{"id":293113,"date":"2025-04-14T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T11:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=293113"},"modified":"2025-04-13T11:52:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T10:52:17","slug":"the-odyssey-of-the-prince-of-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2025\/04\/the-odyssey-of-the-prince-of-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"The Odyssey of the Prince of Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please note that this publication is rated for general readership. The author, as a Muslim, shares some of the commonalities within the Abrahamic faiths and has written this report on Christian beliefs and practices, during Easter, in good faith.\u00a0 If there are any inaccuracies, the reader is invited to comment.\u00a0 The author records his unconditional apology if any offence is caused to any readers. Pray for the Lord\u2019s blessings for Easter week.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Prince of Peace came with the Lord\u2019s Blessings, and we have not only heeded Him, but also ignored Him totally and eventually killed Him. Even in the present era we, as collective humanity, have brazenly transgressed His Peace Doctrines. Oh! you pathetic humankind, in eternal pursuit of materialism.” [1]<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Madonna del Prato (Madonna of the Meadow[2]) is a 1505 painting of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child by the Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini, now in the\u00a0National Gallery in London.
Giovanni Bellini[3], a master of the Italian Renaissance, crafted several notable Madonna paintings that exemplify his artistic prowess and the spiritual depth of the subjects.
Photo Credit: https:\/\/www.bing.com\/images\/search?view=detailV2&ccid=bX12uNHa&id=43CC79D5A3A44E045FC108C20E9C70B2134FBD97&thid=OIP.bX12uNHa-dsDMAtMQPa6CAHaFw&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2farthistory.co%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2019%2f12%2fGiovanni-Bellini-Madonna-of-the-Meadow-scaled.jpg&cdnurl=https%3a%2f%2fth.bing.com%2fth%2fid%2fR.6d7d76b8d1daf9db03300b4c40f6ba08%3frik%3dl71PE7JwnA7CCA%26pid%3dImgRaw%26r%3d0&exph=1991&expw=2560&q=Madonna+of+the+Meadow%3a+Giovanni+Bellini&mode=overlay&mcexp=cs&ck=4D45F67CC5E0789DD5DDEDA4095B2176&selectedIndex=0<\/p><\/div>\u00a0<\/strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

This publication is prepared to remind readers of the Lent [4]<\/a> and the Holy Week of Easter[5]<\/a>, which is observed, later than usual in the Gregorian Calendar.[6]<\/a>\u00a0 Incidentally, The last time Easter was on April 20 was 2014, the next April Easter will not be until 2036!\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>The author intends to remind ourselves, that we need to reflect on our conduct, throughout the year, irrespective of the religion we follow, and strive to subscribe to the principals of peace, we are scurrying to grasp by all other means and strategies, except what is obvious practical and easily available to those who can appreciate the spiritual aspects and significance of the season.\u00a0 The Prince of Peace promulgated the tenets of Peace over two thousand years ago, as a guide for entire humankind, but we have lost the plot and continued in our unique human arrogance and \u201cknow it all attitude\u201d by engaging in lip service, personally glorying rhetoric and fruitless conference meetings, webinars in pursuit of the eternally elusive peace.\u00a0 We have ignored Peace, when it stand above all for humankind to grasp and effect into daily practice in our limited life spans.<\/p>\n

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  1. Why is Easter 2025 Delayed?<\/strong>[7]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In 2025,\u00a0Easter Sunday is on April 20<\/strong>\u00a0(Western Christianity), which is later than some years (e.g., 2024: March 31). This is due to two key factors:<\/p>\n

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    1. The Lunar Connection<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Easter\u2019s date is determined by:<\/p>\n