Hospitality And Reward

Admonendi sunt ut hospitalitatem diligant, et nulli hospitium praebere detrectent, et si cui forte hospitium praestiterint, nullam ab eo mercedem accipiant, nisi forte ille, qui a te recipitur, sponte sua aliquid det. Dicendumque illis qualiter multi per hospitalitatis officium Deo placuerunt, dicente Apostolo, Per hanc enim placuerunt quidam Deo, angelis hospitio susceptis. Et iterum, Hospitales sine murmatione. Et ipse Dominus ad judicium dicturus est, Hospes eram, et collegistis me. Sciant sane quicunque hospitalitatem amant, Christum se in hospitibus recipere. Nam ille modus hospitalitatis non solum inhumanus, sed etiam crudelis est, quo nunquam hospes in domum ante recipitur, nisi prius dandi hospitii merces compensetur, et quod Dominus agere jussit pro perceptione regni coelestis, pro acquisitione terrenarum rerum agatur. Theodulfus Aurelianensis, Capitula ad Presbyteros Parochiae Suae, Capitula XXV Source:Migne PL 105.199a-b

Let them love the admonishment that they should be hospitable, and let them not refuse to give hospitality to anyone, and when they do give hospitality let them not accept any money for it, unless perhaps it is that someone who received it from you, of his own will, suddenly give something. It must be told to them how it is that by the duty of hospitality many have been pleasing to God, with the Apostle saying, 'By this some have pleased God, hospitably receiving angels.' 1 And again, 'Be hospitable without grumbling.' 2 And the Lord Himself spoke concerning judgement: 'I was a stranger and you took me in.' 3 Let them know that whoever loves hospitality receives Christ among his guests. And that in the matter of hospitality he is not only unkind, but cruel, who never in his house receives a guest unless he is compensated by a handing over of money, and what the Lord commanded to be done for the reception of the kingdom of heaven, is done for the gaining of the things of the world. Theodulf of Orleans, Chapters For His Local Priests, Chapter 25 1 Heb 13.2 2 1 Pet 4.9 3 Mt 25.35