Penances

Penances in the refectory, even on school days, were not uncommon.

Nasty Habits Terry Nelson 2006

Penances, satisfaction, purgatory, intercession of the church in the mass, have much more desirableness in them: -- these Eliabs must wear the crown.

The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968

Nor can He be obtained by Penances, nor by Sacrifices.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

Penances and Truth and Self-restraint, accompanied by duties fraught with compassion for all creatures, will still continue to flourish.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

Penances, however, that are undertaken without desire of fruit are not so, for these lead to Emancipation.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

Penances are ever present in thee, in the sense thou art never without them, penances constituting thy essence.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

Penances are of diverse kinds, but they have one common origin whence they have flowed.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

Penances set the self-restrained man having the mastery over all his senses on the way to heaven.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

What were these severe Penances of the First Ages of the Church called?

Baltimore Catechism No. 3 (of 4) Anonymous

Penances practised are never destroyed, Gifts also, made to deserving persons, are not lost.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli