This holy soul, still in the flesh, found herself placed in the Purgatory of the burning love of God, which wholly burned and purified her of all that she had to be purified of, so that, passing from this life, she might be presented in the presence of her sweet Love, God. By means of this loving fire, she understood in her soul how the souls of the faithful abide in the place of Purgatory, to purge away every rust and stain of sin that they had not yet purged in this life.
And since she, placed in the loving Purgatory of the divine fire, dwelt united to that divine Love and content with all that He worked in her, so she understood concerning the souls that are in Purgatory, and said:
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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.