How to use in-sentence of “penance”:
+ In these, the Virgin Mary asked the children to do acts of penance and Acts of Reparation as well as personal sacrifice to save sinners.
+ Penance is repentance of sins, as well as the name of the Catholic Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation/Confession.
+ The ancient Mesoamerican tribes of Mexico, such as the Aztec and Olmec, practiced a sweat bath ceremony known as temazcal as a religious rite of penance and purification.
+ It is believed that on this day, Parvathi met Lord Shiva after her long penance and Lord Shiva took her as his wife.
+ The priestess of Delphi ordered Herakles to serve his cousin King Eurystheus of Tiryns as a penance for this crime.
+ The Labors of Herakles is a series of tasks performed by the Greek hero Herakles as a penance for a terrible crime he committed.
