1. The pain of the damned is not infinite in quantity; for the sweet goodness of God spreads the ray of His mercy even into Hell.
2. For man, having died in mortal sin, deserves infinite pain and infinite time; but the mercy of God has made only the time infinite, and the pain finite in quantity: for in justice He could have given them far greater pain than He has given.
3. Oh how perilous is the sin committed with malice: for man repents of it with difficulty, and, not repenting, the guilt abides forever — persevering for as long as man remains in the will of the sin committed or of committing it!
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Catherine’s teaching was transmitted by her disciples and first printed in 1551. This translation follows the supplied Italian transcription; the introductory note is editorial.
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Remember Eternity · remembereternity.org. AI-assisted English translation drafted with SWE-2 Max from the Italian; selected source comparisons and corrections only. No complete independent translation audit or ecclesiastical approval is claimed. Catherine’s teaching was transmitted by her disciples and first printed in 1551. This translation follows the supplied Italian transcription; the introductory note is editorial. No general reuse licence is specified for this modern translation or its source transcription.