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1 Intro, 0| the Church Triumphant, "You cannot do it," he was in 2 Intro, 0| hands, saying: 'What are you doing here? why do you not 3 Intro, 0| are you doing here? why do you not come?' Then Catherine, 4 Intro, 0| her eyes and said: 'Oh, if you had seen what I see, you 5 Intro, 0| you had seen what I see, you would not distract me from 6 1, 1 | intellect, and gaze into Me, and you shall see the beauty of 7 1, 1 | through love. And yet I tell you, if you should ask Me, who 8 1, 1 | And yet I tell you, if you should ask Me, who these 9 1, 2 | I accuse myself before You, in order that You may punish 10 1, 2 | before You, in order that You may punish me for my sins 11 1, 2 | neighbor must endure, I implore You, in Your kindness, to punish 12 1, 3 | of herself, saying: "Do you not know, dear daughter, 13 1, 3 | satisfaction? However, I wish that you should know, that not all 14 1, 4 | I have shown you, dearest daughter, that 15 1, 4 | above-mentioned satisfaction. You ask me, then, for pains, 16 1, 4 | Me by My Creatures, and you further ask the will to 17 1, 4 | that this is the way, if you will arrive at a perfect 18 1, 4 | the Eternal Truth, that you should never go outside 19 1, 4 | the valley of humility, you will know Me and yourself, 20 1, 4 | yourself, from which knowledge you will draw all that is necessary. 21 1, 4 | In self-knowledge, then, you will humble yourself, seeing 22 1, 4 | seeing that, in yourself, you do not even exist; for your 23 1, 4 | for your very being, as you will learn, is derived from 24 1, 4 | since I have loved both you and others before you were 25 1, 4 | both you and others before you were in existence; and that, 26 1, 4 | ineffable love which I had for you, wishing to re-create you 27 1, 4 | you, wishing to re-create you to Grace, I have washed 28 1, 4 | to Grace, I have washed you, and re-created you in the 29 1, 4 | washed you, and re-created you in the Blood of My only-begotten 30 1, 4 | immediately, that it is right for you, and My other servants who 31 1, 4 | praise of My Name; thus will you endure and suffer pains. 32 1, 4 | endure and suffer pains. Do you, therefore, and My other 33 1, 4 | and praise of My Name. If you act thus, I will satisfy 34 1, 4 | inasmuch as the pains which you will endure will be sufficient, 35 1, 4 | satisfaction and reward, both in you and in others. In yourself 36 1, 4 | and in others. In yourself you will receive the fruit of 37 1, 4 | shall not remember that you ever offended Me. In others 38 1, 4 | love and affection which you have to Me, and I will give 39 1, 4 | and, inasmuch as I told you that they do receive remission, 40 1, 4 | that way which I have told you, that is, by the light of 41 1, 4 | broken. And yet, I say to you, that, in spite of his hardness 42 1, 4 | dowry which I have given you all, and which ought to 43 1, 4 | their guilt. Now, therefore, you have understood how suffering 44 1, 4 | So you see that satisfaction is 45 1, 4 | neighbors. I say this to you and to the father of your 46 1, 4 | soul, whom I have given you on earth. Bear yourselves 47 1, 5 | offenses committed against Me. You asked Me to sustain you, 48 1, 5 | You asked Me to sustain you, and to punish the faults 49 1, 5 | the faults of others in you, and you did not remark 50 1, 5 | faults of others in you, and you did not remark that you 51 1, 5 | you did not remark that you were really asking for love, 52 1, 5 | since I have already told you that, by the increase of 53 1, 5 | grief. Therefore, I say to you all, that you should ask, 54 1, 5 | I say to you all, that you should ask, and it will 55 1, 5 | ask, and it will be given you, for I deny nothing to him 56 1, 5 | manly courage, for, unless you do so, you will not prove 57 1, 5 | for, unless you do so, you will not prove yourselves 58 1, 6 | I wish also that you should know that every virtue 59 1, 6 | particular. It is general because you are obliged to love your 60 1, 6 | yourself, and loving him, you ought to help him spiritually, 61 1, 6 | least with your goodwill if you have nothing else. A man 62 1, 6 | eyes, as to whom, I say, you are all obliged to help 63 1, 6 | counseling him exactly