Argument of the Spiritual Dialogue

AND THE LORD GOD

In the first part St. Catherine relates in what manner she was captivated by worldly allurements, and how, from this state, she was entirely converted to God, and devoted herself to austere works of penance.

In the second, she describes the sublime perfection of the spiritual life in which she is engaged.

In the third, she discourses of the divine love and of its wonderful effects, and how she has experienced them all in herself.

FIRST PART