De purgatorio et atrocissimis penis quibus puniuntur anime illorum qui non satisfecerunt in hac vita de peccatis suis. Et quoniam plerique penitentiam negligunt de suis peccatis in hac vita implere, extimantes mitissimam satisque levem penam esse et quandoque nullam penam scilicet purgatorii, idcirco in presenti sermone de ipso purgatorio erimus locoturi, de quo tria misteria erunt declaranda: Primum dicitur veritatis: de veritate et loco purgatorii et de istis qui, post hanc vitam, ante quam evolent, indigent purgari. Secundum penalitatis: de voluntate illorum qui patiuntur in purgatorio et de gravitate penarum et de ministro per quem Deus infligit penas illas. Tertium iocunditatis: de iocunditate quam habent existentes in purgatorio, tum propter certitudinem de sua salute, tum propter confirmationem in gratia, tum propter auxilium vivorum.

On purgatory and the atrocious punishments that torment the souls of those who do not expiate their sins in the present life. And, since many refuse to repent for their sins and devote themselves to penance in this life, believing the punishments inflicted in purgatory to be soft and mild, if not nonexistent, therefore in this sermon we shall speak of purgatory, about which we shall clarify three mysteries: The first concerns truth: about the truth and place of purgatory and about those who, after this life, before ascending to heaven, need to be purified. The second concerns punishment: about the will (to bear the punishment) of those who suffer in purgatory and on the severity of the punishments and the minister through whom God inflicts those torments.   The third concerns gladness: about the joy experienced by those in purgatory, either because of the certainty of their salvation, or the confirmation of grace, or the assistance of the living.

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