Fr. Beniamino Conti Missionary of the Precious Blood, on October 29, 2019, passed away peacefully in the community of Albano where he had resided since 2007. He dedicated his life to spreading the devotion of the Blood of Christ through preaching and many writings. He transcribed and organized the letters of Saint Gaspar in 12 volumes and published in four volumes the writings of the Holy Founder. After several years of teaching in the College of Albano, in 1966, elected Provincial Secretary, Fr. Beniamino committed himself to coordinating all the work of updating the CPPS Constitutions within the Italian Province, in accordance with the documents of the Second Vatican Council.
Transferred to the diocese of Milan in 1972, he dedicated himself to preaching in local parishes and held retreats and spiritual exercises courses. In 1976, elected vice-provincial, he committed himself to preaching popular missions and spiritual exercises, especially to women religious. In 1978 he took over the office of Director of the Pious Union of the Most Precious Blood. For the formation of the faithful to the spirituality of the Blood of Christ, in 1981 he began the publication of the Sanguis Christi notebooks in which he exposed, in a simple way, the riches of the spirituality of the Blood of Christ.
In 1980 he founded and directed the Centro Studi Sanguis Christi to deepen the theology of the Blood of Christ at high levels. The proceedings of all the conferences are collected in twenty-two volumes. The same Center created by Fr. Beniamino organized five pastoral conferences. The documents are collected in five volumes. For two terms, Fr. Beniamino served the Italian Province as director. This office led him to animate all the missionary communities of the most precious blood, not only in Italy, but also in Tanzania and India.
Today Don Beniamino joined the great community of missionaries of the Precious Blood adding his voice to their choir to say thanks to Christ, the Lamb slain for the salvation of the world.
by Fr. Pietro Battista