Sentence examples for truly penitent from inspiring English sources
Although this does not happen with great frequency, when a past criminal becomes truly penitent, society should not only rejoice but it should also set the penitent free.
The Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican body dealing with forgiveness of sins, said that festival-goers would first have to confess, go to mass and be "truly penitent and contrite" in order to benefit from the indulgence.
When you've really examined yourself in the light of God's holy law, and you are truly penitent, then you can begin to understand why you need to be saved from God's wrath.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Dorothy sighed, her expression genuinely penitent.
One of the essential requirements for confession is that a penitent is truly sorry, and genuinely intends not to commit their sin again.
It is possible for people who have done dreadful things to truly regret their behavior, become penitent and rise above their past behavior.
Custis was extremely penitent.
He sounded almost penitent.
"We need to be penitent".
He visits her grave, penitent.
