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Show 230: The Effects of Penance
By worthily receiving the Sacrament of Penance we obtain the following graces:
The guilt of sin is remitted and the debt of eternal punishment; yet there remains the debt of temporal punishment to be discharged (Council of Trent, 6, 30; 14, 12).
The Holy Spirit returns to the repentant sinner, and im parts to him sanctifying grace; and the merits of all the good works he formerly performed while in a state of grace are restored to him again.
Through the indwelling of the Holy Ghost we obtain great peace of mind, nay, great consolations, if our conversion be sincere.
The Holy Spirit imparts to…
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