A votive lamp burns in front of the Tomb of St. Francis. Every year, for the Feast of St. Francis on October 4th, oil is donated by a different region of Italy. This year the oil will be donated by Sardinia. The oil will keep the lamp burning until next year. The friars from the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua share this thought: “this gesture takes on a highly symbolic meaning, synonymous with light and hope.”