Paenitentiam agere | |
Language: | Latin |
Translation: | Penance for sins |
Argument: | The need for the practice of interior and exterior penance |
Date: | 1 July 1962 |
Pope: | John XXIII |
Papal Coat Of Arms: | C o a John XXIII.svg |
Number: | 7 of 8 |
Before: | Aeterna Dei sapientia |
Web En: | https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_xxiii/encyclicals/documents/hf_j-xxiii_enc_01071962_paenitentiam_en.html |
Web La: | https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_xxiii/encyclicals/documents/hf_j-xxiii_enc_01071962_paenitentiam_lt.html |
Paenitentiam agere ("Penance for sins") was the seventh encyclical made by Pope John XXIII, and was issued on 1 July 1962.
The encyclical calls on Christians to practice penance, including mortification of the flesh.[1]
It also considers the upcoming Second Vatican Council.