From the revelations of st bridget
The son of God said "
I told you earlier, that my servant benedict regarded his body as a sack.
He had five garments. The first was a rough shirt with which he tamed the flesh and his disorderly impulses in order that they might not run riot and exceed their bounds. The second garment was a simple cowl, neither elaborate nor full of folds , which was to cover , adorn, and warm the flesh, so as not to scare anyone seeing him.The third was a scapular by which he would be found more prompt and ready for manual labor. The fourth garment was protective covering for the feet so that he might be more agile and humble in walking the path of God. The fifth was the belt of humility, girded with which he would cut down on superfluous items and carry out more expeditiously the customary work enjoined upon him.
Nowadays , however , his monks want luxurious clothes....
A monk who wants to be saved must ,therefore observe that my Benedict's rule allows him to have moderate amount of necessities, useful , not superfluous items,honest and suitable possessions, all of it in humility and not in pride....
The permission is valid only when it prudently allows for necessities but condemns superfluities even in small things."
chapter 127
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