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Of abstinence or gluttony

Rodriguez, The Practice of Perfection and Christian Virtues, 1929, pp. 384–385

  1. I. Not to eat anything before or after the common hour, nor away from the refectory.
  2. II. To be content with what is given to the Community, not seeking other dishes, nor the same dishes differently dressed: not accepting special food except for some known necessity.
  3. III. In these common things not to exceed the rule of temperance in point of quantity.
  4. IV. Not to eat with great eagerness, nor very hurriedly, but with modesty and decency, not letting appetite run away with me.
  5. V. Never to speak of food, much less grumble or complain about it.
  6. VI. To cut short and stop all thoughts of gluttony.
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