expiate

It is best to put aside the natural feeling of resentment and, understanding as well as we may what it is we are expiating, take its lessons to heart.
Il vaut mieux mettre de côté le sentiment naturel de ressentiment, et prendre à cœur les leçons appropriées, en tentant de comprendre au mieux ce que nous sommes en train d’expier.
Nor did he avoid self-mortification for the good of the souls in his care and as a help to expiating the many sins he heard in confession.
Et il n'hésitait pas à s'infliger des mortifications pour le bien des âmes qui lui étaient confiées et pour contribuer à l'expiation de tant de péchés entendus en confession.
Nor did he avoid self-mortification for the good of the souls in his care and as a help to expiating the many sins he heard in confession.
Et il n’hésitait pas à s’infliger des mortifications pour le bien des âmes qui lui étaient confiées et pour contribuer à l’expiation de tant de péchés entendus en confession.
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