April 5, 2026

Gospel: Mark, Chapter 16, verses 1–8
Homily of the Pontiff Samuel
Easter Sunday

Peace to those who seek it!
Come out of the tomb and come to this Cradle,
the Source of Life

(Draft: Automatic Translation)

Do not be afraid! Do not be afraid!

Do not be afraid (John 14:27)! This is what must resound throughout the whole world today, for Christ is risen and has said: ‘Go, go, for I am going before you to Galilee’ (Mark 16:7). Behold the prophetic words that have been fulfilled. Fear not, for Jesus, as He had promised, has come to this Earth, the new Galilee of the nations (cf. Mt 4:15), to welcome all those who, despite the world’s fear, would find Him here to find refreshment, comfort and, above all, Peace.

Here is the Peace of the Risen Christ. Here is the Peace that today I wish to bestow upon all of you, beloved faithful; and upon the world of good will, in the name of Christ, in the name of Jesus (Lk 2:14).

Here is the greeting of the children of God: Peace. Peace to the world of good will. Peace to those who seek it. Peace to those who desire it. Peace to those who wish to embrace it with their whole being and, above all, Peace to those who wish to live it so that they may experience the true Peace which is fulfilled only in Jesus, the Risen One.

Here is the cry of the Gospel: “He is not here; he has risen” (Mk 16:6). Jesus is not in the tomb; he has left it, just as he had promised. No one can confine the Good, the Supreme Good, by confining Him to a tomb, to the tomb of the world. Jesus overcomes all evil (Jn 16:33), Jesus the Supreme Good.

So it was in those days and so it is now, in this time.

Behold, all that the Master has said is fulfilled so that we may now live fully. Behold, Jesus has returned to this Earth, the New Jerusalem (Rev 21:2), the new Galilee of the nations, so that all may experience His infinite Love which dwells in this Grotto, the final Grotto, the second and final Grotto where one may encounter, love and live with the Son of God (Revelation of Jesus to Maria G. Norcia, “The Holy Place of Jesus’ Return”, 19/02/1995), just as Jesus revealed to His Maiden in that Revelation entitled “The Holy Spirit”, where Jesus says: “Truly, truly I tell you that, if you wish to be transformed from beasts into divinised men, it is necessary that you approach my second Grotto with faith, for there will never be another.” (Revelation of Jesus to Maria G. Norcia, “The Holy Spirit”, 13/09/1984).

Here is the dichotomy between the tomb and the Grotto. The tomb, seat of death; the Grotto, Seat, Dwelling, Source of Him who is Life. Here is the condition that so many experience today, that of the tomb looming over this world. Here is the war that advances ever more instead of receding (Mt 24:6-7). Why? Because it is the condition of the hearts of so many people, that of the tomb.

At that time, the Master’s Body had been confined to the tomb by those who, joining forces with human power, had always fought against the Man-God; and once His Body had been killed, thinking they had won, that they had got rid of what was, for them, the problem, they sought to continue doing as they pleased, to scheme, to lord it over others (Acts 3:15), not realising that whilst they had indeed killed the Body, they could never kill the Heart overflowing with Love of Him who, in His Sacrifice, gave Himself totally (John 10:17-18) because this was the Mission the Father had entrusted to Him. This is the Mission that the Father entrusts to the One sent, His Son, so that many may pass from a state of death to a state of life, of eternal Life (Jn 5:24).

And just as it was then, so it is today, where so many find themselves living in this state of a tomb, because today the world dwells in the tomb, a dead world because it has turned away from the Holy Spirit. And without the Holy Spirit, what is a body, ‘the’ body? Empty! And so it is with the world: what is the world without the Holy Spirit who animates it, who gives Life? Dead (Jas 2:26)! It remains a world swollen with humanity that manifests only an appearance, which no longer does good, but drags itself along until it dies, losing the ability to act, to speak and to think according to God, managing to think only according to the logic of God’s enemy.

Why? Because the moment the body is emptied of the Holy Spirit, immediately another spirit takes over and immediately fills it with itself (Mt 12:43-45). Here, then, is the spirit of the one who stirs up hearts, setting one against the other. And if there is no peace in the heart of each person, but only war, there can only be war in this globalised world where everything is exacerbated (Jas 4:1-2). This is why the unholy spirit fills this world.

