Paenitentiam agere

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Paenitentiam agere ("Penance for sins") was the seventh encyclical made by Pope John XXIII, and was issued on 1 July 1962.[1]

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The encyclical calls on Christians to practice penance, including mortification of the flesh.[1]

It also considers the upcoming Second Vatican Council as a reason for such preparation by the faithful.[2]

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  1. 1.[1.2]"João XXIII faz um convite à penitência – Agência ECCLESIA" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  2. 2.Roncalli, Angelo Giuseppe (1962-07-01). "Paenitentiam Agere". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 2026-01-26. That is why in Our Apostolic Constitution officially proclaiming the Second Ecumenical Vatican Council and urging the faithful to make a worthy spiritual preparation for this great event by prayer and other acts of Christian virtue, We included a warning to them not to overlook the practice of voluntary mortification.