May 27 - Bl. Benvenute of Recanati - Franciscan St. of the Day
The life of Bl. Benvenute of Recanati, Confessor, First Order (d. 1289) for the May 27, Franciscan Saint of the Day who was from Italy and had a very strong devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and had many mystical, even miraculous experiences. Reflection is on Eternal Goods - Saints are not concerned with goods of this world but eternal - Eternal good are not properly appreciated - Temporal goods are quite useless, in that they are transient and don't satisfy Read by Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia, FI from Marion Habig's "The Franciscan Book of Saints" More on Bl. Benvenute of Recanati: Blessed Benvenute of Recanati