# A Rendezvous explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

## What happens

The narrator offers a nightly prayer seeking forgiveness for sins, specifically mentioning the Mission Dolores.

## Themes in this chapter

### Hypocrisy and Corruption

The prayer for forgiveness of sins, including those at Mission Dolores, hints at moral failings and possible hypocrisy.

## Character check-ins

### Unknown

The narrator who prays nightly for forgiveness.

## Key lines

> Forgive me, O Father of Glories, My sins of commission, my sins of omission, My sins of the Mission Dolores!

The narrator asks God to pardon all their sins, whether committed, neglected, or specifically tied to Mission Dolores.

_A humble petition for absolution._

## Links

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