as you would yourselves, without 64 1, 6 | doing it, he does him, as you see, a special injury. And 65 1, 6 | open. A secret sin is when you deprive your neighbor of 66 1, 6 | your neighbor of that which you ought to give him; an open 67 1, 6 | him; an open sin is where you perform positive acts of 68 1, 6 | sin, as I have related to you. It is, therefore, indeed 69 1, 7 | I have told you how all sins are accomplished 70 1, 7 | principles which I exposed to you, that is, because men are 71 1, 7 | and, therefore, I said to you, that it was in the neighbor, 72 1, 7 | truly indeed did I say to you, that charity gives life 73 1, 7 | means which I have given you, that you may exercise and 74 1, 7 | which I have given you, that you may exercise and prove your 75 1, 7 | therewith; because, inasmuch as you can do Me no profit, you 76 1, 7 | you can do Me no profit, you should do it to your neighbor. 77 1, 7 | neighbor. This proves that you possess Me by grace in your 78 1, 7 | above, when I declared to you that the endurance of suffering 79 1, 7 | Wherefore, I show you that in My house are many 80 1, 8 | the present, I have taught you how a man may serve his 81 1, 8 | Now I wish to tell you further, that a man proves 82 1, 8 | all their vices; thus, if you consider well, humility 83 1, 8 | of souls. I say, also, to you, that, not only is virtue 84 1, 8 | supporting his defects. If you will observe the virtues 85 1, 8 | neighbor, as I have said to you; and, if fortitude were 86 2, 1 | the soul, as I have told you. They not only consist of 87 2, 1 | And I have already said to you, that the root of discretion 88 2, 1 | salvation, as I said to you above. Whatever rank a man 89 2, 2 | Do you know how these three virtues 90 2, 2 | the circle, for, turn as you will within a circle, inasmuch 91 2, 2 | neither end nor beginning, you always remain within it. ~ 92 2, 2 | that I have already told you, from the heart of the tree, 93 2, 3 | And yet some time ago, if you remember, when you were 94 2, 3 | ago, if you remember, when you were desirous of doing great 95 2, 3 | to endure suffering for You, oh Lord?' I replied to 96 2, 3 | oh Lord?' I replied to you, speaking in your mind, ' 97 2, 3 | works.' I wished to show you that he who merely calls 98 2, 3 | I would do something for You,' and he, who desires for 99 2, 3 | which I have mentioned to you above, intrinsic to the 100 2, 3 | but would offend Me; thus you see that they are merely 101 2, 3 | the glorious Paul, taught you when he said in his epistle, 102 2, 3 | said in his epistle, that you should mortify the body 103 2, 3 | that due which, as I told you, the virtue of discretion 104 2, 3 | no particular number to you, because the affection of 105 2, 3 | wished few of them, showing you that every actual operation, 106 2, 3 | from love, as I have told you) gives to the neighbor a 107 2, 3 | proceeds from charity. So you see how discreetly every 108 2, 3 | is St. Paul's counsel to you when he says that charity 109 2, 3 | therefore, in no way should you ever incur the guilt of 110 2, 3 | on him. Thus have I shown you, that, if virtue were not 111 2, 3 | for, I have already told you, that perfect virtue cannot 112 2, 3 | particular, as I have said to you before, so I declare now 113 2, 4 | of the Holy Church, for You will be the more glorified 114 2, 4 | be the more glorified if You pardon so many creatures, 115 2, 4 | knowledge, since all will render You praise when they see themselves 116 2, 4 | eternal damnation; and then You will not only be praised 117 2, 4 | who have so much offended You, and who am the cause and 118 2, 4 | presence until I see that you grant them mercy. For what 119 2, 4 | desire, then, and beg of You, by Your grace, that You 120 2, 4 | You, by Your grace, that You have mercy on Your people, 121 2, 4 | Your people, and I adjure You that You do this by Your 122 2, 4 | people, and I adjure You that You do this by Your uncreated 123 2, 4 | uncreated love which moved You Yourself to create man in 124 2, 4 | our own image," and this You did, oh eternal Trinity, 125 2, 4 | everything belonging to You, the most high and eternal 126 2, 4 | Wherefore You gave him memory in order 127 2, 4 | Spirit. What