Today is the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi. This church built in 1228, in honor of St. Francis, was heavily damaged in an earthquake in 1997, but has since been restored. (Franciscan Calendar)
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("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)