Lux Domini
For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.

Key themes

HopeSuffering and trialsJustice and mercyJudgment

Glossary

Sackcloth People

Cloth made of black goats’ hair, coarse, rough, and thick, used for sacks, and also worn by mourners ( Gen. 37:34 ; 42:25 ; 2 Sam. 3:31 ; Esther 4:1 , 2; Ps. 30:11 , etc. ), and as a sign of repentance ( Matt. 11:21 ).