Examples of penitential in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Purchase of pardons had traditionally allowed people to bypass the penitential rituals the Church required for remission of sins. — Maureen Quilligan, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 The choir – split into two groups to accommodate social distancing – offers four works that touch on penitential themes. — oregonlive, 22 Mar. 2022 But there’s something penitential about her account, a purging of her regret and guilt about her co-workers (many of whom testify here) but also her stupidity, about business and men. — John Anderson, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2022 Today is Ash Wednesday, which for Christians marks the start of the 40-day penitential season of Lent. — Editors, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2022 The services during Yom Kippur are held continuously through the day and include readings from the Torah and the reciting of penitential prayers. — CNN, 2 Sep. 2021 Or could the dust be ash, akin to the penitential mark that some Christians wear on their brows on Ash Wednesday? — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2021 March Madness is an essentially penitential affair, a series of physical and spiritual trials interrupted by familiar rhythms, not unlike the experience of a novice in a monastery. — Matthew Walther, WSJ, 1 Apr. 2021 There is no Kingdom of God without the penitential turn of the soul to the grace and goodness of God. — Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review, 6 Feb. 2020 See More

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