21 x 21 Crossword: “O No !”
1. Flee
4. Root meaning of "catechism"
8. See 129 across
12. See of St. Salvius (d.584, f.9-10)
16. "___ Fois Encore" (1907 Pius X encyclical)
17. Little Servant Srs. of the Immaculate Conception, initially
18. Greetings to Maria
19. Mourn
21. Tolkien wizard's summer residence near Rome?
24. Sign and source of Christian unity, according to Eph 4:5
26. Stop on the Exodus route (Ex 13:20)
27. "Dies ___" (hymn)
28. St. ___ of Herzfeld, widow (d.825, f.9-4)
29. Saintly Diocletian martyr (d.304, f.8-7)
30. Mountain of Aaron's death
31. Name meaning "bitter" (Ruth 1:20)
33. Place of the Seven Rivers (LOTR)
35. Book after Phil
36. Wife of Isaac
40. Repeated prayer word
42. Son of Izhar (Ex 6:21)
44. Society of African Missions, initially
45. “This saying is ___; who can accept it?” (John 6:60)
47. USCCB sponsored translation of 1970
48. ___ pro nobis, "Pray for us."
49. Hebrew dry measure of about a quart
50. Family of an Italian-born priest missionary to the SW U.S.?
54. "...y la vida ___. Amen" (Credo Apostolico)
57. Migrant and Refugee Services, initially
58. "...la resurreccion de la ___." (Credo Niceno)
59. Oblates of the Mother of Orphans, initially
61. "...kings will ___ from you." (Gen 17:6)
62. Roman name for Edom
66. Call from the flock
67. Bl. ___ Merz, layman (d.1928, f.5-10)
68. Ancestor of Jesus (Mat 1:3-4)
69. Patron saint of Paisley, Scotland (d.620, f.9-15)
70. "...what we have ___ with our eyes..." (1 John 1:1)
72. "And to him I will give the morning ___." (Rev 2:28)
73. Emil Aloysius ___, Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, NY (d.2022)
75. "You are ___, Paul..." (Festus, Acts 26:24)
76. Church potluck, e.g.
77. "___! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days..." (Mk 15:29)
78. Bl. Niels ___, Bishop and anatomist (d.1686, f.12-5)
80. Father of Sesai, Ahiman and Tholmai (Jos 15:14, DR)
82. "To ___ is human ..."
83. Saintly monk and missionary (d.855, f.6-12)
85. Discalced Carmelites, initially
86. ___ Maritain, French poet, philosopher and mystic (d.1960)
88. Cause a permanent blemish on an El Salvadoran Archbishop?
91. Friend of Frodo
94. Littles Srs. of the Assumption, initially
95. "To Thee", in Spanish prayer
96. Muslem teacher
97. Nashville-based awards org.
98. One of the seven churches of Asia
101. Elisha's servant
104. Michael Jarboe ___, Archbishop of Santa Fe (d.2023)
106. Book after Phlm
107. Great-grandfather of King Saul (1 Sam 9:1)
109. Implement of crucifixion
111. "Ubi ___" (1871 Pius IX encyclical)
112. 2000-year periods in Babylonian astrology
114. Where Doeg betrayed David (1 Sam 22)
115. City in Judah's heritage in the southern district (Jos 15:26)
117. Man to whom King Saul gave his daughter Michal (1Sam 25:44)
119. "...with whom I am well ___."
121. Place to buy devotional items in Fatima?
125. Christmas photo ops?
126. St. Dominic of ___, Benedictine abbot and founder (d.1031, f.1-22)
127. Srs. of St. Mary of Oregon, initially
128. God took one from Adam to make Eve
129. With 8 across, profession of faith made by Thomas (Lat.)
130. Mother Angelica's station (abbr.)
131. Source of Samson's strength, in a way
132. Haifa to Jerusalem dir.
1. Clare Boothe ___, American Catholic writer, politician, and U.S. ambassador (d.1987)
2. Cut off from the people
3. Prince in Simeon (1 Chr 4:34)
4. Yonath ___ rehoqim, Psalm 56 melody
5. Narnia monogram
6. William Leo ___, Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette in Indiana (ret'd. 2010)
7. Letters after St. Titus Brandsma's name
8. Joseph J. ___, M.Sp.S., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese for the Military Services (d.2017)
9. "...los desterrados hijos de ___." (Dios te salve, Reina y Madre)
10. Descendant of Begui (Ezra 10:34)
11. Cong. of the Srs. of the Holy Family, initially
12. St. Rafael ___ Baron, Trappist (d.1938, f.4-26)
13. "...Jacob may ___ with you tonight..." (Gen 30:15)
14. Son of Beor (Gen 36:32)
15. Sole transfusion apparatus in a French cathedral city?
19. Mercury and Saturn
20. Missing the mark, e.g.
22. Biblical weed
23. Son of Caleb (1 Chr 4:15)
25. The Sacrament of the Last Supper painter
28. Jesus, to Muslims
32. Vatican City supermarket
33. Urbi et ___
34. Paul caused one in Ephesus (Acts 19)
36. Religious Sisters of Charity, initially
37. Son of Dishon (Gen 36:26)
38. God is the first, philosophically speaking
39. St. John Vianney was its Cure?
41. "___and Eat" Taize hymn
43. Parish formation leaders
46. Christmas mo.
51. Tower site
52. Modern Persia
53. "___ Impendet" (1931 Pius XI encyclical)
54. Ages and ages
55. Second Archbishop of Baltimore, Leonard ___, SJ (d.1817)
56. Capital of Jordan
57. John Paul II's "Great Jubilee" ended on Epiphany of this year
60. Roman war lord?
62. 1052 of his descendants returned from the exile (Ezra 2:37)
63. Artemis is her Greek counterpart
64. Communion in Abraham's hometown?
65. Son of Jacob (DR)
67. ___ dell'Oro, CRS, auxiliary bishop of Galveston-Houston
71. "Whoever has ___ ought to hear what the Spirit says to the churches." (Rev 2:7)
72. From the Red Sea the Israelites "...marched out to the wilderness of ___." (Ex 15:22)
73. "___ to share our story" (Refrain of "Song of the Body of Christ")
74. Cong. of Notre Dame, initially
76. "...sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima ___." (Non sum dignus)
77. Name of six popes
79. Law
81. Redemptorists, initially
83. Swear words?
84. Marianist Srs., initially
87. St. Peter ___, Bishop and Martyr (d.1747, f.7-9)
89. "No nos dejes ___ en la tentacion." (Padre Nuestro)
90. Episcopal congress site of 1786
91. Theologians, exegetes, and such
92. St. George of ___, Bishop and monk (d.807, f.2-21)
93. Meaning of Adam
98. Srs. of the Holy Spirit and Immaculate Conception, initially
99. "...ate their ___ with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands." (Mark 7:2)
100. Peter healed him at Lydda (Acts 9:32)
101. Battle site with the Philistines (2 Sam 21:18)
102. "The inhabitants of ___ do not come forth from their city." (Mic 1:11)
103. Book before Job (abbr.)
105. City in Judah (Jos 15:34)
108. "Three times I was beaten with ___..." (2 Cor 11:25)
110. City later renamed Dan (Jgs 18:29)
113. Compos mentis
116. Missionary Servants of St. Anthony, initially
117. They are blessed
118. "May ___ done to me according to your word." (Mary's fiat)
120. "Fr. ___" (movie starring Mark Wahlberg)
121. Brothers of the Holy Eucharist, initially
122. "Michael, ___ Your Boat Ashore"
123. "How Great Thou ___"
124. Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, initially