2024-06-23 Public Service Day 
【Song: III】 Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949) 〖Nobel Prize in Literature 1911〗 They killed three little mads To see what was in their hearts.
The first was full of happiness, And where her blood appears Three serpents hiss three years.
The second was full of tenderness, And where her blood appears Three lambkins graze three years.
The third was full of wretchedness, And where her blood appears Three arch-angels watch three years. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《歌謠：三》】 (比利時)莫里斯·梅特林克“深皮膚·主人之子” (1862生—1949卒) 〖1911年獲諾貝爾文學獎〗 【紅霞譯】 他們殺了三個小瘋子 想弄清所思所想。
第一個滿心歡喜， 她的血濺到的地方 有三條蛇嘶叫了三年。
第二個滿心柔情， 她的血染過的地方 有三隻羊羔草食了三年。
第三個滿心悲哀， 她的血流經的地方 有三位大天使守望了三年。 【注】布魯日“橋”城聖母教堂始建於13世紀，靜靜地矗立在比利時這座中世紀小城的中心。儘管它擁有世界第二高磚砌塔樓——379英尺/116米的尖頂直刺蒼穹，但其曠世絕唱則應歸功於米開朗基羅“神似”的加持。1504年，這位文藝復興巨匠完成了他的傑作《聖母與聖子》，傳說這是米開朗基羅生前唯一一件離開意大利的白色大理石雕像。它的到來，讓聖母教堂名揚天下，成為無數朝聖者與藝術愛好者心中不可替代的聖殿。 我喜歡懺悔間兩側刻畫《天主教法典》七大聖事的雕塑。洗禮、堅振、聖體、懺悔、病人傅油、聖秩和婚姻——七件作品，每一件都注入了聖化的恩典。它們不只是石頭的雕刻，更是信仰的具象。嬰兒在洗禮池邊接受生命的更新，主教在堅振禮中按手傳遞聖靈的印記，新婚夫婦在聖壇前交換永恆的誓言……每一尊雕像都仿佛在低語，講述着神與人相遇的時刻。 站在這些雕塑前，我忽然明白，藝術的價值不只在於美，更在於它能讓人看見不可見之物——恩典、救贖，以及穿越時間依然鮮活的信仰。
Today in History(歷史上的今天):
2024: Bruges, Venice of the North Belgium(比利時布魯日·北方的威尼斯) 2024: Historic Center of Bruges, Belgium(比利時布魯日·歷史中心) 2016: Tower of London, Royal Palace & Fortress(英格蘭倫敦塔) 2016: River Thames in London, England(英格蘭倫敦·泰晤士河) 2015: Constanta, the Oldest City ROU(羅馬尼亞堅定城·最古老的城市) 2015: Bucharest, La Belle Epoque of Romania(羅馬尼亞布加勒斯特·美好時光) 2015: Bucharest, Balkan Paris in Romania(羅馬尼亞布加勒斯特·巴爾幹的巴黎) 2015: Dimitrie Gusti Natl Village Museum, ROU(羅馬尼亞國家鄉村館) 2015: Ceausescu's Dictatorship, Romania(羅馬尼亞齊奧塞斯庫獨裁) 2014: YMCA Camp—Outdoor Pool-1(基督教青年會營戶外戲水池之一) 
Dijver Canal w/ Medieval Gruuthusebrug & Brick-Built Tower of Church of Our Lady Dating Mainly from the 13th-15th Centuries w/ the Tallest Tower in the City (迪弗爾“聖水”運河、中世紀的格魯修斯“去皮的麥子”橋和聖母教堂的磚砌塔·主要可追溯至13—15世紀，擁有全市最高的塔樓) 
379-Ft/116-M Tall Notre Dam Belfry (379英尺/116米高的聖母鐘樓)  Exterior in the Gothic Style in the Prominent Flying Buttresses
(外觀為哥特式風格，有突出的飛扶壁) 
Façade Built in the 13th Century on the Site of an Earlier Romanesque Church (13世紀在早期羅馬式教堂遺址上修建的正立面) 
Closeup Church of Our Lady (聖母教堂·近景)  Statue of the Virgin Mary @ the Church Door
(教堂門口的聖母雕像)  Nave w/ Cross-Vaults & Black & White Tiled Flooring
(帶有十字拱頂和黑白瓷磚地板的中殿)  A Treasure Chest Filled w/ Art (充滿藝術的百寶箱)
30 Coats of Arms of the Knights Present in the Church in 1468 @ the II Chapter of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1468年教堂中出現的30枚金羊毛騎士團第二章的紋章) 
For God So Loved the World (神愛世人)  Gothic Apse (哥特式後殿)
2 Independent Staircases Led to a Hanging Pulpit (2個獨立樓梯通向高懸講壇) 
A Carved Wooden Pulpit (雕花木製講壇) 
Pulpit (講壇)  Confessionals w/ Jacob Berger & Ludo Hageman
(熒幕上出現的《懺悔錄》)  7 Sacraments through which man encounters God. One is the sacrament of Penance reconciliation or confession
(七項聖事是人與神相遇的途徑·其中一項是懺悔聖事、和解或告解)  From R to L, the figures of Vice, St. Jerome, St. Augustine, Faith, St. John, St. Catharine of Alexandria, Virgin and Child w/ St. Anne, and St Peter