reason had You for creating man in such 128 2, 4 | inestimable love with which You saw Your creature in Yourself, 129 2, 4 | became enamored of him, for You created him through love, 130 2, 4 | lost this dignity in which You originally placed him, and 131 2, 4 | by his rebellion against You, fell into a state of war 132 2, 4 | Therefore, You, moved by that same fire 133 2, 4 | fire of love with which You created him, willingly gave 134 2, 4 | come a great peace; and so You gave him the only-begotten 135 2, 4 | Mediator between us and You. He was our Justice, for 136 2, 4 | obedience, Eternal Father, which You imposed on Him, when You 137 2, 4 | You imposed on Him, when You clothed Him with our humanity, 138 2, 4 | We are Your image, and You have become ours, by this 139 2, 4 | ours, by this union which You have accomplished with man, 140 2, 4 | reason? -- Love. Wherefore, You, O God, have become man, 141 2, 4 | therefore, I constrain You, and implore You that You 142 2, 4 | constrain You, and implore You that You do mercy to Your 143 2, 4 | You, and implore You that You do mercy to Your creatures." ~ 144 2, 5 | desires force Me to answer you; but marvel, and see how 145 2, 5 | Adam. Wherefore, all of you, vessels made of this stuff, 146 2, 5 | restore it to grace which you had lost by sin; for I was 147 2, 5 | the Cross, to give life to you little ones debilitated 148 2, 5 | original sin remains, which sin you take from your father and 149 2, 5 | father and your mother when you were generated by them. 150 2, 6 | And I wish you to know, My daughter, that, 151 2, 6 | I say to you that they will be more hard-hearted, 152 2, 6 | your humanity, and, freeing you from the service of the 153 2, 6 | service of the devil, I made you free. And, not only did 154 2, 6 | And, not only did I give you liberty, but, if you examine, 155 2, 6 | give you liberty, but, if you examine, you will see that 156 2, 6 | liberty, but, if you examine, you will see that man has become 157 2, 6 | virtue, as I have said to you above, and if they do not 158 2, 6 | receive. Wherefore I say to you, that they ask for death 159 2, 6 | constrain Me by their desire. You see, therefore, that you 160 2, 6 | You see, therefore, that you have bound Me with this 161 2, 6 | bond which I have given you, because I wished to do 162 2, 6 | I promise you, that, by this means, her 163 2, 6 | I fulfill your desire if you, on your part, endure much, 164 2, 6 | persecutions, for I will protect you, and My Providence shall 165 2, 6 | Providence shall never fail you in the slightest need." ~ 166 2, 7 | Wherefore I have told you that I have made a Bridge 167 2, 7 | is the truth. I wish that you, My children, should know 168 2, 7 | great evils, I have given you the Bridge of My Son, in 169 2, 7 | passing across the flood, you may not be drowned, which 170 2, 8 | eye of your intellect, and you will see the accepted and 171 2, 8 | follow Me in truth, so that you may grieve over the damnation 172 2, 8 | You will see further how those 173 2, 8 | the darkness. I also wish you to look at the Bridge of 174 2, 8 | was broken, as I said to you, in order that man should 175 2, 8 | span the flood and give you Eternal Life, because the 176 2, 8 | stench, as I have said to you above. It was, therefore, 177 2, 8 | to Me to take death from you and to give you life. ~ 178 2, 8 | death from you and to give you life. ~ 179 2, 8 | not enough, in order that you should have life, that My 180 2, 8 | My Son should have made you this Bridge, unless you 181 2, 8 | you this Bridge, unless you walk thereon." ~ 182 2, 9 | Abyss of Charity, as if you were mad with love of Your 183 2, 9 | of Your creature, as if You could not live without him, 184 2, 9 | live without him, and yet You are our God who have no 185 2, 9 | increase through our good, for You are unchangeable, and our 186 2, 9 | unchangeable, and our evil causes You no harm, for You are the 187 2, 9 | causes You no harm, for You are the Supreme and Eternal 188 2, 9 | Eternal Goodness. What moves You to do us such mercy through 189 2, 9 | account of no debt that You owed us, or need that You 190 2, 9 | You owed us, or need that You had of us? We are rather 191 2, 9 | Truth, I am the thief and You have been punished for me. 192 2, 9 | nailed to the Cross, of which You have made me a Bridge, as 193 2, 9 | have made me a Bridge, as You have shown me, Your miserable 194 2, 9 | it has conceived towards You. I remember, my Lord, that 195 2, 9 | remember, my Lord, that You were willing to show me 196 2, 10 | First, as I have shown you that for which you wished, 197 2, 10 | shown you that for which you wished, and ask Me, I will 198 2, 10 | Me, I will now explain to you the nature of this Bridge. 