The Holy Spirit’s Role in the Conversion Process

The Holy Spirit’s Role in the Conversion Process

Lent is a time for us to turn away from sin and be faithful to the gospel,

a time of conversion. The Holy Spirit is the divine force in the conversion

process. As we continue our journey through this holy season, it

is most worthwhile to approach the Holy Spirit in prayer to request

divine assistance.

The Holy Spirit orients us toward goodness and truth, holiness and virtue.

The Holy Spirit helps to form our conscience, and gives us a healthy sense

of right from wrong.

When we sin, the Holy Spirit pricks our conscience.

When we sin, the Holy Spirit gives us that troubled, unsettled, uncomfortable,

queasy feeling.

The Holy Spirit disarms our self-deception and lies.

The Holy Spirit moves us to face our sins.

The Holy Spirit opens our eyes to see our wrongdoing.

The Holy Spirit enables us to make an examination of conscience.

The Holy Spirit gives us the humility, the honesty, and the courage to

admit our sins.

The Holy Spirit helps us to be remorseful.

The Holy Spirit enables us to have a genuine sense of sorrow, sadness,

and regret for the wrong we have done.

The Holy Spirit gives us the impulse to turn away from sin and quit our

wrongdoing.

The Holy Spirit helps us to trust in God’s infi nite mercy.

The Holy Spirit moves us to humbly approach God for pardon.

The Holy Spirit helps us to have faith in the healing power of the Sacrament

of Reconciliation.

The Holy Spirit moves a person to seek absolution for their sins.

The Holy Spirit propels the sinner to go to church to approach the sacrament.

The Holy Spirit strengthens a person to get up from their pew or chair, to

take their place in line, and wait for their turn for Confession.

The Holy Spirit enables a person to open the door to the confessional,

to kneel down behind the screen, or take a place in the chair across from

the confessor.

The Holy Spirit empowers a person to speak their sins out loud.

The Holy Spirit provides wise counsel and advice.

The Holy Spirit enables a person to off er an Act of Contrition.

The Holy Spirit imparts forgiveness.

The Holy Spirit grants consolation and peace.

The Holy Spirit restores joy.

The Holy Spirit enables a person to start over again.

The Holy Spirit guides a person in the paths of holiness and