A Beacon for the Catholic Faithful, NYC(纽约天主教·灯塔)
2023-12-08 National Health Savings Account Day
Wallace Stevens (1879—1955)
The poem must resist the intelligence
Almost successfully. Illustration:
A brune figure in winter evening resists
Identity. The thing he carries resists
The most necessitous sense. Accept them, then,
As secondary (parts not quite perceived
Of the obvious whole, uncertain particles
Of the certain solid, the primary free from doubt,
Things floating like the first hundred flakes of snow
Out of a storm we must endure all night,
Out of a storm of secondary things),
A horror of thoughts that suddenly are real.
We must endure our thoughts all night, until
The bright obvious stands motionless in cold.
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异乡人·史蒂文斯(1879生—1955卒)
【红霞译】
诗歌必须抵抗智慧
尽量成功地。插图：
冬夜里深褐色轮廓在抵抗
同一性。他承载的东西在抵抗
紧要感。接受它们，于是，
一如次要的(确定整体
不完全被感知的部分，某种固体
不确定的粒子，首要的毋庸置疑，
东西飘浮得像头一百片雪花
风暴中我们必须彻夜忍受，
次要东西的困境里)，
对突然真实想法的恐怖。
我们必须整晚持续思考，直到
清晰可见的东西在寒冷中站立不动。
【注】建于1815年的原圣帕特里克“高贵”大教堂(Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral)曾是纽约大主教管区的所在地，直到1879年中城第五大道新圣帕特里克大教堂开放，自200多年前在中国城非官方主道的勿“土丘”街(Mott St)和王子街交叉口建成以来一直处于老纽约城中心，被视为天主教徒的灯塔和美国宗教自由的象征。1977年，原圣帕特里克大教堂被纳入《美国国家历史遗迹名录》。
Today in History(历史上的今天):
2023: The World Is A Commonwealth, NYC(纽约城中华公所·天下为公)
2023: Line of Phantasy in Chinatown, NYC(纽约城·唐人街虚拟线条)
2023: Museum @ Eldridge Street, NYC(纽约埃尔德里奇街博物馆·犹太教堂)
2023: Biggest Chinese Catholic Church in US(全美最大的华人天主教堂)
2023: Mahayana Temple in the Great Vehicle, NYC(纽约大乘·佛教寺)
2023: Times Sq, the World Crossroads NYC(纽约时代广场·世界十字路口)
2023: Yuletide Merriment @ Mid-Town, NYC(纽约中城·圣诞喜乐)
2023: St. Bartholomew's Church, NYC(纽约圣巴塞洛缪教堂·圣公会)
2023: St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC(纽约城·圣帕特里克大教堂)
2023: Rockefeller Ctr Christmas Tree, NYC(纽约城·洛克菲勒中心圣诞树)
2023: Dior's Carousel of Dreams, NYC(纽约城·迪奥金色梦想转盘)
2023: Chinatown & Little Italy, NYC(纽约市·华埠与小意大利城)
2016: Argumentative─For the Flavor(议论文─利益)
2013: Top of the World, Dubai, UAE(阿联酋迪拜世界之巅)
2010: 自己的事自己做(DIY)
Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral (1815) in the Gothic Revival Style @ Mulberry St Entrance, the only basilica in Manhattan, and the wall surrounding its cemetery built in the 1830s to defend against anti-Catholic ntivist rioters
(建于1815年的原圣帕特里克大教堂·哥特复兴风格、桑树街入口、曼哈顿“弓岛”唯一的大教堂，其墓地周围的围墙建于1830年代，以防范反天主教排外主义暴徒)
America's 2nd Cathedral @ Mott St Entrance, a Beacon of Catholicism in the Early 19th Century
(美国第二座大教堂·19世纪初天主教的灯塔，勿街入口)
Vaulted Ceiling Soaring 85 Ft/26 Meters above the Pews, Filmed by the Movie Godfather as the Setting for the Baptism Scene
(长椅上高达85英尺/26米的拱形天花板,电影《教父》洗礼场景 12-08-2023)
1868 Organ， a Very Rare Example of a Large, Mid-19th-Century Pipe Organ in America w/ Intact in Its Original Acoustic Space, Bigger Than Many of the Area's Apartments
(造于1868年的管风琴是美国19世纪中叶大型管风琴中极其罕见的典范，完好无损地保存在原来的声学空间里，而且比附近许多公寓都大)
Original Ornately Carved Wood Reredos, Highlighted w/ Gold Leaf behind the Large Marble Altar by 10 Large Carved Statues in Niches Line Both Sides & Saints Peter & Paul @ the Head of the Lines
(巨型大理石祭坛后面用金箔突出了原始华丽的木雕屏风，两侧壁龛里有十尊巨大的雕刻雕像，最前面是彼得“磐石”和保罗“谦卑”圣徒 03-18-2001)
Striking High Crucifixion vs the Brilliant Stained Glass
(引人注目的爱尔兰十字架与明亮的彩色玻璃 03-18-2001)
Stained Glass w/ the Victorious Lamb of God & the Holy Spirit
(彩色玻璃·上帝的胜利羔羊与圣灵 03-18-2001)
Beautifully Detailed Stained-Glass Windows in a Gothic Framework, Lining the Nave to Focus Minds & Hearts on the Sacred Heart, the Good Shepherd, Jesus Teaching the Children, a Fatherly St. Joseph Holding His Foster Son, & Mary Glorious as Our Lady of Grace & Resplendent in Her Assumption Reminiscent of a Renaissance work
(哥特式框线中精美细致的彩色玻璃窗排列在中殿上，将思想和心灵集中在圣心、好牧人、教导孩子们的耶稣、慈父般的神在圣徒抱着他的养子和作为圣母恩典及其升天辉煌的荣耀慈爱上，令人想起文艺复兴时期的作品 03-18-2001)
Catacombs by Candlelight, NYC's only Catholic Burial Ground for over 200 Years
(烛光下的地下墓穴·已逾200年的纽约城唯一的天主教地下墓穴)
1st Basilica in the Archdiocese of New York, a Beacon for the Catholic Faithful & an American Symbol of Religious Freedom
(纽约总教区第一大教堂·天主教徒的灯塔和美国宗教自由的象征)
Oxidized Plaque to an Irish Green over the Years, the Story about the Ancient Order of Hibernians (Born in Ireland or of Irish Descent to Belong) Defending This Church in 1844, "when it was threatened with destruction by the forces of bigotry and intolerance."
(被氧化多年的爱尔兰绿匾·“当时教堂受到偏执和不宽容势力的毁灭威胁”，出生于爱尔兰或属于爱尔兰后裔的古代爱尔兰人教团于1844年保卫这座教堂的故事)
Bishop John Dubois, the Most Prolific Practitioner of Religious Freedom in American History
(约翰·杜波依斯“神慈·森林”主教——美国历史上最杰出的宗教自由实践者)
4th Archbishop (1842 to 1864) of NYC, John Joseph Hughes, Immigrant from Ireland & Shepherd w/ 200-Yr-Old Gravestones behind
(1842年—1864年纽约城第四任大主教约翰·约瑟夫·休斯“神慈·上帝会增加·灵魂”——来自爱尔兰的移民和牧羊人，背后为具有200年历史的墓碑)
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