| CHANTRY | Liturgy of prayers for the dead (7) |
| REQUIEM | Roman Catholic mass held to offer prayers for the dead (7) |
| ALLSOULS | ___ Day, occasion of prayer for the dead observed by Christians on November 2nd (3,5) |
| BLESSES | Says a prayer for the French and that good queen (7) |
| COLLECT | A short prayer for the church offering? (7) |
| OPUSDEI | Daily prayers for those suffering from Oedipus complex? (4,3) |
| ALLSOULSDAY | Catholic festival held on 2 November with prayers for the souls of the dead in purgatory |
| DAY | Catholic festival held on 2 November with prayers for the souls of the dead in purgatory (3,5,3) |
| ANGELUS | In the Roman Catholic church, a series of prayers recited in the morning, at midday and in the evening (7) |
| HASSOCK | Owns legwear for the comfort of prayers (7) |
| RIPSAW | Something cutting spotted after prayer for the dead |
| DRIP | Daughter leads prayer for the dead softie |
| ROREM | '5 Prayers for the Young' composer |
| IMAM | One close to father figure leads prayers for the faithful (4) |
| RIPS | Tears up seeing these prayers for the departed |
| PREY | Say some prayers for the victim! (4) |
| NOVENAS | Sound of German rising for series of prayers |
| PROVERB | Saying first of prayers, itinerant heading for basilica (7) |
| NIGHT | Collective hours of darkness, when the first liturgy of Christmas-tide is jubilantly celebrated on Christmas Eve to mark this transition from vigil to feast and the beginning of Christmas Day, for exa |
| ALLELUIA | Anglicised version, used in the liturgy, of the Hebrew word for "Praise the Lord" (8) |
