Across
1 Religion aims to convert (6)
4 Turn pale when it shatters (6)
8 American uncle on song in biblical region (7)
9 Mocking impudence gets the bird (7)
11 Craig's rite adapted for the elderly (10)
12 Wreck peacemakers' function (4)
13 Hoped to change clerical habit (5)
14 Good boy thus gets this writer joyous (8)
16 Machine for printing Latin translation of On Piety
(8)
18 Fertile spots in Troas especially (5)
20 Reflective act (4)
21 Part of instrument that's stopped playing in church?
(5,5)
23 Church caught with bones from saint (7)
24 Last of silver spoons put out for godparent (7)
25 Great number coming to the Spanish home (6)
26 Religious adherent's normal view (6)
Down
1 '. . . for their ____ hath been to feed cattle' (Gen.
46:32, AV) (5)
2 Minor prophet has nothing evil - one with a hint of hope
(7)
3 Christian festival - all that on 1 November (6,3)
5 God communicated by group of singers missing first note
(5)
6 Pentecostal phenomenon that could come with one gust (7)
7 Music done specially for night visitor (9)
10 Terrible ogre, kind wanting end of Messiah sealed (4,5)
13 Judaean priest leads me coming to the French church (9)
15 Collection of books in which to find Judith making Cora happy
possibly (9)
17 Makes minister a rod for punishing horrible sin (7)
19 Holy places in which her sins can be put right (7)
21 Rebuke for being concealed in church (5)
22 Make amends when lunch is served? (5)
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