21 x 21 Crossword: “Who’s On First?”
1. Creighton University city
6. Muslem teacher
10. "...___ tus ojos misericordiosos" (Dios te Salve, Reina)
14. Observes Ash Wednesday, e.g.
19. Hebrew letter
20. Robe for Caesar
21. What John did in Elizabeth's womb
22. "They lit ___ in the middle of the courtyard..." (Luke 22:55)
23. Naomi's other daughter-in-law
24. Solemnity on January 1
27. "He ___ it into the great wine press of God’s fury." (Rev 14:19)
29. Saintly anchoress of Northumbria (d.681, f.10-31)
30. Jesus' ancestor (Luke 3:23)
31. Mary's mom
32. A.F.L.'s partner
33. "Be ___ Afraid" (Dufford hymn)
35. First King of Rohan (LOTR)
37. St. ___ d'Autun, bishop (d.678, f.10-2)
39. St. Elizabeth ___ Seton, foundress (d.1821, f.1-4)
40. "___ Sacri" (1950 Pius XII encyclical)
42. "...your God, has anointed you with the ___ of gladness..." (Ps 45:8)
44. St. John de ___, Portuguese Jesuit and martyr (d.1693, f.2-4)
48. "A star shall advance from Jacob, and a scepter shall ___ from Israel..." (Num 24:17)
50. Memorial on June 1
55. Mountain of Aaron's death
56. Name of twelve popes
57. Roman "roads"
58. Father-in-law of Esau (Gen 36:2)
59. Biblical land with a queen
61. Rope fiber
63. "...return to their senses out of the devil’s ___..." (2 Tim 2:26)
65. The ___ of Worms, assembly called in 1521 by Charles V to try Luther
67. Catholic composer Genuis
68. Deadly sin
70. Artist Chagall
72. His descendants were post exilic temple servants (Neh 7:47)
73. “As for you, Daniel, keep secret the message and ___ the book until the end time..." (Dan 12:4)
74. Hezekiah's mother
76. Feast on July 1 (in the US)
81. Haifa to Jerusalem dir.
82. "Roots," e.g.
84. St. Aedh ___ Bricc, bishop (d.589, f.11-10)
85. Town in Judah (Jgs 15:9)
86. "Night" author Wiesel
88. 1666 apparition site in France
89. "For ___ am a person subject to authority..." (Luke 7:8)
91. Cardinal Timothy ___ of New York City
94. Senior moments?
97. Son of Seth (Gen 4:26)
99. Wife of Tobit
101. "They stood before the throne and before the Lamb, wearing white ___..." (Rev 7:9)
103. "A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth ___ cents. (Mark 12:42)
104. "Turn your ___ to me..." (Ps 17:6)
105. Solemnity on November 1
108. Council site in 1027 where the Truce of God was enacted
109. One of C.S. Lewis's "Four Loves"
111. Having lost all vital signs, e.g. (abbr.)
112. Something to shake or break?
114. Jesus, in the Quran
115. St. Joseph ___, Spanish priest and wonder-worker (d.1702, f.3-23)
118. Mother Angelica's station (abbr.)
121. English princess who became Catholic when she married Spanish king Alfonso XIII (d.1969)
122. "A city ___ on a mountain..." (Mat 5:14)
123. Tolkien creatures
126. Son of Zophar (1 Chr 7:36)
128. "Gratias agimus tibipropter magnum gloriam ___" (Gloria)
130. Where Tamar seduced Judah (Gen 38:14)
132. Optional Memorial on May 1
136. "From the ___ before him, his clouds passed, hail and coals of fire." (Ps 18:13)
