Across

1 Time for Christians to observe honoured member wearing variety of red, say (5-4)

6 Fool beginning to handle item on altar? (5)

9 Save list father composed when holding very traditional church service (7,8)

10 Slight error made by fielder (4)

11 Obstruction that's ordered to be put round canal feature (8)

14 Man given a partner felt hopeless (9)

15 Body of theologians mentioned in spiteful e-mail (5)

16 A holy person in fine society observes religious duty? (5)

18 Ode penned freely, without constraints (4-5)

20 See 8D

21 A good artist in Indian city (4)

25 Members of religious order here - mightn't lass perk up? (7,8)

26 Vision harboured by padre amazingly (5)

27 Venerated state is not commonly found among guards facing joint (9)

Down

1 Distinctive character in Nazareth ostensibly (5)

2 Reportedly, secretes fruit (7)

3 Part of organ concerning senior journalist (4)

4 Member of choir in a group half confused? (4)

5 Quiet young man with daughter needing external guide for household accessory (10)

6 One taught Christian rudiments, a teen much needing conversion around college (10)

7 Forestall old bishop quickly in France admitting leader of apostates (7)

8, 20A Close to truth, grand belief in God stirred Christian mystic (9,2,6)

12 Cabbage salad upset former government media chief in pilgrimage site (10)

13 Abbey officials giving crowds port to drink (10) 14 Female needing strong support in legal document, as a disgraced priest (9)

17 Reserve fruit that's majestic (7)

19 Two characters coming together enjoy harp being played (7)

22 A model upstanding and celebrated writer (5)

23 Tax-collector in agreeable village (4)

24 See game with runs being scored (4)