18. The Divine Warning.—A prophet who contemplates the preceding figure threateningly while he records the fatal sentence:
“Thou fool; this night thy soul shall be required of thee.”
19. The Punishment of Tribulation.—Divine Love that desireth not the death of a sinner. A celestial winged messenger carrying a scourge: “Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth.”
20. The Remorse of Conscience.—The awakening of Repentance. A man in sorrowful garments expressing the emotions of his heart, now weeping, now confused, now raising his eyes to Heaven, now looking on the serpent that gnaws his heart.
21. The Contrite Sinner hearkening to the whisperings of grace. A penitent, his heart pierced by an arrow, weeping and carrying a scourge: “Against Thee only have I sinned and done this evil in Thy sight.”
22. A Holy Minister supplicating the Crucifix with these words: “A broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt Thou not despise.”
23. Divine Grace.—A beautiful girl in white with a transparent veil, radiant and joyful, carries a branch of palm.
24. Peace of Mind.—The soul reconciled with Jesus Christ. Jesus of Nazareth comforting the soul and opening His arms to
receive her: “Come my Beloved, my Bride.”
25. The Soul.—A lovely maiden, modestly clad, with precious gems on her bosom and a garland of white roses on her brow: “My Beloved is mine and I am His.”