March 29, 2026
Gospel: Mark, Chapter 11, verses 1–11
Homily of the Pontiff Samuel
Palm Sunday
Hosanna to the King who dwells
in the House of Peace and Prayer
for all peoples
(Draft: Automatic Translation)
Hosanna, Hosanna to the Son of David, Hosanna in the highest heavens! Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord (Mk 11:9-10)!
This is what echoes today from this Church, from this House, so that this hymn may resound in the streets of every country, every city, every people and nation. Behold the hosanna of the children of God, who wish to give honour and praise to Him who is King. Behold our march, peaceful and truthful.
No human kings, but only one King: Jesus. This is what we proclaim loudly to the world that desires peace, for only in Jesus, King of kings and Lord of lords (Rev 19:16), can there be Peace, true Peace. Whoever desires Peace, come here, to the House of the Lord, a House of prayer for all peoples (Mk 11:17), a House of prayer for all nations (Revelation of Jesus to Maria G. Norcia, “The Tabernacle of Jesus”, 19/06/1994), without any distinction of race, colour or social class, for it is the heart that makes the difference. And the moment one encounters the Lord, the heart beats faster because one recognises the One who gave Life. For the soul, united with the heart, recognises where it comes from and where it is destined to dwell for eternity.
This is what so many in the world have failed to understand. Whoever desires Peace, come here. Peace cannot be a gift, as Jesus said to His Maiden, but must be a daily conquest (Revelation of Jesus to Maria G. Norcia, “To die in order to live, to lose in order to gain”, 24/03/1985) and one must understand where one comes from and where one is destined to go, what is the Goal that unites us. Only in this way can one find Him who is Peace, Him who alone gives Life.
Why, dear brothers and sisters, is the world at war? Why? Because it has lost contact with Him who is Life, with Him who is Love, with Him who is Light (1 John 4:8). God’s one and eternal Commandment, the Commandment of Love, is no longer put into practice: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and love your neighbour as yourself” (Mt 22:37–39); words that have been forgotten.
And so many have allowed another feeling, another commandment, to prevail in their hearts, to satisfy the ‘self’, even at the cost of crushing their brother. For this reason, dear brothers and sisters, there is war in the world; there is no peace, because there is no peace in hearts. Peace must be rediscovered in every heart, and then peace will be found throughout the whole world. But if every single heart is at war—with itself, because it is eternally dissatisfied, and even more so with its neighbour, unloading its own frustrations and weaknesses onto others—there can never be peace in this world. That is why we must return to Jesus, to His teachings, to His example of life, He who has overcome the world (Jn 16:33).
The primary responsibility for all this lies with she who, from being a mother, has become a stepmother and has caused so many to lose their bearings; for, looking to her heart, they think they can remain faithful to the Lord’s teachings. But as it is written in the Book of Revelation, the woman has lost her essence as a mother and a bride, and has become unfaithful (Rev 17:1–5) because she has apostatised from the true faith, giving herself over to idols, no longer placing Love for the one true God at the centre. One gives oneself over to idols (Isa 42:8). Here is the call, even in these last days, as mentioned, to Pachamama (Homily by Pope Samuel, “Have faith in God! Seek peace! Do not be like the barren, cursed fig tree”, 22/03/2026), proclaiming that all religions lead to God, in a syncretism that leads away from the true God. Here is the reversal of the teachings of Jesus, who is Mercy, but also Justice; just as mercy is invoked for those who commit atrocious crimes, such as paedophile priests: for them, Jesus invokes Justice. The teachings of Jesus are being subverted (Is 5:20). And many, listening to these erroneous teachings, in turn go astray and lose their bearings. This is the confusion that reigns supreme. The primary responsibility, I repeat, lies with the stepmother.
But then there is a great responsibility borne by the world, to which God has given an intellect to discern what is Good and what is evil (Heb 5:14). And many have strayed from the path of Good because they no longer recognise Him who is the Supreme Good: Jesus, Love incarnate (Jn 1:14).
Woe to the man who takes the life of his fellow man (Gen 9:6)! Life is a sacred gift from God! No one may take life, not even that of the worst enemy! God is Life (Act of the Magisterium, “The Sacredness of Life and Man’s Will to Take the Place of God”, 13/11/2023). And life is sacred and must be preserved, from natural conception until God wills it: God, not man – in this too many are going astray, yielding to human suffering –; until God wills it!
Behold the New Jerusalem (Rev 21:2), House of prayer for all peoples, House where He who is the Supreme Good dwells. Choose God, the Supreme Good, all of you who desire Peace. That God who has come down here to bring everyone back to Peace and to His Love as Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Mt 28:19). All of you who are filled with goodwill (Lk 2:14), who seek the Good, come to the Land of Love, where He who is the Supreme Good dwells. You who seek serenity of heart and soul, come to this blessed Land, where the Divine Child awaits you to heal your heart and soul, to strengthen your spirit (Revelation of Jesus to Maria G. Norcia, “The Holy Place of Jesus’ Return”, 19/02/1995). Behold the Little Cradle of the Child Jesus, the Oasis of Peace, the Rock upon which God has re-founded His House, His Church, timeless and eternal, over which the gates of hell shall never prevail (Mt 16:18).
In many hearts the gates of hell have prevailed, but they cannot prevail against Christ and His Mystical Body. What is the Mystical Body? What is it? How is it recognised? It is that which is in communion with Christ; that Body which has not lost communion with the Head (Eph 4:15-16): this is how the Mystical Body is recognised.
