When a lover sees that his beloved has a deeper purity than himself, he will strive to become more pure in order to achieve the more perfect union that his heart longs for. Likewise will the beloved strive to become more pure if her lover is more pure. It is obvious to them that in order to be more perfectly united, they must achieve a more perfect purity, and have a like purity between themselves.
This is what a soul experiences after death. It will long to be, and need to be, purified until it is holy as its Lover is holy, that it may have perfect union with the Divine. Thus, this soul will willingly undergo the suffering of Purgatory in order to achieve this union.
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