199 2, 10 | this Bridge. I have told you, My daughter, that the Bridge 200 2, 10 | drink. In these three steps you will recognize three states 201 2, 10 | which I will explain to you below. The feet of the soul, 202 2, 10 | Feet are steps by which you can arrive at His Side, 203 2, 10 | Side, Which manifests to you the secret of His Heart, 204 2, 10 | because He does not love you for His own profit, because 205 2, 10 | His own profit, because you can be of no profit to Him, 206 2, 10 | the first and the second, you may reach the last, which 207 2, 10 | joined to the earth. Do you know when it was lifted 208 2, 10 | For this reason I said to you that, being lifted on high, 209 2, 10 | that in no other way could you be drawn to Me, I sent Him 210 2, 10 | re-made, in order to free you from death, and to restore 211 2, 10 | from death, and to restore you to the life of grace; wherefore 212 2, 10 | love, with which I love you, the heart of man being 213 2, 10 | then, I could not show you, than to lay down My life 214 2, 10 | to lay down My life for you; perforce, then, My Son 215 2, 11 | impede the traveler. Do you know what these stones are? 216 2, 11 | of whom I have spoken to you, He, who was Himself the 217 2, 11 | the key of His Blood; so you see that the Bridge is walled 218 2, 11 | man, may be ministered to you. The pilgrim, having passed 219 2, 11 | and I have already shown you that He is a Road in the 220 2, 11 | eternal damnation. So then you see, that I have shown you 221 2, 11 | you see, that I have shown you both Truth and Falsehood, 222 2, 12 | Eternal Good. Truly then have you reason for grief, and I 223 2, 12 | for grief, and I will that you and My other servants remain 224 2, 12 | ignorance, thus offend Me. Now you have seen and heard about 225 2, 12 | is, and this I have told you in order to explain My words, 226 2, 12 | was a Bridge. And thus, you see that He is the Truth, 227 2, 12 | the way that I have shown you, that is -- by the union 228 2, 13 | Holy Spirit, who came to you with My power and the wisdom 229 2, 13 | presence of My Son left you, His doctrine remained, 230 2, 13 | which is the way made for you by this Bridge. For first, 231 2, 13 | road by His actions, giving you His doctrine by example 232 2, 13 | what He afterwards taught you, then the clemency of the 233 2, 13 | of the Holy Spirit made you certain of the doctrine, 234 2, 13 | will in time discourse to you at greater length. ~ 235 2, 13 | This much I have said to you in order that there might 236 2, 13 | its point of departure in you, rose into Heaven, and was 237 2, 13 | one road which was taught you by the example and life 238 2, 13 | to be found? I will tell you, that is, I will rather 239 2, 13 | ignorance on this point. I tell you that this way of His doctrine, 240 2, 13 | of which I have spoken to you, confirmed by the Apostles, 241 2, 13 | light, as I have said to you, and, as they themselves 242 2, 13 | as they themselves say to you, with proof, since they 243 2, 13 | Wherefore, first I gave you the Bridge of My Son living 244 2, 13 | the living Bridge, left you, there remained the Bridge 245 2, 13 | the Bridge which leads you to the height of Heaven. 