Other writers say that these five psalms should produce acts of contrition for the sins committed during the day, by the five senses; and that they should be for us, morally, what the five lighted lamps were for the wise virgins in the Gospel parable (Amalare of Metz, circa 850).

All I can promise (and I do promise with the sincerity of Saint Peter, and the contrition of sinner Peter if I fail)

He spoke after a moment, an odd note of contrition in his voice.

Often have I had the pleasure to see that manly countenance softened to all the marks of humiliation and contrition on this occasion; and to discern, in spite of all his efforts to conceal them, streams of tears flowing down from his eyes, while he has been directing them to those memorials of his Redeemer's love.

That was to have been the backbone of the whole; and it is for this that I have no sense of regret or contrition about it.

He blurted out something of his contrition over this but she stopped him.