8 Penance Quotes for You to Enjoy

A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents. H. L. Mencken

School Evil Sunday Parents Prison Penance Sunday School Children Which Conscience

This is me, a sinner on whom the Lord has turned his gaze. And this is what I said when they asked me if I would accept my election as pontiff. I am a sinner, but I trust in the infinite mercy and patience of our Lord Jesus Christ, and I accept in a spirit of penance. Pope Francis

Me Patience Trust Election Christ Mercy Our Gaze Our Lord Penance Would Spirit Accept Said Lord Am Lord Jesus Lord Jesus Christ His Sinner Infinite Turned Asked Whom Jesus Jesus Christ

Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works. Thomas Aquinas

I grew up Catholic. We went to confession on Saturday, stood in the shortest line, since it led to the priest who gave the easiest penance - usually a few Our Fathers and Hail Marys. We confessed in private, prayed our penance and our souls were clean. Regina Brett

Confession Few Gave Fathers Our Penance Easiest Clean Priest Hail Since Catholic Souls Line Private Were Prayed Led Up Stood Grew Shortest Who Saturday

I don't know what heavy penance I would not have gladly undertaken rather than practice prayer. Saint Teresa of Avila

Prayer Practice Penance Would Rather Gladly Know Undertaken Than Heavy

I've always felt like an alien trapped in a human form. We all do at some time or other; for me it's a permanent state, and I'm still unsure if Earth is a penance or a reward. Douglas Coupland

Time Me Reward Alien Trapped Other State Earth Penance Some Unsure Like Felt Permanent Always Still Human Form Human Form