1.0Holy Trinity CSI Churchhttps://csichurchdublin.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1ucXpUe5fV"><a href="https://csichurchdublin.com/index.php/2023/03/24/24-3-23/">24-3-23</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://csichurchdublin.com/index.php/2023/03/24/24-3-23/embed/#?secret=1ucXpUe5fV" width="600" height="338" title="“24-3-23” — Holy Trinity CSI Church" data-secret="1ucXpUe5fV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://csichurchdublin.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ It is purely God’s grace to address you through our website for the first time as the Vicar of Holy Trinity CSI Congregation, Dublin and I thank God for all the benevolent mercies showered upon us. God has been so gracious to us for the last dozen years to be in the land of Ireland and worship with freedom. Let us praise God and thank the presbyters who served formerly as the spiritual guides to our parish. As per the church calendar, we are in the season of Lent and are journeying toward the culmination of the season. The most important days in the Lenten season, commonly called the Passion week begins with Palm Sunday (Hosanna) which marks the triumphal entry of Jesus to Jerusalem. This journey to Jerusalem on a donkey is one of the most exciting and defensive journeys that Jesus did in his earthly life. The journey is exciting because Jesus is making his ride amidst a crucial social circumstance that seeks to extinct Jesus. It is clear from the pages of the gospels that it was not so safe for Jesus to make a public appearance that too in the midst of a crowd at that point in time. In addition, the journey is only for a short distance and Jesus waits for a donkey to be brought to do the ride. Hence it is very clear that Jesus uses the donkey not as a vehicle for travel but as a sign to exhibit what he is for the many unsaved people of that land. The journey is defensive as Jesus was making a statement that the Messiah as the King of the Kingdom of God brings peace, not war by choosing a donkey to ride. Usually, the kings use a donkey to ride around when the state is in peace. Jesus was demonstrating that the way of peace is to be endorsed to listen to the cries of the people and to have a vision that responds to the pleas of the people. The word Hosanna means “Save us now”. When the crowd repeats this word, it denotes an urgency of salvation. It also brings out the fact that they are in search of a new leader, a different one, a distinct one. It requires courage and conviction to be on the side of justice. Palm Sunday, in a way, is an exhortation to stay alone and proclaim peace rather than being with the crowd endorsing injustice. The world has always shown that every triumphal entry is followed by a crucifixion. But spiritually we need to understand that every crucifixion is followed by resurrection. We all have this experience of crucifixions but do not be discouraged, we have a Lord who has won even the death. We need to present ourselves with courage and conviction, and it may not always be a ‘happy ending’, but remember it is not final or fatal, there are still days left to see things getting normal, getting back in place. May the Lord help us and bless us to continue our spiritual journey. With love and prayers Jenu Achen