口语Festival素材:The Feast of the Assumption
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Feast">Feast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AssumptionAugust">AssumptionAugust</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Feast">Feast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Assumption">Assumption</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principal">principal</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Blessed">Blessed</span> <span word="Virgin">Virgin</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="commemorates">commemorates</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="events">events</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assumption">assumption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1950, <span word="Pope">Pope</span> <span word="Pius">Pius</span> <span word="X">X</span>Ⅱ<span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="completion">completion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="earthly">earthly</span> <span word="life">life</span>...<span word="was">was</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Heaven">Heaven</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tomb">tomb</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="relics">relics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saints">saints</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="jealously">jealously</span> <span word="guarded">guarded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="prized">prized</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mortal">mortal</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saints">saints</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="little">little</span>-<span word="known">known</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Marys">Marys</span> <span word="bodily">bodily</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="venerated">venerated</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Celtic">Celtic</span> <span word="lands">lands</span>, <span word="mid">mid</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lughnasa">Lughnasa</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="Lugh">Lugh</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bounties">bounties</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Harvest">Harvest</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="giving">giving</span>, <span word="life">life</span> <span word="nurturing">nurturing</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Feast">Feast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Immaculate">Immaculate</span> <span word="Conception">Conception</span> <span word="proclaims">proclaims</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grace">grace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Feast">Feast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Assumption">Assumption</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fulfillment">fulfillment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grace">grace</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span>, <span word="body">body</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soul">soul</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Sons">Sons</span> <span word="Resurrection">Resurrection</span> .</p>
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