Hermit Permit
Romuald is especially associated with this form of religious life, lived in solitude and prayer.
Eremitic life
Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More were martyred in England during the reign of this king.
Henry VIII
In the Gospel, Jesus tells the Twelve not to fear those who can kill the body but cannot kill this.
Soul
St. Romuald was a reformer within this great Western monastic tradition founded at Monte Cassino.
Benedictines
Both saints refused to accept Henry VIII as supreme head of the Church in England instead of this person.
The Pope
The first reading comes from this prophet, who says, “I hear the whisperings of many: ‘Terror on every side!’”
Jeremiah
Before becoming a monk, Romuald was shocked into conversion after seeing his father kill a man in this type of very small-scale combat.
Duel
Thomas More held this high legal and political office under Henry VIII before resigning in conscience.
Lord Chancellor
Psalm 69 says, “Zeal for your house” does this to the psalmist.
Consumes me
Romuald wrote a short spiritual guide known as his “Brief” one of these, giving guidance for monastic life.
Rule
Shortly before his execution, John Fisher was made one of these by Pope Paul III, which only made Henry VIII angrier.
Cardinal
In Romans, Paul says that through one man this entered the world, and through it, death.
Sin
Romuald’s Camaldolese monks are known for wearing habits of this color.
White
Both Fisher and More were executed after refusing an oath tied to Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn and this law naming Henry’s heirs.
Act of Succession
In the Gospel, Jesus says two of these birds are sold for a small coin, yet the Father knows when even one falls.
Sparrows