246 2, 13 | Father, and shall return to you'; that is to say, 'My Father 247 2, 13 | say, 'My Father sent Me to you, and made Me your Bridge, 248 2, 13 | Me your Bridge, so that you might be saved from the 249 2, 13 | says, 'I will return to you, I will not leave you orphans, 250 2, 13 | to you, I will not leave you orphans, but will send you 251 2, 13 | you orphans, but will send you the Paraclete' -- as if 252 2, 13 | Paraclete, He will show you more clearly, and will confirm 253 2, 13 | clearly, and will confirm you in the way of truth, that 254 2, 13 | truth, that I have given you.' He said that He would 255 2, 13 | Manfully, then, should you follow this road, without 256 2, 13 | faith which has been given you as a principle in Holy Baptism. ~ 257 2, 13 | Now I have fully shown to you the Bridge as it actually 258 2, 13 | none the less, returned to you, not in His bodily presence, 259 2, 13 | And now I wish to tell you that which I, the Truth, 260 2, 13 | which I, the Truth, promised you, that is, to show you the 261 2, 13 | promised you, that is, to show you the perfect, the imperfect, 262 2, 13 | torment; wherefore I say to you, My dearest sons, walk over 263 2, 13 | will presently speak to you. These are those sinners 264 2, 13 | those sinners for whom I beg you to pray to Me, and for whom 265 2, 14 | Eternal Mercy with which You cover the sins of Your creatures! 266 2, 14 | creatures! I do not wonder that You say of those who abandon 267 2, 14 | mortal sin and return to You, 'I do not remember that 268 2, 14 | I do not remember that you have ever offended Me.' 269 2, 14 | Mercy! I do not wonder that You say this to those who are 270 2, 14 | who are converted, when You say of those who persecute 271 2, 14 | say of those who persecute You, 'I wish you to pray for 272 2, 14 | who persecute You, 'I wish you to pray for such, in order 273 2, 14 | power the whole world, by You were we created, in You 274 2, 14 | You were we created, in You were we re-created in the 275 2, 14 | deserve; with Your Mercy You temper Justice. By Mercy 276 2, 14 | temper Justice. By Mercy You have washed us in the Blood, 277 2, 14 | the Blood, and by Mercy You wish to converse with Your 278 2, 14 | Madman! was it not enough for You to become Incarnate, that 279 2, 14 | to become Incarnate, that You must also die? Was not death 280 2, 14 | Was not death enough, that You must also descend into Limbo, 281 2, 14 | reward to them that serve You in truth, You descended 282 2, 14 | that serve You in truth, You descended to Limbo, to withdraw 283 2, 14 | labors. Your Mercy constrains You to give even more to man, 284 2, 14 | the ignorant commemorating You, should not lose the memory 285 2, 14 | benefits. Wherefore every day You give Yourself to man, representing 286 2, 14 | suffocates in thinking of you, for on every side to which 287 2, 14 | presume thus to chatter to You, but the love of Your Mercy 288 2, 15 | said: "Dearest daughter, you have spoken before Me of 289 2, 15 | mercy, because I gave it you to taste and to see in the 290 2, 15 | the word which I spoke to you when I said: 'these are 291 2, 15 | are those for whom I pray you to intercede with Me,' but 292 2, 15 | comparison, far more than you can see, because your sight 293 2, 15 | But I have wished that you should taste this mercy, 294 2, 15 | man, which I have shown you above, so that you might 295 2, 15 | shown you above, so that you might know better the cruelty 296 2, 15 | as I have already said to you. Do you know how this tree 297 2, 15 | already said to you. Do you know how this tree finds 298 2, 16 | Oh, ugly soul, where have you left your dignity? You were 299 2, 16 | have you left your dignity? You were made sister to the 300 2, 16 | sister to the angels, and now you are become a brute beast. 301 2, 18 | Kingdom of God is among you.' But they knew it not, 302 2, 19 | judgment, as I will explain to you below. They are continually 303 2, 19 | dignity! From being great you have become small, from 304 2, 19 | become small, from a ruler you have become a slave, and 305 2, 19 | that can be had, because you are the servant and slave 306 2, 19 | become like unto that which you do serve. ~ 307 2, 19 | Sin is nothing. You, then, have become nothing; 308 2, 19 | nothing; it has deprived you of life, and given you death. 309 2, 19 | deprived you of life, and given you death. This life and power 310 2, 19 | life and power were given you by the Word, My only-begotten 311 2, 19 | glorious Bridge, He drawing you from out of your servitude 312 2, 19 | out of your servitude when you were servants of the devil, 313 2, 19 | becoming as a servant to take you out of servitude, imposing 314 2, 19 | with pains, as I said to you above, when I said that 315 2, 20 | susceptible of pain like you, having the same opposition 316 2, 20 | they were born in sin like you, and nourished with a like 317 2, 20 | will cry to them, 'Rise, you dead, and come to judgment!' 