Chairman, House Committee on Works, Rep. Ogbuefi Ozomgbachi, Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen, Enugu State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr Goddy Madueke and others, at the inauguration of the Rehabilitated Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway section three from Enugu to Lokpanta in Enugu State recently Photo: NAN

The Chaplain of Lux Terra Leadership Foundation Chapel, Apo, Abuja, Rev. Fr. George Ehusani,  has admonished Christians not to celebrate Christ with palms on one day and crucify him on Friday by their sins.
Fr. Ehusani gave the charge in his Palm Sunday sermon in Abuja.
‘’As you celebrate Christ today by carrying palms and escorting him triumphantly into Jerusalem, continue to exalt him by living holy and exemplary lives,’’ he said.
He also admonished Christians against posting or promoting offensive jokes on the clergy, the church or Christianity on social media.
According to him, promoting offensive jokes that maligned the clergy or Christians is an indication that one has not fully grasped the true essence of Christianity.
“For a Christian to see an offensive joke about a pastor, a priest, a church, or Christianity in general and laugh over it and even forward to others shows a lack of understanding of the religion.
“If you truly understand what Christianity is, you will immediately delete such a joke and not promote it,” Ehusani said.
In a separate interview, Rev. Fr Christian Anyanwu, the Director of Communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Abuja, explained that Palm Sunday marked the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem.
‘’ It marks the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, where He was recognised as king and people were rejoiced over it.”
The cleric advised Christians to reflect on their lifestyles, effect a change and become ambassadors of Christ in their various churches and communities.
‘’ We need to become ambassadors of Christ and be a light to the people and we should not get carried away with the things of this earth,” Anyanwu said.
The Palm Sunday marks the beginning of the Holy Week which is the last week of Lent.
On Palm Sunday, Christians celebrate the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ  into Jerusalem, the week before His death and resurrection as foretold by prophet Zechariah.
For many Christian churches, Palm Sunday, often referred to as “Passion Sunday,” marks the beginning of Holy Week which concludes on Easter Sunday.
In many Christian churches, Palm Sunday includes a procession of the assembled worshippers carrying palms, representing the palm branches the crowd scattered in front of Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem.
According to the Bible, people cut branches from palm trees, laid them across Jesus’ path and waved them in the air.
They greeted Jesus not as the spiritual Messiah who would take away the sins of the world, but as a potential political leader who would overthrow the Romans.
Their shout “Hosanna” meant “save now.”
In ancient times, palm branches symbolised goodness and victory. They were often depicted on coins and important buildings.