The Tau Test - Winter Edition

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Across
  1. 3. The papal bull that confirmed the 1223 Rule (“Regula Bullata”), no spaces. (5,7)
  2. 4. The mountain sanctuary where Francis received the stigmata (1224), common spelling, no spaces. (2,5)
  3. 7. International Council of the OFS (Rome-based), acronym. (5)
  4. 8. Medieval name for the Franciscan penitential movement (Latin, 2 words), no spaces. (4,12)
  5. 9. The yearly commemoration on the evening of 3 October. (9)
  6. 10. Patron saint of the OFS: the holy King of France, no spaces. (5,5,2)
  7. 13. Latin title of the Earlier Rule of 1221 (“the Unapproved Rule”), no spaces. (6,3,7)
  8. 16. The 1223 Rule of St. Francis approved by Pope Honorius III (the “Approved Rule”), no spaces. (6,7)
  9. 18. Rule, Art. 4: the dynamic of “going from ___ to ___ and back again.”, no spaces. (6,4)
  10. 19. The small church where Francis heard “Go, rebuild my Church.” (3,7)
  11. 20. The Secular Franciscan commitment made after initial formation. (10)
Down
  1. 1. Vatican II Dogmatic Constitution often cited in post-conciliar renewal (Latin title), no spaces. (5,7)
  2. 2. What the 800th anniversary in 2026 commemorates (Franciscan-wide), no spaces. (5,2,5,7)
  3. 5. Classic Franciscan greeting meaning “Peace and all good.”, no spaces. (3,2,5)
  4. 6. Italian word often used for Franciscan “universal brotherhood.” (11)
  5. 11. Francis’s exhortation that begins “Exhortation to the Brothers and Sisters of Penance.”, no spaces. (6,2,3,7)
  6. 12. The 1978 papal document that approved the current OFS Rule, no spaces. (10,11)
  7. 14. The virtue Francis called “Lady,” foundation of the spiritual life. (7)
  8. 15. A Franciscan attitude: joy as a Christian witness (Rule theme). (10)
  9. 17. Umbrian town of Francis and Clare. (6)