penitential

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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

It also marks the beginning of the penitential Lenten season.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

In the eyes of the German public, Stadler's guilty plea did not look particularly penitential.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2023

The prayer service, known as a penitential rite and required by Canon law, was led by the basilica's archpriest, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti.

From Reuters • Jun. 3, 2023

On one occasion, it is related, he preached a penitential sermon, and introduced so many illustrations of terror that he soon brought his hearers to their knees.

From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various