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Part 7. One Latecomer Dies

After that Saint Brendan with his companions set out again, saying to the brothers:

"Make sure that none of you takes anything belonging to this island with him."

But they all replied:

"God forbid, father, that our journey should be desecrated by any theft."

Then Saint Brendan said:

"Look, our brother whom I referred to a few days ago has a silver bridle in his bosom given to him last night by the devil."

When the brother in question heard this, he threw the bridle out of his bosom and fell before the feet of the man of God, saying:

"I have sinned, father. Forgive me. Pray for my soul, that it may not perish."

Immediately all prostrated themselves on the ground, praying the Lord for the brother's soul.

As they rose from the ground and the holy father raised up the brother, they saw [the devil] jump out of his bosom, wailing with a loud voice and saying:

"Why, man of God, do you expel me from my dwelling, where I have lived now for seven years, and make me depart from my inheritance?"

Saint Brendan replied to this voice:

"I order you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ not to injure any man to the day of judgment."

Turning again to the brother, the man of God said:

"Receive the body and blood of the Lord, for your soul will now leave your body. Here you will be buried. But your brother here, who came from our monastery with you, has his burial place in Hell."

And so when the Eucharist had been received, the soul of the brother left his body, and before the eyes of the brothers was received by the angels of light. His body, however, was buried on the spot by the holy father.

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