Despite his eighty years, Benedetto vividly remembers his youth, when he lived in a small village in the Sicilian hinterland. In his stories, he often speaks of the friars of the convent and their ability to care for the souls and bodies of those in need. At the time, it was important for a family to have children, who were a vital help in working the fields. When a woman couldn't have children, she turned to them, who, with prayer and great devotion, always managed to solve the problem.