Hildegard entreats her readers to give to the poor, to divide those material things that “you hold in your bosom and embrace in your heart.” She says, “Let your heart’s goodwill overflow, so that you will not be among the lost sheep [cf. Matthew 25:31-46], sanctify yourself before God by giving of your substance to refresh those in want, and God will give you his mercy in your misery.”
Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) as recounted in Passionate Spirituality ed. Elizabeth A. Dreyer (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2005) 92, cf. II.6.89.