Alicia Martinez pulls on an oversized, chocolate-brown leather jacket – an incongruous(不协调的，不相称的) choice for the July heat in Los Angeles. Later that day, she plans to see The Odyssey(《奥德赛》，古希腊史诗) in a frigid(寒冷的，冰冷的) theater. But first, there is mass(弥撒（天主教仪式）).
艾丽西亚·马丁内斯穿上了一件超大号的巧克力棕色皮夹克——在洛杉矶七月的酷暑中，这身打扮显得格格不入。当天晚些时候，她打算去一家冷气十足的影院看《奥德赛》。但首先，她要去参加弥撒。
Martinez, 24, enters Our Savior Parish, the castle-like church beside her workplace, the University of Southern California. Inside, she dips her fingers in holy water, makes the sign of the cross(画十字圣号) on her forehead, and enters the main part of the church in hushed reverence(肃静的敬畏).
24岁的马丁内斯走进“我们的救主”教区——这座城堡般的教堂紧邻她的工作单位南加州大学。在教堂内，她将手指浸入圣水，在额头上画十字圣号，然后怀着肃穆的敬畏之心步入教堂正厅。
Seated in the pews(教堂长椅), backed by the dancing light of stained-glass(彩色玻璃（窗）) windows, she’s flanked(位于……两侧) by faith of all ages. Some wear chapel veils(教堂头纱). Others sport(穿戴（动词）) USC-branded apparel(服装，衣着). All huddle shoulder-to-shoulder(肩并肩挤在一起). At summer’s peak at USC, a secular(世俗的，非宗教的) university synonymous with(与……同义，等同于) Hollywood and Trojan football(特洛伊橄榄球队（南加大）), another institution is quietly gaining ground(取得进展，越来越受欢迎): the Catholic church.
她坐在长椅上，身后是彩色玻璃窗透过的摇曳光影，身边是各个年龄段的信众。有人戴着教堂头纱，有人穿着南加大品牌的服装。所有人都肩并肩地挤在一起。在南加大——这所与好莱坞和特洛伊橄榄球队齐名的世俗大学——的盛夏时节，另一个机构正在悄然兴起：天主教会。