penance

The Word of God · Francis Borgongini-Duca

First Sunday of Advent p. 2

The best preparation for the coming of the Christ-child consists in the practice of austere penance.
Fourth Sunday of Advent — Expiation of Sin p. 18

The Baptist preaches penance to us also,—“Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of penance ….”
First Sunday of Lent pp. 57–59

At the beginning of Lent, the Church advises and exhorts each of her children, saying: “Let not your penance be vain and external, as that of the Pharisees, but let it rather be inspired by a deep and sincere grief for your offenses; do not seek to obtain the praise of men, but rather the pardon of God.”