138. Place of the Seven Rivers (LOTR)
139. Father of King Ahab
140. "Venerable" English saint
141. Pin holders
142. Giuseppe Melchiorre ___, Pope St. Pius X (d.1914, f.8-21)
143. Faith in Rome?
144. Prophet to King Asa (2 Chr 15:8)
145. The "S" of WASP
1. St. ___ of Canterbury, abbot of Battle (d.1200, f.7-4)
2. Misnomer for Pope Marinus II
3. Memorial on August 1
4. Shema
5. Greek goddess of wisdom
6. Book after II Thess
7. First cousin (and half-brother) of Ammon
8. "...if two of you ___ on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted..." (Mat 18:19)
9. “You ___; as you have believed, let it be done for you.” (Mat 8:13)
10. St. Colman of Llan ___, Irish abbot (d.612, f.9-26)
11. Third son of Adam and Eve
12. Where the post-exilic temple servants lived (Neh 11:21)
13. Inscribed pillar
14. ___ Schwarz, children's toy store
15. "___ Vos" (1897 Leo XIII encyclical)
16. Water to wine, e.g.
17. 1982 Disney film
18. Chair of St. Peter in Rome?
25. Saintly Syriac hermit monk in the Taurus Mountains (d.410, f.2-9)
26. St. John ___, one of the Forty Martyrs of England Wales (1600, f.6-21)
28. St. Peter Chong ___, Korean martyr (d.1866, f.9-20)
32. Quibbles
34. Wood fasteners
36. City of St. Rose
38. Misses the mark, e.g.
41. River of Rohan (LOTR)
43. What the meek will inherit (Mat 5:5)
45. Memorial on October 1
46. Book after 2 Esdras (DR)
47. Prophet or prophecy
49. Biblical twin
51. "All who heard the noise of their numbers, the ___ of their marching..." (1 Mac 6:41)
52. Name of a biblical person, land and people
53. Resurrect
54. "This is the story of the heavens and the earth at ___ creation." (Gen 2:4)
60. "___ Got the Whole World in His Hands"
62. Little Srs. of Jesus, initially
64. Made a mistake
66. Biblical weed
69. Christian ___, Cardinal of Douala, Cameroon from 1991-2009 (d.2021)
71. The Italica, e.g. (Acts 10:1)
74. Jesus euphemism for "dead" (John 11)
75. Ishbaal's company leader (2 Sam 4:2)
77. Martyrs of ___, St. Andre de Soveral and companions (d.1645, f.10-3)
78. Holy images
79. St. Dominic of ___, OSB, Abbot (d.1073, f.12-20)
80. Peak with St. Bernard of Montjoux as its patron
83. Animal in some manger scenes
87. "Dies ___" (hymn)
90. He greatly offended the Lord (Gen 38:10)
92. Father of Adoniram (1 Kgs 4:6)
93. Second Archbishop of Baltimore, Leonard ___, SJ (d.1817)
95. 1965 Paul VI encyclical
96. "By the ___ of your brow you shall eat bread..." (Gen 3:19)
98. Source of Samson's strength, in a way
100. Joshua, to Moses (Jos1:1)
102. Town in Egypt on the border with Ethiopia (Ezek 29:10)
106. City later renamed Dan (Jgs 18:29)
107. Unfamiliar with
110. "Whoever seeks to preserve his life will ___..." (Luke 17:33)
113. Hinduism's holiest river
116. "___ the Silent Planet" (CS Lewis fictional work)
117. The brother of Goliath (1Chr 20:5)
119. Engine supercharger
120. “___ I came forth from my mother’s womb..." (Job 1:21)
123. "...vuelve a nosotros esos tus ___ misericordiosos..." (Dios te Salve, Reina)
124. Bl. Anna ___ Gattorno, foundress (d.1900, f.5-6)
125. Redemptorists, initially
127. cattle, or tend cattle
129. Assyrian's foe
131. "___ Via" ("The High Road," and name of a Catholic college student community)
133. Bl. Miguel ___, SJ, martyr (d.1927, f.11-23)
134. "Gottes Sohn, o ___ lacht" (Stille Nacht)
135. Cardinal color
137. AOL rival