Complete Clue List
Across
1. Disdain OR attitude shown by St Brigid of Kildare (Feb. 1) towards worldly possessions
5. St Ignatius (Feb 1) was a "God bearer"; alternatively he's another word for an extreme enthusiast
9. Oppressed, persecuted; St Josephine Bakhita (Feb. 8) is the patron of human trafficking survivors
11. Glorification, purpose of 21D
12. Belief; St Agatha of Sicily (Feb. 5) was martyred for professing her faith
13. Baptise; St Paul Miki (Feb. 6) was a martyred Japanese preacher who converted many to Catholicism
15. Call for quiet (Scot. and Irish)
16. Call for help (init.)
18. Ploys
21. Friend
23. Easter preceder, weather-wise
24. As a priest, Blessed Pope Pius IX (Feb. 7) helped with ____ work in Chile and Peru
25. Energy and vigour
28. Use for support (4,2)
30. An ____ (drive) of St Oswald of Worcester (Feb. 29 or 28) was educating the clergy (10th century)
31. Italian Giovanni ____ Mastai-Ferretti shared a name with Jesus' mother, later becoming Pope Pius IX
32. Catchphrase
33. Many ____ are attributed to St Blaise of Sebaste, including healing of illnesses of the throat
34. Deny (arch.)
35. From Feb. 11, 1858, St Bernardette Soubirous ____ (claimed) she saw the Virgin Mary at Lourdes
Down
1. Brothers and saints Cyril and Methodius (Feb. 14) are also venerated in the Eastern Orthodox ____
2. Low points
3. Way out
4. Caring, supporting; many saints suffered for their faith but helped others
6. A terrestrial
7. Dubhthach, father of St Brigid of Kildare, was a chieftain of the Irish province of ____
8. Formal writing; some of the earliest about saints concerns St Agatha of Sicily
10. Old Testament opener (abbr.)
11. Sunday seat
14. Minuscule amounts the Greeks knew of
17. St Brigid is a patron of these people whose work includes milking animals
19. "Aha!" (3,2)
20. 316 CE: Roman Emperor Licinius began to persecute and ____ (confine) Christians, including St Blaise
21. DOM PLAYS rearrangement during hymn singing (anag.)
22. PLAIT MAO turned into a benign tumour of fatty tissue (anag.)
25. Countenance; St Josephine Bakhita's was known for her ever-present smile
26. Cereal crop important in semi-arid areas of Asia and Africa
27. Unaccustomed (to)
29. Palindromic British grandma
30. Goal