(從右到左，分別為罪惡、聖名、高貴、信仰、神慈、純潔、聖母子、恩典以及磐石使徒)  De Baenst Chapel (強大家族禮拜堂)
Prayer Chapel of Lodewijk of Gruuthuse (香草家族禮拜堂) 
Jacob van Oost the Elder 1648, a Prominent Flemish Painter from the 17th Century, Primarily Known for His Religious Altarpieces & Portraits (17世紀著名的佛蘭德斯“窪地”畫家老雅各布·奧斯特1648年繪製的宗教作品) 
Virgin & Child w/ Saints Rosalie, Peter and Paul by Jacob van Oost the Elder (老雅各布·奧斯特《聖母子與聖徒羅莎莉“玫瑰”、彼得“磐石”和保羅“卑微”》)  The Calling of St Matthew by Jacob van Oost
(雅各布·奧斯特《聖馬太“神賜”的召喚》) 
Religious Altarpieces & Portraits (宗教祭壇畫和肖像)  The Interior of the Church of Our Lady by Hendrik van Minderhout
(亨德里克·明德豪特“領主·小森林”《聖母教堂內景》) 
Intercession of Mary by Philippe Bernaerdt (菲利普·伯納爾特“愛馬仕·熊樣勇敢”《聖母的代禱》) 
The Adoration of the Shepherds by Hugo van der Goes (雨果·古斯“智慧·鵝牧人”《牧羊人的崇拜》) 
Apsidal Chapel of the Sacrament, the Blessed Sacrament Chapel in the English Style (聖事後殿禮拜堂·英式聖體堂)  Painted Graves (彩繪墳墓)
Lanchals Chapel (蘭查爾斯“長頸”禮拜堂)  Madonna of the Seven Sorrows by Adriaen Isenbrandt
(阿德里安·艾森布蘭特“海洋·鐵劍”《七苦聖母》)  The Last Supper by Pieter Pourbus, a Flemish Renaissance Painter
(佛蘭德文藝復興畫家彼得·普布斯“磐石·明亮”《最後的晚餐》) 
Transfiguration of Jesus on Mount Tabor by Gerard David (傑勒德·大衛“矛之統治者·心愛”《耶穌在他泊“神聖”山上顯聖容》三聯畫) 
Adoration of the Magi by Gerard David (傑勒德·大衛《三博士朝聖》)  Triptych Passion of Christ by Bernard van Orley
(伯納德·奧利“熊樣勇敢·黃金”《基督受難記》三聯畫) 
Triptych Passion of Christ by Bernard van Orley (伯納德·奧利“熊樣勇敢·黃金”《基督受難記》三聯畫)  Tombs of Charles the Bold and Mary of Burgundy
(勇敢的查理公爵和勃艮第“高地”的瑪麗之墓)  Mary, a Young Ruler @ 20 Yrs of Age, Tragically Only Ruled a Further 5 Yrs Before Her Death as Her Horse Fell on a Falcon Hunt & Broke Her Back
(20歲年輕統治者的瑪麗墓·因其在獵鷹時不幸從馬上摔下並摔斷了後背而只統治了5年便離世)  The Baroque Shrine of St. Boniface (1624) Created in Silver & Containing the Relics of St. Boniface, Bishop of Mainz in the 8th Century
(巴洛克風格的吉祥使徒聖殿·建於1624年，以銀製成，內有8世紀美因茨主教吉祥聖徒的遺物)  Side Aisles & Chancel Heavily Ornamented in Baroque Style
(側廊和聖壇·採用巴洛克風格進行華麗裝飾 06-23-2024) 
The Madonna of Bruges by Michelangelo (米開朗基羅“神似”的《布魯日聖母》) 
The Madonna of Bruges, the only Michelangelo piece that left Italy during his lifetime (《布魯日聖母》·米開朗基羅在世時唯一離開意大利的作品) 
Side Aisle (側廊)  Procession of the Brotherhood of Our Lady the Snows
(《雪中聖母兄弟會遊行》) 
Saint Joseph, Foster Father of Jesus (聖約瑟夫“上帝增加”·耶穌的養父)  Madonna and Child w/ Baroque Baptismal Basin
(聖母子與巴洛克式洗禮盆 06-23-2024) 
Modern & Renaissance Christian Painting (現代與文藝復興時期的基督教繪畫)  A Magnificent Black Marble Altar w/ a Row of Famous Paintings from the Bible on Either Side
(華美的黑色大理石祭壇，兩側飾有一排著名的聖經畫作)  Display of Modern Art, Sculptures, Collection Themed around Jesus & the Cross
(以耶穌與十字架為主題的現代藝術雕塑收藏展)  Murals w/ a Painting of Angels Playing Music on the Upper Part of the Dimly Lit Wall
(昏暗的牆壁上部繪有演奏音樂的天使壁畫)  An Old Mural from around 1370 in the Shroud of Veronica above & Jesus Christ w/ a Sad Expression on His Face
(大約1370年的古老壁畫·上面是維羅妮卡“勝利的使者”的裹屍布，耶穌基督臉上帶着悲傷的表情) Crosslinks(相關博文): Belgium(出遊比利時)
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