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Requiem mass held for Bishop Fu Tieshan

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A funeral ceremony for Bishop¹ Fu Tieshan who had just passed away was held in the Babaoshan Cemetery² in Beijing on April 27, 2007.

Chinanews, Beijing, Apr. 30 – Members from the Chinese Patriotic³ Catholic Association and the China Catholic Bishop College gathered at the Beijing Southern Catholic Church in Xuanwumen on Saturday to attend the requiem⁴ mass held for Bishop Fu Tieshan who had just passed away. About 1,100 bishops⁵, holy fathers, nuns⁶, priests, and religious followers⁸ attended the ceremony.

At 9:30 in the morning, the requiem mass began. Religious followers started to sing the Introit for the funeral ceremony, when a holy father walked into the hall slowly with the photograph of Fu Tieshan and his cinerary casket in both hands. The funeral ceremony was presided over by bishop Jin Peixian, deputy chairman of the China Catholic Bishop College and the bishop of the China Catholic Religion in northeastern diocese.

At the funeral ceremony, priest Sun Shang'en from the Beijing Southern Catholic Church recalled the honorable life of Fu Tieshan, his devotion to the church and the society, things that he did for saving people's lives, for the vulnerable group in society and for the public welfare.

In memory of Bishop Fu, we should remember his patriotism⁹ and his spirit of running the church independently. Bishop Fu had set a good example for us and we should carry his spirit forward, said Sun.

Many religious followers, who listened to Fu's sermons, came from Beijing suburbs to attend the funeral. Mr. Yi was one of them. In order to attend Fu's funeral, he set off early in the morning in his house in Mentougou in the suburb of Beijing. He recalled that Bishop Fu was very kind and his sermons were always enlightening. He felt sad about Fu's death. Another religious follower⁷, 60-year-old Ms. Kang, said she was thankful that Fu once helped her daughter to recover from her illness. She could never forget his devotion to other people.

The funeral ceremony was then followed by singing saint songs, reading holy scripts, singing Alleluia, reading gospel, saying prayers by religious followers, giving signs of peace, running religious ceremony for the dead, and spraying holy water. The ceremony ended at 11:10 late that morning. Then the ashes of Fu were sent to and laid in the Babaoshan Cemetery under priest escort.

The Xuanwumen Catholic Church was established in 1605. It was the earliest church built in Beijing. It serves as the main church where the bishops of Catholic religion work there. It is also the administrative¹⁰ institution that manages religious affairs in Beijing.

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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 cemetery
n.坟墓，墓地，坟场
参考例句：
He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。 His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

3 patriotic
adj.爱国的，有爱国心的
参考例句：
His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。 The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。

4 requiem
n.安魂曲，安灵曲
参考例句：
I will sing a requiem for the land walkers.我会给陆地上走的人唱首安魂曲。 The Requiem is on the list for today's concert.《安魂曲》是这次音乐会的演出曲目之一。

5 bishops
（基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教( bishop的名词复数 )；（国际象棋的）象
参考例句：
Each player has two bishops at the start of the game. 棋赛开始时，每名棋手有两只象。 "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. “他劫富济贫，抢的都是郡长、主教、国王之类的富人。

6 nuns
n.（通常指基督教的）修女，（佛教的）尼姑( nun的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Ah Q had always had the greatest contempt for such people as little nuns. 小尼姑之流是阿Q本来视如草芥的。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Nuns are under vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. 修女须立誓保持清贫、贞洁、顺从。来自辞典例句

7 follower
n.跟随者；随员；门徒；信徒
参考例句：
He is a faithful follower of his home football team.他是他家乡足球队的忠实拥护者。 Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒。

8 followers
追随者( follower的名词复数 )；用户；契据的附面；从动件
参考例句：
the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者 The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

9 patriotism
n.爱国精神，爱国心，爱国主义
参考例句：
His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。 They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism.他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。

10 administrative
adj.行政的，管理的
参考例句：
The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。 He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

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