318 2, 20 | judgment!' That is to say, 'You, who are dead to grace, 319 2, 20 | extinguished light of faith which you received burning in Holy 320 2, 20 | Holy Baptism (and which you have blown out with the 321 2, 20 | of your heart, with which you set your sails to winds 322 2, 20 | the wind of self-esteem, you filled the sail of self-love.' 323 2, 20 | sail of self-love.' Thus you hastened down the stream 324 2, 20 | your own will set, has led you along the underway which 325 2, 20 | stream, and so has brought you with himself to eternal 326 2, 21 | conscience, which I told you was blinded self-love. Now 327 2, 21 | expect for their sin; so you see that they are guilty 328 2, 22 | upon these. So I say to you, that in Hell, the souls 329 2, 22 | could not imagine it. And if you remember well, you know 330 2, 22 | And if you remember well, you know that I showed him to 331 2, 22 | know that I showed him to you in his own form for a little 332 2, 22 | time, hardly a moment, and you chose (after you had returned 333 2, 22 | moment, and you chose (after you had returned to yourself) 334 2, 22 | again. With all this that you have seen, even you do not 335 2, 22 | that you have seen, even you do not know well how horrible 336 2, 23 | Judgment. Already I have told you of two, and now, so that 337 2, 23 | of two, and now, so that you may see how greatly man 338 2, 23 | deceives himself, I will tell you of the third -- of the General 339 2, 24 | continually blaspheme Me. And do you know why they cannot desire 340 2, 24 | damned, demonstrated to you when he begged the favor 341 2, 24 | as I have already told you, the damned souls cannot 342 2, 25 | good, and I would not that you should think that they have 343 2, 25 | good, of which I have told you, for themselves alone, for 344 2, 25 | way that I will relate to you. So you see that in those 345 2, 25 | I will relate to you. So you see that in those bonds 346 2, 25 | blessed is to see My honor in you wayfarers, who are pilgrims, 347 2, 25 | and always pray to Me for you, which desire is fulfilled 348 2, 25 | is fulfilled by Me, when you ignorant ones do not resist 349 2, 25 | herself, and, as I have told you, the body will participate 350 2, 25 | I told you of the happiness which the 351 2, 25 | only-begotten Son, which gives you assurance of your resurrection. 352 2, 25 | continually cry for mercy for you, to Me, the Supreme and 353 2, 25 | joyousness and mirth, and you will all be conformed with 354 2, 25 | Son, and, dwelling in Me, you will dwell in Him, because 355 2, 25 | their bodily eye, as I told you, will delight itself in 356 2, 25 | towards their neighbor. So you see then, that the transformation 357 2, 26 | I have told you of the dignity of the Righteous, 358 2, 26 | of the Righteous, so that you may the better know the 359 2, 26 | shall say to them, 'Arise, you dead, and come to judgment,' 360 2, 26 | the way that I have told you. ~ 361 2, 27 | it is yours, given by Me. You therefore, with free arbitration, 362 2, 27 | or leave it, according as you please. It is an arm, which, 363 2, 27 | It is an arm, which, if you place it in the hands of 364 2, 27 | knife, with which he strikes you and slays you. But if man 365 2, 27 | he strikes you and slays you. But if man do not give 366 2, 27 | not through hatred, that you may conquer, and not that 367 2, 27 | may conquer, and not that you may be conquered, and that 368 2, 27 | may be conquered, and that you may come to a perfect knowledge 369 2, 27 | except by its contrary. You see, then, that he is my 370 2, 27 | Devil to prove virtue in you (for he has not love), but 371 2, 27 | but rather to deprive you of it, and this he cannot 372 2, 27 | and this he cannot do, if you do not wish it. Now you 373 2, 27 | you do not wish it. Now you see, then, how great is 374 2, 27 | to do so, for as I told you they cannot be forced, but 375 2, 27 | it with hatred, as I told you. So that neither the one 376 