Sentence example with the word 'penitents'

penitents

Last update: September 10, 2015


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Mere Angelique Arnaud, who at this time put herself under his direction and wished to join the Order of the Visitation, attracted by its humility and sweetness, may be named as the most interesting of his innumerable penitents of this period.   [Please select]

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The secrets of confession were held inviolable, and penances were laid upon the penitents.   [Please select]

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His pride did not allow him to inquire further; but one of his lady penitents, Miss Giberne, was less discreet.   [Please select]

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"Thy penitents, father," said the latter, "have made a long [v]shrift."   [Please select]

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I read it because--well just because they want me to read about nothing but sickly old saints and woe-begone penitents.   [Please select]

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"Him first and then Gelasius, and Psoes, and Dulas, and any more of the penitents that you can find."   [Please select]

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As the penitents grew calmer, they rose one by one to give their experience of Satan and salvation.   [Please select]

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The steward bore the message to him, while the twelve penitents waited at the ladder.   [Please select]

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Meantime the penitents had begun to move inward through the throng, and they fell weeping and moaning on their knees about the cart.   [Please select]

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From some of the fires, round which the marsh men were sitting, came snatches of boisterous song, while here and there, apart from the crowd, priests were hearing confessions, and shriving penitents.   [Please select]

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