| 单词 | Ascension Day |
| 例句 | As a famous letter written by his disciple Cuthbert tells it, the Venerable Bede lay surrounded by colleagues, who took their leave in order to attend the morning’s Ascension Day service. The Chapter: A History 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z The monarch doesn’t celebrate the anniversary of the date she became queen, known as Ascension Day, as it is also the anniversary of her father’s death. Gun salutes mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee year 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z "One of our solvers found the words 'Ascension Day', which helped us pinpoint the date of the letter," he said. Charles Dickens's code cracked by amateur sleuths 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z It's so remote, that when the Portuguese discovered it on Ascension Day in 1501, they didn't even bother colonising it. Ascension Islanders left stranded after RAF halts flights - BBC News 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Germany celebrates on Ascension Day, 39 days after Easter Sunday, and men traditionally hike together while pulling a small wagon filled with wine or beer. London, Megyn Kelly, Diana Taurasi: Your Monday Briefing 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Germany celebrates on Ascension Day, the Thursday 39 days after Easter, and men traditionally hike together while pulling a small wagon filled with wine or beer. London, Portugal, France: Your Monday Briefing 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Germany celebrates on Ascension Day, the Thursday 39 days after Easter, and men traditionally hike together while trailing a small wagon filled with wine or beer. London, U.S.S. Fitzgerald, Japan: Your Morning Briefing 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z The shots were fired in Friedrich-Stoltze Square, a busy area of bars and cafes, as local people enjoyed the Ascension Day holiday in the sunshine. German shooting: Several hurt in centre of Frankfurt - BBC News 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z OVERSEAS: In Europe, trading levels were low as many traders observed the Ascension Day holiday. Stock indexes move higher 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z A crowd of people armed with sticks is something that visitors to the city are likely to see on Ascension Day every year. Examining Oxford's unusual traditions 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Trading was subdued, with much of Continental Europe marking Ascension Day. Euro Watch: Markets Fall on Spanish News and Greek Fears 2012-05-17T11:29:32Z I have just received your welcome letter, written on Ascension Day. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z Among her popular coplas is one that runs:— "Thursdays three in the year there be, That shine more bright than the sun's own ray— Holy Thursday, Corpus Christi, And our Lord's Ascension Day." Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z There is a fine Perpendicular church, with some Norman work remaining in it, and a good tower, on the top of which an Ascension Day service is annually held. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Forty days after Easter Day, Jesus went up, or "ascended," into heaven; and our Church keeps that day holy, and calls it "The Ascension Day," because "ascension" means going up. "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z On Ascension Day, May 23, 1498, with cheerful resignation, he met death at the hand of the hangman. Life of Luther with several introductory and concluding chapters from general church history 2012-01-12T03:00:13.267Z Gang′-days, the three days preceding Ascension Day or Holy Thursday.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z War declared by U. S. A. against Spain, April 21st; death of Gladstone, Ascension Day, May 19th; independence of Cuba secured by treaty, August 12th. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z If we may assume that his death took place on the eve of Ascension Day in 735, no long period of enfeebled health clouded the close of his life, and weakness never interrupted his work. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z In most parishes where it is still kept up, the ceremony is performed annually on Ascension Day. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z Many curious beliefs, superstitions, customs, and legends are directly related to Ascension Day. Armenian Legends and Festivals 2011-11-26T03:00:13.237Z How often she used to talk about this day—Ascension Day! Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z On Ascension Day the Compagnacci raised a disgraceful riot in the Duomo, interrupted Savonarola's sermon, and even attempted to take his life. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z From this it appears that he died on a Wednesday, which nevertheless is called Ascension Day, implying, doubtless, that his death occurred on the eve, after the festival had begun, according to ecclesiastical reckoning. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z Had you not believed them you had seen countless Witches and Fays ere this, for Ascension Day has come and gone, and they are all set free. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z It has been noticed that the blessing of the priest was secured for the magic bowl, before it was placed underneath the stars on the eve of Ascension Day. Armenian Legends and Festivals 2011-11-26T03:00:13.237Z Jankel called was on Wednesday, May 27th, the day before Ascension Day. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z The departure from the island was fixed for Ascension Day in the year 1249. