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repentance

[ri-pen-tns, -pen-tuhns] / rɪˈpɛn tns, -ˈpɛn təns /


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This insight reminds me of a Lenten devotional piece by Jesuit Rick Ganz, who discloses what motivates repentance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

One common answer notes that sackcloth and ashes have been since biblical times a sign of repentance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

It says this is a "recognition of the need for repentance, humility and lament".

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

This 10-day stretch ends with Yom Kippur, a day of fasting, repentance and commemoration of the dead.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

And he would serenade the oysters of Chesapeake Bay with the hymns the brothers Wesley had written to bring sinners to repentance and praise.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson




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