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Revelations of St. Bridget
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The ninth revelation in the Book of Questions in which Christ speaks to his bride,
blessed Bridget, and shows her how she has already been rescued and delivered
from the house of the world and of vices, and that she has already been brought to
live in the mansion of the Holy Spirit. And he warns her to conform herself to that
same Spirit by ever persevering in purity, humility, and devotion.
The Son speaks to the bride: "You are a woman who was raised in a poor
home and entered the company of the great. In a poor home there are three things:
stained walls, harmful smoke, and soot everywhere. But you have been brought to a
home where there is beauty without stain, heat without smoke, charm that is
everywhere and never fails to please. The poor home represents the world. Its walls
are pride, forgetfulness of God, abundance of sin, lack of forethought for the future.
These walls leave a stain, because they ruin good works and hide God's face
from humankind. The smoke represents the love of this world. It harms the eyes,
because it darkens the understanding of the soul and makes her anxious about
trifling vanities. The soot represents lustful pleasure, because, though it may
provide temporary enjoyment, it never satisfies or fills anyone up with the
everlasting good. You have been taken away from these things and brought to the
mansion of the Holy Spirit, who is in me and I in him, and who also encloses you
within himself. It is he who is purest and fairest and most stable, for he upholds all
things. Conform yourself, therefore, to the inhabitant of the house by remaining
pure, humble, and devout."
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Revelations and Prophesies Imparted to St. Bridget of Sweden Book Five: Revelations Nine
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