21 x 21 Crossword: “Saying Grace”
1. Adorers of the Blood of Christ, initially
4. Congregation of the Priests of Mercy, initially
7. Apostates during the Decian persecution
12. "Do not take a false ___..." (Mat 5:33)
16. Saintly martyr of Caesarea (d.304, f.11-19)
18. Tolkien elf
20. Ally of Abraham (Gen 14:24)
22. Beginning of a prayer said at mealtime
23. Prayer continued
25. Father of Eber, Misham, and Shemed (1 Chr 8:12)
26. Saintly Irish virgin (d.570, f.1-15)
27. New beginning?
28. Greek letter
29. "I have ___ my face like flint" (Is 50:7)
30. Babylonian river (Bar 1:4)
32. Haifa to Jerusalem dir.
33. Mercedarian Srs. of the Blessed Sacrament, initially
35. Tolkien raven (LOTR)
37. "Danos hoy nuestro pan de ___ dia..." (Padre Nuestro)
41. Church turned mosque turned museum, in Istanbul
45. French town associated with St. John Vianney
48. Prayer continued
52. Book before Mat
53. "... if tongues, they will ___" (1 Cor 13:8)
55. Srs. of Mary Immaculate, initially
56. Beginning of a common Jewish prayer
57. God took one from Adam to make Eve
58. Thurible "fuel"
61. Highlander
63. St. ___ of Herzfeld, widow (d.825, f.9-4)
65. A partridge ___ a pear tree
66. To be human, so they say
67. St. Loman of ___, bishop (d.450, f.10-11)
70. Original name of Joktheel (2 Kgs 14:7)
72. "___a Wonderful Life" (Capra classic)
74. Prayer continued
80. ___ polloi (the many)
81. Father of Zaccur (Neh 3:2)
82. Church “boat”?
83. St. Matthew Le Van ___, Vietnamese martyr (d.1847, f.5-11)
84. Modern initials indicating "prior to Jesus"
87. Like many hymns written on guitar
89. ___ Kleine Nacht Musik
91. Book after Ruth
94. King of Judah who was "like David his father" (1 Kgs 15:11)
95. Maria ___
97. Little Bros. of the Good Shepherd, initially
100. Food from heaven
101. Bibl. quotes, often
102. Prayer continued
106. N.F.L. scores
107. Right start?
109. Latin 101 verb
110. St. ___ of Aran, early Irish abbot (d.530, f.3-21)
111. “___, be merciful to me a sinner.” (Luke 18:13)
114. Women in orders (abbr.)
116. Srs. of St. Paul of Chartres, initially
118. Nashville-based awards org.
121. "Your wife Elizabeth will bear you ___..." (Luke 1:13)
124. El Credo de ___ Apostoles
126. Son of Abdiel (1 Chr 5:15)
127. One of David's "Thirty" warriors (2 Sam 23:35)
129. Prayer continued
133. Prayer continued
134. "...hagase tu voluntad en la ___..." (Padre Nuestro)
135. Yeast
136. Alb
137. End of the Prayer
138. Bias
139. St. Peter ___, Vietnamese martyr (d.1839, f.12-20)
140. ___ Salvador, see of 7 down
1. French clerics
2. St. John Baptist de la ___, educator (d.1719, f.4-7)
3. "She ___ up, uncovered a place at his feet, and lay down." (Ruth 3:7)
4. Spanish missionary and social reformer, Bartolome de las ___ (d.1566)
5. JS ___, big publisher of Church bulletins
6. Medical Missionary Srs., initially
7. Name of 13 popes
8. "...but the founder of ___ God." (Heb 3:4)
9. "I am with you and will ___ you wherever you go..." (Gen 28:15)
10. St. Dominic of ___, Benedictine abbot and founder (d.1031, f.1-22)
11. Dvorak's Mass ___ Major
12. Initials found on CDs of musicals
13. King of Gath (1 Sam 21:11)
14. Logical beginning?
15. "...worship the ___ of heaven..." (Acts 7:42)
17. Littles Srs. of the Assumption, initially
19. Son of Jacob
20. Esau's land
21. River in England which Waltham Abbey overlooks
24. Bk. after Ezra
31. "For all of you are children of the light and children of the ___." (1 Thess 5:5)
32. Good Shepherd Sisters, initially
34. Society of Christ, initially
36. Srs. of the Good Shepherd, initially
38. Peter saw one coming down from the sky in Joppa
39. "Who may ___ your holy mountain?" (Ps 15:1)
40. "___! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days..." (Mk 15:29)
42. Father of King Ahab
43. Rainbow medium
44. St. Theobald of ___, layman (d.1150, f.6-1)
45. Pallium pins (Lat.)
46. “Come, let us go to Gilgal to ___ the kingship there.” (1 Sam 11:14)
47. ___ Coeur, famous minor basilica in Paris
48. Plagues number
49. Biblical tree or leaf?
50. Son of Bela (1 Chr 7:7)
51. Ancient texts
54. Daughter of Asher (Gen 46:17)
59. Kenneth Donald ___, Bishop Emeritus of Portland, Oregon
60. E of BCE
62. Actor Sean, who starred in Rudy
64. “The snake tricked me, so I ___ it.” (Gen 3:13)
68. "Deus ___est" (Ubi Caritas)
69. Brief time periods
71. ___ Pacis, Roman altar dedicated to peace
73. Greek letter
75. "Vive le ___!" (Long live the king)
76. The Hittite whom David had killed (2 Sam 12:9), and the priest whom Ahaz had build an altar (2 Kgs 16:11), namely
77. A king of Midian (Num 31:8)
78. "...lest Israel ___ itself against me and say, “My own power saved me.” (Jgs 7:2)
79. Correct, as text
84. St. ___ of Ghent, religious (d.655, f.10-1)
85. Redemptorists, initially
86. "...magi from the ___ arrived in Jerusalem..." (Mat 2:1)
88. St. Colman of Lann ___, abbot (d.612, f.9-26)
90. "The courage of the Egyptians shall ___ away within them..." (Is 19:3)
92. Catholic Supreme Court Justice, ___ Coney Barrett
93. ___ Posadas
96. Scottish uncle
98. "For it is the Lord, your God, who ___ with you to fight for you..." (Deut 20:4)
99. "Brother ___, Sister Moon"
102. Befuddle
103. "Yentl" setting
104. Notre Dame Srs., initially
105. City in the Shephelah that was apportioned to Judah (Jos 15:34)
108. Patron saint of bakers
112. St. ___ of Kiev (d.969, f.7-11)
113. Cry from Homer Simpson
115. "Alleluia! He is ___" (Bob Hurd hymn)
117. Son of Reuben (Gn 46:9)
118. "Lift High the ___"
119. ___ Montessori, Catholic educator
120. St. ___ of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop (d.651, f.8-31)
121. Call letters?
122. Actor LaBeouf of "Constantine"
123. City near Provo
125. Srs. of Charity of Leavenworth, initially
126. Asia's ___ Sea
128. Arabic for "My God"
130. Ashes holder
131. "___ Got the Whole World in His Hands"
132. Producer of "Jesus", starring Jeremy Sisto (abbr.)
133. Month of the feasts of Therese, Francis, and John Paul II (abbr.)