2, 27 | their place, as I have told you, and they taste it and possess 377 2, 27 | I have told you that the Devil invites men 378 2, 27 | conditions. I have told you this, because I now speak 379 2, 27 | because I now speak to you of those who drown themselves 380 2, 27 | injury, and I will relate to you their end. ~ 381 2, 27 | Now I want to show you how they deceive themselves, 382 2, 27 | know or see the Truth, as, you know, I showed you in the 383 2, 27 | as, you know, I showed you in the beginning of your 384 2, 27 | beginning of your life, when you prayed Me to have mercy 385 2, 27 | darkness of mortal sin. You know that I then showed 386 2, 27 | know that I then showed you Myself under the figure 387 2, 27 | figure of a Tree, of which you saw neither the beginning 388 2, 27 | beginning nor the end, so that you did not see that the roots 389 2, 27 | the foot of the Tree, if you remember well, there was 390 2, 27 | mountain of Lolla, in which you figured to yourself all 391 2, 27 | not, and, therefore, as you saw, many souls thereon 392 2, 27 | inestimable sweetness, as I showed you then, some finding more 393 2, 27 | disposition and desire. And you know that then I said to 394 2, 27 | know that then I said to you, 'I am your God, unmoving 395 2, 27 | neither Me nor themselves. You see how deceived they are, 396 2, 27 | by sin, as I said to you above -- the world germinates 397 2, 27 | tempestuous waters, I gave you the Bridge, so that you 398 2, 27 | you the Bridge, so that you might not be drowned. ~ 399 2, 27 | I have shown you how they are deceived by 400 2, 27 | desire. And this I have shown you under the figure of the 401 2, 27 | figure of the Tree, as I told you." ~ 402 2, 28 | Now I want to show you to whom the thorns and tribulations, 403 2, 28 | as, so far, I have shown you the damnation of sinners, 404 2, 28 | goodness, and have told you how they are deceived by 405 2, 28 | sensuality, now I wish to tell you how it is only they themselves 406 2, 28 | whom I have narrated to you, who, in this life, taste 407 2, 28 | money of eternal life. Do you know what is the special 408 2, 28 | she desires. And as I told you pain is far from the desire, 409 2, 28 | the satisfaction of it. So you see that My servants are 410 2, 28 | satisfied. Wherefore I told you that the tasting of eternal 411 2, 28 | knowing Me, as I have told you. In this life then, they 412 2, 28 | with which I have told you they will be satisfied. ~ 413 2, 28 | present life? I reply to you, they have it in seeing 414 2, 28 | she has hidden it. Thus you see, that in seeing they 415 2, 28 | affection of My love. For I told you that My servants suffered 416 2, 28 | them in virtue, as I told you above, they resist with 417 2, 28 | labor is ended, therefore you see that the labor is small. 418 2, 28 | pricked, because as I told you, they have known My Supreme 419 2, 29 | pleasing to Your Goodness, You would more clearly explain 420 2, 30 | will show and declare to you that which you ask Me. You 421 2, 30 | declare to you that which you ask Me. You ask Me to explain 422 2, 30 | you that which you ask Me. You ask Me to explain to you 423 2, 30 | You ask Me to explain to you the figure of three steps, 424 2, 30 | three steps, and to tell you what method they who want 425 2, 30 | although above, in relating to you the delusion and blindness 426 2, 30 | receiving damnation, I showed you the methods they should 427 2, 30 | now I will declare it to you more fully, satisfying your 428 2, 30 | satisfying your desire. You know that every evil is 429 2, 30 | her. And therefore I told you that the affection moved 430 2, 30 | affection, says, as it were, 'If you will love, I will give you 431 2, 30 | you will love, I will give you that which you can love.' 432 2, 30 | will give you that which you can love.' And at once it 433 2, 30 | herself, as I will tell you below. So, on the contrary, 434 2, 30 | I have already told you that the delights of the 435 2, 30 | to the other, as I told you, good or evil, according 436 2, 30 | love, cut it off from Me; you have also in you the law 437 2, 30 | from Me; you have also in you the law of perversity, that 438 2, 30 | fights against the Spirit. You have, then, two parts in 439 2, 30 | have, then, two parts in you -- sensuality and reason. 