| Curia Generalizia dei Marianisti September 14, 2005 Death Notice No. 14 (To all Unit Administrations): The Province of Zaragosa recommends to our fraternal prayers our dear Brother, BENITO REVUELTA ABECIA, who died in the service of the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 7, 2005, at Zaragoza, Spain, in the 91st year of his age and the 73rd of his religious profession. Benito Revuelta Abecia was born April 3, 1915 in Armiñón (Alava), the son of Pedro and Cirila. On November 17, 1927 he went to the Postulate in Escoriaza. He began his novitiate in Elorrio on September 15, 1931 and made his first profession at the same place on September 28, 1932. After his profession, he returned to Escoriaza for a year to begin his scholasticate. In 1934 he was sent to Segovia to continue his scholasticate studies. His religious life was spent doing various services in the following
places: Benito was a genial and cordial man, always ready to laugh. He spent his life doing many different things. He was a teacher, worked in the administration of various schools, and served in the S.M. Publishing House spending many years at CESMA it’s distributing center. In all of these things he always showed great vitality and energy. For many years he suffered without complaint from arthritis which impeded his movements. He was always interested in the situation of the Society of Mary and vocations which he often prayed for. He was, in fact, a man of prayer. He was also interested in reading. His last years were spent at Santa María del Pilar in Zaragoza doing whatever he could until he could no longer leave his room. He was always grateful to the Brothers who took care of him during the time of his illness. May the Lord and our Mother, the Virgin of the Pillar, have received
him and may he rest in peace. |