The Feast of the Assumption（圣母升天节）
The Feast of the Assumption is an important day in the Catholic religion. It is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin 1, the mother of Jesus Christ. This feast commemorates 2 two events: the departure of Mary from the soul life and the assumption of her body into heaven.
In 1950, Pope Pius (庇护,15世纪以来的历代意大利籍天主教教皇的称号) XⅡdefined that Mary "after the completion of her earthly life...was assumed body and soul into the glory of Heaven." Her body wasn't allowed to corrupt 3 nor was it allowed to remain in a tomb.
In the early Christian 4 centuries relics 5 (宗教中指圣骨,遗体) of saints and those who gave their lives for the faith were jealously guarded and highly prized. Many cities claim the mortal remains 6 of saints, both famous and little-known. But there are no records of Mary's bodily remains being venerated 7 (尊敬,崇拜) anywhere.
In the Celtic lands, mid 8 August was harvest time. The festival of Lughnasa was the harvest celebration in honor of (出于对某人的敬意) the God of the harvest Lugh who was responsible for the bounties 9 of the harvest. There was singing and drinking and dancing and story telling in gratitude 10 for the harvest and the promise of food to eat during the winter months. In Christian times it became the festival of Mary at Harvest Time because Mary reflected the life giving, life nurturing 11 love of God.
As the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (圣灵怀胎) proclaims the grace of Christ in Mary before he was born, so the Feast of the Assumption points to the fulfillment of that grace, when Mary was taken, body and soul, into heaven to share in the glory of her Son's Resurrection (耶稣复活).
Like the mystery of her Immaculate Conception, the Assumption of Mary is significant for all humanity, since she anticipates our resurrection with Christ in glory.
- Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
- There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。
- A tombstone is erected in memory of whoever it commemorates. 墓碑是为纪念它所纪念的人而建的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- A tablet commemorates his patriotic activities. 碑文铭记他的爱国行动。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
- This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
- Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- My father venerated General Eisenhower. 我父亲十分敬仰艾森豪威尔将军。
- He used the sacraments and venerated the saints. 他行使圣事，崇拜圣人。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
- Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
- He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。
- They paid bounties for people to give up their weapons. 他们向放下武器的人发放赏金。
- This foundation provided bounties of more than 5 million last year. 去年该基金会赠款达五百万元以上。
- I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
- She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。