What you do during a catastrophic earthquake
By Hilary White
This is from a history of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri (who’s The Boss)
“So, in 1703 a massive earthquake hit Norcia and the Oratory house and church were both destroyed. Then the Fathers who all escaped death, having escaped their ruined house: ‘After clambering over the ruins as well as they could in the dark, they proceeded unhurt to the great Piazza, and there in their slippers and with only a birretta on their heads they were occupied during the whole night in going about, hearing the confessions of those who had escaped from the ruins of their houses, the rain pouring down impetuously the whole time.'”
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