Having just read through a biography of Saint Augustine of Hippo soon after his feast day on Friday the 28th of August, I was delighted to hear of his personal affection for the seven penitential psalms that the Church for century has reserved in her books. It is quite difficult to say sorry, when you want to; it's hard to find the right words. Happily, the old Hebrew mind gives you all the words you need. Like any other Saint, Augustine thought it very necessary that we maintain a constant spirit of penitence and, in his last agony, he had these psalms written large on sheets and hung about his death bed. We may still find books today that list the seven psalms. I've put the lot on a page attached to this blog, and you can find it here.
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