Dear brothers and sisters, the Lord makes use of docile hearts, of obedient hearts, of humble hearts. This is the teaching that the Lord always gives us, even today, in this passage from the Gospel just proclaimed. “The Lord needs it,” we have heard (Mk 11:13). He makes use of a colt of a donkey, pure and unblemished, upon which to ride (Zech 9:9). And that colt, which in the eyes of the world is not a noble animal, but is docile, God chooses for its docility and its purity. Unblemished: no one had ever ridden it before.
This, dear brothers and sisters, is the lesson God gives us: remain pure of heart, ready and docile so that, when the Lord needs you, each of you may be found ready with that docility which must characterise us in order to become holy instruments of God, just as it was for Saint Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary (Lk 1:26–38). Perhaps at that time, some in the world might have thought there were people more worthy, more ready, or of higher standing than those two Instruments. But the Father chose them, for their docility of heart, for their obedience, imparting His Omnipotence into their hearts (Lk 1:49). And by virtue of this Omnipotence, those two Instruments became the two greatest Saints of humanity: Joseph and Mary. Just as has happened now, in this time, where Jesus has chosen another Instrument, equally humble and obedient, pure and holy, who in His Name encompasses both: Maria Giuseppina (Revelation of Jesus to Maria G. Norcia, “She who is the synthesis of the prophets and the ancient patriarchs”, 26/07/1996), She whom the Father has chosen from among all the women of this world to give new impetus, a new beginning to the Mystery of Salvation. Behold the Woman chosen by God (Act of Magisterium, “Maria G. Norcia”, 21/01/2019) so that the King of kings might enter the New Jerusalem, no longer the old Jerusalem, but the Holy City chosen by God.
To many I say: when the old Jerusalem is razed to the ground, because of all that is happening in the world, regarded as a place of prayer and the culmination of every prophecy, where will you go? Where will you take refuge to pray to the true God? It is then that many will hear of and understand the New Jerusalem, chosen by God to fulfil the Holy Scriptures (Revelation of Jesus to Maria G. Norcia, “The Holy City”, 23/06/1996). For many today, a fairy tale; for those who live it, the most beautiful Reality; and for all those who, opening their eyes to all that is happening and will happen, will understand the prophecies being fulfilled here, in this Land chosen by the Father. This is the Lord’s ‘need’, which stands in opposition to the feelings of pride and arrogance that dominate the hearts of so many.
Today, many in the world feel humanly strong: humanly strong, but spiritually dead. And this is their weakness. This is their Achilles’ heel. This is the point that will cause them to fall, to succumb. For God, the Almighty, will manifest His omnipotence in those who, having made themselves small and humble before the world, wish to be made strong in God.
Thus pride will fall, human wealth will fall, arrogance will fall because, as Mary sings in the Magnificat, the Almighty “has shown the strength of his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted the humble; has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty-handed. He has come to the aid of Israel, his servant, remembering his mercy” (Lk 1:51–54). Prophetic words that must be fulfilled and will be fulfilled, for the Word of the Gospel will not pass away until it has been fulfilled (Mk 13:31).
Blessed are those who make themselves small and humble (Mt 18:4) in the eyes of the world, so that they may be filled by the Almighty God. Let those who wish to follow the example of Genghis Khan—whom many regard as one of the greatest conquerors of all time—go ahead and do so. We Christians remain anchored to the example of Jesus Christ, not an impostor, but the Messiah, the Son of the living God (Mt 16:16), He who has conquered the world with the weapons of Peace and Love, of humility and meekness (Mt 11:29)!
To you Christians, I say: remain anchored to the teachings of Jesus Christ and do not let yourselves be led astray by those who did not understand Him before and do not wish to understand Him now.
Let us entrust ourselves to the Queen of Heaven and Earth (Rev 12:1), the Universal Co-Redemptrix (Pontifical Decree, “In Mary, with Mary and through Mary”, 22/12/2019) . Let us consecrate ourselves daily to Her Immaculate Heart (Revelation of Jesus to Maria G. Norcia, “Mary, I consecrate myself to You”, 10/03/1986) to remain grafted onto the Tree of Life. Mary, the eternal Maiden, awaits Her children to lead them to Her Son. In the New Jerusalem, Mary radiates Her Light to lead her children to the eternal Light.
And so, I wish to conclude by quoting the final words of the Act of Magisterium which Mother Church today promulgates for Her children and for all people of good will: “Let us unite and consecrate ourselves to Mary every day, for Her prayer is alive, unceasing and constant; for Her prayer breaks every chain and overcomes the evil one who now, more than ever, fuels hatred in hearts, in countries and amongst nations so that disorder may reign supreme. The power of prayer will overcome him. The power of prayer will be heard all the more so that all may experience and practise the invincibility of prayer, to stem the tide of evil, defeat the evil one and bring triumph to the Name of Him who saves, for ‘God saves’ is His Name” (Magisterial Act, “The House of Prayer for All Peoples, in the Name of Him Who Saves”, 29/03/2026).
Hence, from here, my heartfelt invitation that prayer may be loud and strong in this time to counter the hatred that rages in this world. Prayer will triumph and destroy evil, and it will destroy all those who cause it. This is the timeless teaching of Jesus and Mary, and in this teaching we wish to remain grafted, just as we wish to remain grafted onto the Tree of Him who is Life (Rev 22:14). So be it.
