penitential

Example Sentences

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Weeks later, during the penitential Yom Kippur prayers in a small Berlin synagogue, Rosenzweig reversed his decision.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

In 2022, Pope Francis made a "penitential pilgrimage" across Canada, where he offered an apology to local tribal leaders.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

It also marks the beginning of the penitential Lenten season.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

Watching “The Ballad of Emmett Till,” though, comes across less as an exercise in powerful theater than as a penitential act.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022

Lehmkuhl says that the penitential psalms and the litanies may be omitted.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin