2006年VOA标准英语-Pope Names Four New Saints

By Sabina Castelfranco
Rome
15 October 2006 

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Pope Benedict has proclaimed four new saints at a canonization ceremony in Saint Peter's Square. They included an American 19th century nun², a Mexican bishop and two Italian founders³ of religious orders. 

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In his homily, Pope Benedict said four new saints are now being proposed to the veneration⁴ of the universal church. He said they would be remembered forever. The new saints include two Italians Filippo Smaldone and Rosa Venerini, who founded religious orders, and two foreigners.

Many Mexicans turned out in Saint Peter's Square Sunday for the canonization ceremony, which included one of their own. Bishop Rafael Guizar y Valencia risked his life to assist the wounded during the Mexican revolution.

The Pope said Rafael Guizar y Valencia was called the bishop of the poor because of the heroic way in which he lived charity.

Americans were also present to celebrate a French-born nun who endured harsh conditions in what was American frontier land at the start of the 19th century and pursued her dream of establishing Catholic education for pioneers.

Mother Theodore Guerin established a college for women in the midwestern state of Indiana. Pope Benedict said she overcame many challenges.

Members of Guerin's order and hundreds of students from St. Mary-of-the-Woods College and their families traveled to Rome for the canonization ceremony. Among them was Sandy Callaghan, from Michigan who graduated from the college in 1961.

"I think it's wonderful, absolutely marvelous, just phenomenal," she said. "It's just something like a dream come true. I mean, they've been working on it for so long and I was in college when they were proceeding⁵ with the process and just to see if finalized⁶, that's why we're here."

Sunday's canonization ceremony was Pope Benedict's first in nearly a year. While his predecessor⁷ celebrated⁸ both canonization and beatifications regularly doing the year, soon after his election Benedict decided⁹ that beatifications would be held in the country where the saint originates from or worked.

1 bishop   

n.主教，（国际象棋）象

参考例句：

• He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
• Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。

2 nun   

n.修女，尼姑

参考例句：

• I can't believe that the famous singer has become a nun.我无法相信那个著名的歌星已做了修女。
• She shaved her head and became a nun.她削发为尼。

3 founders   

n.创始人( founder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 来自辞典例句
• The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality. 我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。 来自辞典例句

4 veneration   

n.尊敬，崇拜

参考例句：

• I acquired lasting respect for tradition and veneration for the past.我开始对传统和历史产生了持久的敬慕。
• My father venerated General Eisenhower.我父亲十分敬仰艾森豪威尔将军。

5 proceeding   

n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报

参考例句：

• This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
• The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。

6 finalized   

vt.完成（finalize的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The draft of this article has been finalized [done]. 这篇文章已经定稿。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The draft was revised several times before it was finalized. 稿子几经删改才定下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

8 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。