“Know for a certainty that if men understood how terrible is even one solitary sin, they would rather be cast into a heated furnace, and there remain, living both in soul and body, than to support such a sight. And if the sea were all fire they would cast themselves therein and never leave it, if they were certain of meeting the sin on doing so.” IfsKnowsMenSoulBodyCertainSufferingSinSupportFireSeaTerribleUnderstoodSightMeetingsCastsCertaintySolitaryFurnacesSoul And Body Author:Catherine of Genoa
“This I say, because God showed me somewhat of his truth, in order that I might know what man is without him; that is, when the soul is found in mortal sin, at that time, it is so monstrous and horrible to behold, that it is impossible to imagine anything equally so.” KnowsMenSoulMightOrderFoundSinImagineImpossibleHorribleMortalsMonstrousMortal Sin Book:The Spiritual Doctrine of St. Catherine of Genoa Source: The Spiritual Doctrine of St. Catherine of Genoa
