The '''Hymns of Contrition''' may also be called the '''[[Penitential Hymns]]''' (in Greek, the ''Katanyktikoi Hymnoi'') <ref>The Catholic church refers to the ''Penitential Psalms'' as ''Penitential Hymns'' ; in the Orthodox Church these two terms should not be confused with the ''[[Penitential Psalms]]''.</ref> and known by the standard Latinisation from the Greek as ''Katanyktikoi Hymnoi''. The term refers to a wide set of pieces of hymnography used throughout the period of the [[Triodion]], most especially in the stichera of Lenten Vespers (most often referenced in Sunday night Vespers). <ref>Definition provided by  ==See also==* [[User:ASDamickHymn of Kassiani]](Troparion of Kassiani), or ''The Fallen Woman'' <ref>A penitential hymn based on Mary Magdalene. In the Byzantine tradition, this hymn is considered a musical high point of Holy Week.</ref>.