March 30
Pedro Regalado (1390–1456)
Franciscan religious
Practical advice
Today faithfully preserve a good practice received from your elders and teach another person why it is worth maintaining it.
Biography
A Spanish Franciscan born in Valladolid, Pedro Regalado entered religious life at a very young age and followed the reform of Brother Pedro de Villacreces, aimed at recovering the poverty, silence and prayer of the Franciscan rule. He governed the hermitages of La Aguilera and El Abrojo with humility, combining intense contemplation, penance and care for the friars. He was especially close to the sick and poor, and his fame for charity and extraordinary gifts spread throughout Castile. Without seeking to found his own work, he faithfully guarded a reform received and transmitted it by his example.