| ROSARY | A set at prayers used in the Roman Catholic church (6) |
| MAIGRE | Descriptor used in the Roman Catholic church for food containing no meat, which is thus permitted to be eaten on a fast day (6) |
| AGNUSDEI | Prayer used, gain converts (5,3) |
| PLETHORA | Excess prayer used engaging god (8) |
| TERRASIGILLATA | Bright red polished pottery used in the Roman Empire (5,9) |
| STAMEN | Flowery organ, one in canon ending at prayers (6) |
| ONEREP | Part of a set, at the gym |
| MISSAL | In the Roman Catholic Church, a book containing the prayers of the Masses for a complete year (6) |
| LEGATE | In the Roman Catholic Church, a personal representative of the Pope sent to a foreign nation or church district (6) |
| RECTOR | In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric in charge of a college or religious house (6) |
| PAPACY | Position of church leader at prayer primarily during fast |
| SCHISM | The division in the Roman Catholic Church from 1378 to 1429, during which rival popes reigned at Rome and Avignon (5,6) |
| DEACON | Ordained minister ranking below a priest in the Roman Catholic Church (6) |
| NOVENA | In the Roman Catholic Church, a devotion consisting of prayers or services on nine consecutive days |
| LAMMAS | Feast day in the Roman Catholic Church commemorating St. Peter's deliverance from prison (6) |
| EASTER | A significant season in the Roman Catholic church calendar |
| TEDEUM | Latin hymn sung at matins in the Roman Catholic Church |
| REDHAT | Symbol of the rank of cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church (3,3) |
| FANONS | Collar-shaped vestments worn in the Roman Catholic church (6) |
| MANTIS | Preyer seemingly at prayer |
