Opera nuper in lucem prodeuntia

...undivided Trinity. Therefore, we ask you, dearest ones in Christ, that whoever reads this book may give thanks to the Lord for the grace and the good things that have flowed from Him, the fountain of all good, into this soul or ever into any creature. If, however, one finds anything that is set down less clearly or less literarily, let him forgive us in charity, as we do not have the habit of dictating. For, as the blessed Augustine says, "It is a sign of a good character to love the truth in words, not the words themselves." Therefore, although this book may be said to be entirely about revelations and visions, and usefulness and instruction for men may be found in almost every reading, yet so that what those wishing to read it desire may more easily occur to them, it is divided into five parts. In the first part are placed revelations about certain feasts throughout the cycle of the year, and especially about the blessed Virgin. In the second part are placed certain facts pertaining to the person herself to whom these things were shown. In these, the devotion and charity of the readers and hearers may also be stirred to no small degree. In the third part, instructions pertaining to the praise of God and the salvation of men are brought in. In the fourth, almost similar things pertaining to the utility and consolation of men are placed. In the fifth, regarding the souls of the faithful, how they were seen or helped by her. Therefore, let all to whom God pours the spirit of His charity—that charity which believes all things, hopes all things, and makes all things its own—and who aspire to the grace of God, receive this book of spiritual grace with a devout mind, so that they too may merit to attain all the good things that are written in it and promised by God.