These souls [in purgatory] cannot think,

"I am here, and justly so because of my sins,"

or "I wish I had never committed such sins

for now I would be in paradise,"

or "That person there is leaving before me,"

or "I will leave before that other one."

They cannot remember the good and evil

in their past nor that of others.

Such is their joy in God's will, in His pleasure,

that they have no concern for themselves

but dwell only on their joy in God's ordinance,

in having Him do what He will.

They see only the goodness of God,

His mercy toward men.

Should they be aware of other good or evil,

theirs would not be perfect charity.

They do not see that their suffering is due to their sins,

for that awareness would be a want of perfection,