Sentences with phrase «penance before»

After the sprinkling, the priest asked, «Art thou content with sackcloth and ashes in testimony of thy penance before the Lord in the day of judgment?»

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Paul posted only two videos in the entire month of January, as a kind of penance for his actions, before posting around 15 videos in February, and 23 videos in March.

But they are leading lives of such spiritual incoherence that their own integrity should compel them to seek reconciliation through the sacrament of penance, and to do so before affirming a fuller communion with the Church than they in fact enjoy by receiving Holy Communion during Mass..

With respect, it does seem to be getting the cart before the horse, to restore this minor sign of penitential living yet still to neglect the crying need for major re-catechesis on the sacrament of Penance and the penitential life.

I've noticed in audiences that there are often people who, as penance for whatever sins, have come out to listen to me before, and you can tell that they see the line coming.

But the fact remains, and I hold myself fully responsible: Sunday at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts saw me almost running past various displays, silently offering what penance I could — apologizing to statues, begging forgiveness of Egyptian jewelry, and mentally flagellating myself before fresco paintings of the crucifixion.

It's all Jacob knows, though he has a few fleeting memories of his life before, and he has internalized Father Grace's ideas about condemnation, penance, and the impending doomsday.