A penitential is a book or set of church rules concerning the Christian sacrament of penance, a "new manner of reconciliation with God" that was first...

The Penitential Psalms or Psalms of Confession, so named in Cassiodorus's commentary of the 6th century AD, are the Psalms 6, 31, 37, 50, 101, 129, and...

The Penitential Act (capitalized in the Roman Missal) is a Christian form of general confession of sinfulness that normally takes place at the beginning...

century saw the development in Ireland of Penitentials, handbooks for confessors in assigning penance. The Penitential of Cummean counseled a priest to take...

The Ermenfrid Penitential is an ordinance composed by the Bishops of Normandy following the Battle of Hastings (1066) calling for atonement to be completed...

Penitential canons are religious rules laid down by councils or bishops concerning the penances to be done for various sins. These canons, collected,...

The Penitential of Finnian is a sixth-century penitential believed to have been written by either Finnian of Clonard or Finnian of Movilla. It contains...

that a believer imposes on themselves, acts that are called penances. Penitential activity is particularly common during the season of Lent and Holy Week...

The Penitential of Cummean is an Irish penitential, presumably composed c. 650 by an Irish monk named Cummean (or Cominianus). It served as a type of handbook...

monasteries, a penitential tax or private penance was developed which was less strenuous than the public penances. This was the beginning of penitential commutation...

in the public domain: Cyrus Adler and Lewis N. Dembitz (1901–1906). "Penitential Days". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New...

the colour proper to the day or the season or in violet if they bear a penitential character. Votive Masses are celebrated in the colour suited to the Mass...

The Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu is a Roman Catholic Marian shrine in Mannar district of Sri Lanka. With a history of more than 400 years, the shrine acts...

forgiveness through the priest. Before the fourth century confession and penitential discipline were a public affair "since all sin is sin not only against...

and lit candle A. Introductory rites Entrance Greeting of the altar Penitential Act Kyrie Eleison Gloria Collect B. Liturgy of the Word Lectionary readings...

sambenito; Catalan: gramalleta, sambenet, Portuguese: sambenito) was a penitential garment that was used especially during the Portuguese and Spanish Inquisitions...

Dame de Lourdes Illustrious Brotherhood of Our Blessed Lady Penitentes Penitential Brotherhood of the Holy Eucharist Society of the Holy Name Ven. Arc....

from previous Christian religious wars in that they were considered a penitential exercise, and so earned participants remittance from penalties for all...

uncle Francisco Hurtado, penitential exercises became a habitual practice for Carvajal. Although in modern times, these penitential practices can appear to...

celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent. In countries such as the United Kingdom, Mardi Gras is...

ordered processions in times of trouble and danger. The litany was a penitential processional service used in time of trouble or to express sorrow for...

the services of the Hours and the Divine Liturgy. In particular, the penitential Psalm 50 is very widely used. Fragments of Psalms and individual verses...

blown.)[further explanation needed] A variety of piyyutim, medieval penitential prayers, are recited regarding themes of repentance. The Aleinu prayer...

figurines depicting ocelots and similar felids are known. In her 1904 work A Penitential Rite of the Ancient Mexicans, archaeologist Zelia Nuttall described a...

themselves are during a blessing with holy water, when concluding the penitential rite, in imitation of the priest before the Gospel reading (small signs...

of the most traditional demonstrations of popular Catholicism. These penitential ceremonies occur in some villages in Lower Brittany on the feast day...

letters Episcopal consecrators Approbation (Catholic canon law) Confession Penitential canons Paenitentiale Theodori Seal of the Confessional Internal and external...

traditionally a place of penitence, and in Eastern Christianity some penitential services, such as the Little Hours during Holy Week are celebrated there...

Eucharistic service. A General Confession and Absolution, known as the Penitential Rite, is proclaimed in the Eucharistic liturgy. Lutherans hold that Baptism...

incense at funeral pyres. Myrrh was used as an embalming ointment and as a penitential incense in funerals and cremations until the 15th century. The "holy...