his feet washed...” (John 13:10)
49. Servites, initially
50. Admiral's org.
56. "He was indeed ___, close to death..." (Phil 2:27)
58. Bible atlas abbr.
59. Those who take advantage of someone
61. Make reparation
63. “...do not sin any more, so that nothing worse may ___ you.” (John 5:14)
64. Book after II Thessalonians
65. Fire starter?
68. Host host?
69. The ___ March
71. Friend of Frodo
72. St. Patrick’s famous prayer of protection
74. "Beside ___ waters he leads me" (Ps 23)
75. St. Alban Bartholomew ___, priest and martyr (d.1642, f.1-21)
77. Catholic football great Tom Brady successfully recovered after tearing his
80. “I will not enter the house where I live, nor ___ the couch where I sleep...” (Ps 132:3)
83. "...and the child lay his hand on the adder’s ___." (Is 11:8)
86. Likely
87. "Come and ___ the place where he lay." (Mat 28:6)
88. What the Son of Man came to do (Mark 10:45)
90. "I ___ many tears because no one was found worthy..." (Rev 5:4)
92. Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, initially
94. Roman sun god
96. St. Paulinus of ___, bishop (d.431, f.6-22)
98. “She fell down before Jesus and ___ the whole truth.” (Mark 5:33)
99. "Be doers of the word and not ___ only..." (Jas 1:22)
100. Sister of Apollo
101. Gollum
102. “___ flood over him like water...” (Job 27:20)
103. Christie’s Poirot
104. Angels' and Padres' org.
110. ...por ___ ruego a Santa Maria, siempre Virgen..." (Yo confieso)
111. Accuse
113. Book after Mic
115. Srs. of the Reparation of the Congregation of Mary, initially
116. Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart, initially
118. Old Roman road
119. Borodin Prince
120. Holy Spirit form at Jesus' baptism
121. Poems of praise
123. Jewish convert to Catholicism ___ Schoeman, founder of "Salvation is from the Jews" website
124. Jesus' knowing others' thoughts, e.g.
125. ___ culpa
126. Elect
127. Bl. ___ Angelico, painter (d.1455, f.2-18)