440 2, 30 | instrument of the body, you may prove and exercise the 441 2, 30 | thing with it. And I tell you truly, that, when the soul 442 2, 30 | truth. I have already told you that no one could come to 443 2, 30 | figure, as I will narrate to you below, the three states 444 2, 31 | I have explained to you the figure of the three 445 2, 31 | powers. Of which I told you above, when you asked Me, 446 2, 31 | which I told you above, when you asked Me, how the voyagers 447 2, 31 | are vice and virtue. If you desire to arrive at life, 448 2, 31 | desire to arrive at life, you must persevere in virtue, 449 2, 31 | persevere in virtue, and if you would have eternal death, 450 2, 31 | would have eternal death, you must persevere in vice. 451 2, 32 | You were all invited, generally 452 2, 32 | Son there can be pain. And you, while you are pilgrims 453 2, 32 | be pain. And you, while you are pilgrims and wayfarers 454 2, 32 | with the human nature. And you, finding yourselves in Him, 455 2, 32 | and He with Me. So that you are invited to the Fountain 456 2, 32 | Grace, and it is right for you, with perseverance, to keep 457 2, 32 | keep by Him who is made for you a Bridge, not being turned 458 2, 32 | adversity, and to persevere till you find Me, who am the Giver 459 2, 32 | to Me and drink'? Because you cannot pass this mortal 460 2, 32 | therefore of Him did I make for you a Bridge. No one can come 461 2, 32 | except by Him, as He told you in the words: 'No one can 462 2, 32 | Now you have seen to what way you 463 2, 32 | you have seen to what way you should keep, and how, namely 464 2, 32 | perseverance, otherwise you shall not drink, for perseverance 465 2, 33 | to the three steps, which you must climb in order to issue 466 2, 33 | the Living Water, to which you are invited, and to desire 467 2, 33 | Presence in the midst of you. For in this way, in which 468 2, 33 | For in this way, in which you should follow, I am in your 469 2, 33 | desire to mount the steps, you must have thirst, because 470 2, 33 | therefore, have been secure. You must then have thirst and 471 2, 33 | midst of them.' I said to you that two were not without 472 2, 33 | without two, and so it is. You know that the commandments 473 2, 33 | love, which I have shown you by means of My only-begotten 474 2, 33 | intellect, so that, in Him, you behold the fire of My charity, 475 2, 33 | is filled with My love. You know that an empty thing, 476 2, 35 | of that soul, said, "Do you see those? They have arisen 477 2, 36 | I told you that no one could go by 478 2, 37 | in Me, is imperfect. Do you know what proves the imperfection 479 2, 38 | Do you know how I manifest Myself 480 2, 39 | You see now how truly My Word 481 2, 39 | with the affection of love, you are united with Him, and, 482 2, 39 | being united with Him, you are united with Me, because 483 2, 39 | that I manifest Myself to you, because We are one and 484 2, 39 | will manifest Myself to you,' He said the truth, because, 485 2, 39 | will manifest My Father to you'? For three reasons in particular. 486 2, 39 | in manifesting Himself to you, He did not present to you 487 2, 39 | you, He did not present to you anything He had not received 488 2, 39 | and I will manifest to you, by means of Myself, Me 489 2, 39 | invisible, could not be seen by you, until you should be separated 490 2, 39 | not be seen by you, until you should be separated from 491 2, 39 | bodies. Then, indeed, will you see Me, your GOD, and My 492 2, 39 | according to what I told you in the treatise of the Resurrection, 493 2, 39 | treatise of the Resurrection, you can see Me, with the eye 494 2, 39 | intellect alone, for, as I am, you cannot see Me now. Wherefore 495 2, 39 | with your humanity, so that you might see Me through that 496 2, 39 | were, visible by sending you the Word, My Son, veiled 497 2, 39 | humanity. He manifested Me to you. Therefore it was that He 498 2, 39 | will manifest the Father to you,' but rather, 'I will manifest 499 2, 39 | will manifest Myself to you,' as if He should say, ' 500 2, 39 | will I manifest myself to you, for in this manifestation