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z We may also assume that Colchester was at Westminster to receive Henry, when he attended divine service in the church on Ascension Day and Whitsunday of that year. William de Colchester Abbot of Westminster 2011-08-05T02:00:50.197Z It was Ascension Day, and a general meeting had been called. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z When we come down to the 4th century we find that, among the 50 days between Easter and Pentecost, Ascension Day has 223 come into new prominence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Markets in Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg and the Nordic region were closed today for the Ascension Day holiday. European Stocks Sink on Greek Downgrade, U.S. Economy; BHP Falls 2011-06-02T14:56:30Z The oracle is chiefly consulted on Ascension Day, when it is asked to tell the secrets confided to it by Christ when He walked upon the earth. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Ascension Day has been observed at least since the year of our Lord 64, and perhaps earlier. Our Calendar 2011-05-25T02:00:17.450Z Thus he wrote on one occasion to one of his oldest friends: Ascension Day, 1882. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z It was eight on the morning of Ascension Day. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z In June, 1878, the South Wales Daily News recorded a superstition of the quarrymen at Penrhyn, where some thousands of men refused to work on Ascension Day. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z The island was discovered by the Portuguese navigator, Jo�o da Nova, on Ascension Day 1501, and was occasionally visited thereafter by ships. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Ascension Day, the day on which the ascension of the Saviour is commemorated, often called Holy Thursday: a movable feast, always falling on the Thursday but one before Whitsuntide. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Ascension Day completes the triumph of man raised to immortality through his union with God in Christ. The Christian Use of the Psalter It was nearly eight—eight on the morning of Ascension Day.... She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z On Ascension Day, the 25th of May, the King, in rejecting the offered match from Francis, said that he was not then actually married. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII It always falls on a Thursday, and the day is known as Ascension Day, or Holy Thursday. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" When his holiness gave the ring, he desired the Doge to throw a similar ring into the sea every year on Ascension Day, in commemoration of the event. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Crowning it all, amid the pinnacles, are a whole flock of angels, quite prepared for Ascension Day. Cathedrals of Spain It is a long time to Ascension Day. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. On Ascension Day, the Ambassador had been admitted to an audience, the first since the unprosperous discussion at Greenwich. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII In the system of the Church, Ascension Day is regarded as one of the very highest Festivals set apart in honor of our Lord. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia Three days before Ascension Day the crosses are taken out of the churches and fastened to poles ten or twelve feet high, with fluttering banners; these days are therefore called "Cross" days. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia Ascension Day was a whole holiday and for some years the Headmaster was in the habit of taking the whole School, after a service, out for a day on the hills. A History of Giggleswick School From its Foundation, 1499 to 1912 He was telling Annunziata, at much length, about the ceremony of the Doge's betrothal to the sea, when he throws a ring into it from the Bucentoro on Ascension Day. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. It was Ascension Day, and nobody struck a stroke. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Easter Tide.—The weeks following Easter Day and reaching to Ascension Day are so called. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia On Ascension Day, or the day before, a procession with the cross goes through the village, and every house is blessed. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia Behold Ascension Day begun Under the shadow of those wings! Silhouettes To-morrow is Ascension Day and they will be needed in the church.” Sielanka: An Idyll On Ascension Day, Alexandretta was the scene of some spirited work, in which the cruiser D'Estr�es played the leading part. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources The rubric directs that it be specially recited in the service on Christmas Day, Easter Day, Ascension Day, Whitsun Day and Trinity Sunday; but it is always used at the Holy Communion whenever celebrated. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia There was high festival at Rome from Ascension Day to Whitsuntide. Pius IX. And His Time So after Ascension Day I keep them recta an extra hour every Wednesday. Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life One noon, before Ascension Day, Stephan came home to his dinner. Sielanka: An Idyll The next day was Ascension Day, and it was passed by Jeanne in prayer. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 As some of the Feasts, such as Ascension Day, Whitsun Day, etc., are movable depending on the time Easter is kept. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia And now, if you please, inform me whether you persist in your first statement, in which you affirm that Etchepare stopped at home on the night of Ascension Day. Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe Three Plays By Brieux Neither then nor on Ascension Day, when he was made king, did he communicate. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England I shall never forget Ascension Day, which occurred this year on the 1st May. The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America Perhaps the most important of these, in a money sense, was that at a Masonic Service, held in the Collegiate Church itself on Ascension Day, which yielded over £2,000. Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See Thursday in Holy Week is sometimes incorrectly called "Holy Thursday," a name which from time immemorial has been given to Ascension Day. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia It was really the night of Ascension Day when he went out alone? Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe Three Plays By Brieux For the Thursday of Ascension Day, for the Friday and Saturday following, it remained there guarded by certain of the clergy and by many pious citizens. The Story of Rouen On the Ascension Day following, the crews of a Neapolitan fishing fleet landed at Bona, on the north coast of Africa, to join in the festival service. Chatterbox, 1906 It reminded us of the day we left home on our travels, which was Ascension Day, old style. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 For a week before Ascension Day this strange cortege goes in procession round the neighbourhood. Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland Well, the day after Ascension Day—that is, on the Monday—no, on the Friday— Mouzon. Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe Three Plays By Brieux On the third day, which was Ascension Day itself, the dragon followed, bound and vanquished, behind it. The Story of Rouen His Ascension Day is a thing seen, as if it were a memory of yesterday:-- The day-star smiles, and light, with thee deceast, Now shines in all the chambers of the East. Milton There were no extra services in Lent or Advent, nor on any Holy Days except Good Friday and Ascension Day. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography But the "Hunting of the Earl of Rone" which takes place at Combe Martin on Ascension Day is probably the most interesting of all ancient survivals in North Devon. Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland I ask you where you were on the night of Ascension Day. Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe Three Plays By Brieux The three days before Ascension Day are thence called 'Rogation Days'; and processions for purposes of prayer are called Rogations, or Litanies. The Prayer Book Explained Until 1834 it was incorporated with the parish of Fulham, and on Ascension Day of that year the first ceremony of "beating the bounds" took place. Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney The Fascination of London The number of their constant Workmen is 1200; and all these Artificers have a Superior Officer called Amiraglio, who commands the Bucentaure on Ascension Day, when the Duke goes in state to marry the sea. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 The ceremony on Ascension Day is as follows: The Earl of Rone hides in Lady Wood, and is there pursued by the soldiers, fired upon, and captured. Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland The summer is celebrated by various promenades to the country, which take place at Easter, on the first of May, Ascension Day, Trinity Sunday, and other occasions. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers More recently the perambulation of Exeter has been performed on Ascension Day. The Prayer Book Explained As early as the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries Venetian women were shown the Paris fashions each Ascension Day on life-size dolls, displayed by an enterprising importer. Woman as Decoration The parish boundaries were perambulated every Ascension Day. Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century It was on May 17th, which on that year was Ascension Day, a day of obligation among the Catholic people of the Settlement. The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba The reason of this is the belief that our Saviour invisibly walks about the earth for forty days after Easter, that is, until Ascension Day. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Boundary stones, dated May 4, 1837, are to be seen in the thickets of Buckland Woods, Devon, showing that Ascension Day was chosen in that year for the perambulation of Ashburton. The Prayer Book Explained But it happened on Ascension Day that there was visiting his aunts a lady from the neighborhood with her two young daughters, her son and a local artist who was staying with them. The Awakening The Resurrection In the sermon for Ascension Day, Ælfric’s treatment is in pointed contrast with the older book. Anglo-Saxon Literature Then he began to go back and turn over the leaves, but until Ascension Day he found not the Passion service. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers Cuthbert gives one of them, which is the lovely antiphon to the "Magnificat" at second Vespers on Ascension Day. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days I made my second Communion on Ascension Day, and had the happiness of kneeling at the rails between Papa and Marie. The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse Learned science with a strong dash of temper"; yet I remember him saying, with an air of stately admiration, after Service on Ascension Day, "I always like to hear the Athanasian CreedPg 262 sung. Matthew Arnold And again on Ascension Day he paid his last tribute to the risen Master, joining his little song with the chorus of the angels themselves in the gladdest Hosanna which the universe had ever heard. The Curious Book of Birds A. After forty days Christ ascended into Heaven, and the day on which He ascended into Heaven is called Ascension Day. Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine A. After forty days Christ ascended into heaven, and the day on which he ascended into heaven is called Ascension Day. Baltimore Catechism, No. 3 Hence the modern Templars close their gates at ten o'clock every night, and when the "charity children" of the adjacent parishes "beat the bounds" on Ascension Day, redouble their vigilance. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 The other holidays of the year were generally regulated by the Church's calendar, the great festivals—Christmas, Easter, Ascension Day, Whit Sunday—-being all duly observed. Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs On a holiday in the spring—it was Ascension Day—after seeing his patients, Startsev set off for town in search of a little recreation and to make some purchases. The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories Tomorrow is Ascension Day--the truce of God--on Friday we march. The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune Why is the paschal candle which is lighted on Easter morning extinguished at the Mass on Ascension Day? Baltimore Catechism, No. 3 The elections took place on Ascension Day, and the feast on the following Monday. The Parish Clerk On Ascension Day the King went and sat down upon the throne at the right hand of God, and the Kingdom of God, in Christ, the Kingdom of Heaven upon earth, was inaugurated. The Master's Indwelling The plague increased in Florence and the Seigniory prohibited preaching in the churches for a time, but Savonarola persisted in preaching on Ascension Day. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters "Now, my dear, do you know what happened on Ascension Day?" Collections and Recollections Upon a certain Ascension Day King Arthur had come from Caerleon, and had held a very magnificent court at Camelot as was fitting on such a day. Four Arthurian Romances It was one Ascension Day that the King was at Cardoil. The High History of the Holy Graal Mace answered coldly that he would have to explain how he had employed his time on Ascension Day. A Book of Remarkable Criminals It was Ascension Day, and the commons were a dream of beauty. A Writer's Recollections — Volume 2 The other part of the church was consecrated on Ascension Day 1240. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. “Beating the bounds” of the parish was another annual ceremony, which often took place on Ascension Day and is still in use at Oxford. English Villages The greater part of the Tyrolese occupying the pass of Strub having quitted their post on Ascension Day in order to attend divine service, the rest were, after a gallant resistance, overpowered and mercilessly butchered. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 By what was perhaps more than coincidence, Ascension Day, May 18, was selected as the day for the crime itself. A Book of Remarkable Criminals One or two old folk still have the kneelers given them by Mr. Dodgson, Ascension Day, May 24.—A most lovely day and very hot. Three Years in Tristan da Cunha Hillside Church was the only one in the neighbourhood where Holy Week or Ascension Day had been observed in the memory of man. Chantry House Tomorrow is Ascension Day, and I am at leisure. On Something On Ascension Day, the day of the Feast of Pepézuch, an immense procession went about the town. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period Ascension Day, Trinity Sunday, the Assumption and Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, Candlemas Day, Christmas Day, all the days of the apostles, and all the Sundays throughout the year, are kept with much devotion. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The Swiss peasants affirm that the Ascension Day wreaths of the amaranth make the wearer invisible, and in the Tyrol the mistletoe is credited with this property. The Folk-lore of Plants He had been training them during the forty days between Easter Day and Ascension Day to think of Him as continually near them, whether they saw Him or not. All Saints' Day and Other Sermons The cold was awful; on Ascension Day there was frost and snow, so that I could not take off my sheepskin and felt boots until I reached the hotel at Tomsk. Letters of Anton Chekhov The others were of various ages, the youngest two about thirty; and these were twin sisters, both named Ascension, for they were both born on Ascension Day. Far Away and Long Ago On August 15th, Ascension Day, my sinfonie, with the new andante, is to be performed for the second time. The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 Gillian tried not to look too conscious when some of the girls actually tittered in the rear; and she absolutely blushed when Aunt Jane deliberately stated that Ascension Day would fall on a Tuesday. Beechcroft at Rockstone "This, on Ascension Day, each year, While labouring on our harbour-pier, Must Herbert, Bruce, and Percy hear." Marmion In particular they regard with special dread three days in spring to which they give the name of Days of the Cross; one of them falls on the Eve of Ascension Day. The Golden Bough So after Ascension Day I keep them recta* an extra hour every Wednesday. Madame Bovary It was the eve of Ascension Day, and a yellow May moon was hanging in the blue. Penelope's Postscripts Among the Pennsylvania Dutch, in the Alleghany Mountains, I have found a curious tradition that Ascension Day is the luckiest in the year for fishing. Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things |
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