And there are many in this world who live in this condition, starting with those who, regarding themselves as servants—in reality pseudo-servants of God—clothed in purple and scarlet (Rev 17:4), flaunt their wealth, and use God’s name to show that within them, in their homes, there is still a semblance of God’s Doctrine. But this is not so.

And so there are those who have settled into the armchairs of human power and flaunt this power.

And then there are others who, though not considered great, both adults and young people, have allowed themselves to be intoxicated by all this and no longer live the Spirit of the Risen One, but live the spirit of the tomb, seeking to live in a fairy-tale world where everything can be easily obtained, just to remain far from the things of God (1 John 2:15-17). And the world indulges them, giving them what they need to satisfy their senses and appetites, just so they stop thinking, just so their minds are dulled, thus turning them into automatons.

This is what is happening in this globalised world where everything is taken to extremes in this sense, in this direction. Whoever wishes to emerge from the condition of the tomb in order to seek and find Him who has risen, let them come here to this Little Cradle where Jesus, as He had promised, has gone before us, descending from Heaven (Revelation of Jesus to Maria G. Norcia, “The Dwelling Established by Jesus”, 09/03/1997), to welcome all those who wish to live and not merely survive, or worse, live in a state of death.

Behold this Cave, the final Cave. Behold this Little Cradle, small in the eyes of the world, great in the eyes of God. Here is the example given to us by She who became a living Cradle by welcoming Jesus (Act of Magisterium, “Maria G. Norcia”, 21/01/2019) so that each of us may now do the same, to ensure that our heart may become a warm “cave” where He who is may dwell (Rev 3:20). This is how we emerge from the condition of a tomb so that we may all become like Mary Giuseppina, She who became a living Cradle by welcoming the Risen One; consequently, ensuring that many might in turn rise from on high (Jn 3:3), living a new life in Christ, with Christ and for Christ.

Here is Easter, here is the Passage to which we are all called. And we must thank the Holy Father for His infinite Goodness, because despite the betrayal of a house that has betrayed the Mandate, apostatising from the true Faith (2 Thess 2:3); and despite the betrayal of a global world that has turned its back on Him, forgetting the lessons of history, the Father – despite all this – has chosen to give us this Corner of Paradise; He has chosen to give us this Little Cradle where we may preserve the purity of the Faith and gather His people (Ezekiel 34:13), prepared in due time and throughout time, so that there might be the Passage, the Easter: from that first Easter to the second and final Easter, the Eternal one, which will project us into eternal life (Act of Magisterium, “How to live the holiness of the Son of God: Easter for every heart that in Him desires to aspire to eternal life”, 06/04/2025).

Behold the King of Life who will guide His people so that they may cross the threshold of eternity, pierce through human time to bring the holy people into the time that will have no more time (Rev 22:14). Behold Easter, dear brothers and sisters, which we are preparing to celebrate (Revelation of Jesus to Maria G. Norcia, “The Source of Mercy and Peace”, 19/04/1998).

So, in order to do this, we must take a leap forward right now, a leap of holiness, so that we may express through our actions, even before our words, our gratitude to Jesus for the entire Sacrifice He has made; and to the Father who wished to give us this Earth, a Refuge of Love for humanity.

This is what I ask of you, beloved brothers and sisters, this Easter: to make this further Passage so that we may live even more as saints (1 Pet 1:15–16), for only in this way can we truly, through the example of our lives and through prayer, thank Jesus, love God, as is always said, and love our neighbour (Matt 22:37–39).

This is what it means to live as saints, so that we may help all those who will come and, in turn, make this Passage, this Passage of love, for those who come and will come must find holy, living examples: saints and souls of flesh and blood, for this is what the Church is made of: not walls and precious frescoes, but saints and souls of flesh and blood (1 Cor 3:16-17). This is what it means to be the Church, the Assembly of believers and the faithful in Christ.

Saints, dear brothers and sisters, saints! So that we may wear the white robe, just as Jesus rose with the white robe. And now it is our turn to rise again every day, casting aside what is evil, casting aside all that is sin, so that we may change our ways and change our lives, so that we may unite ourselves with Him who is Life, the King of Life, and thus be one with Him who is One (Jn 17:21-23). Here are the “all” who come together in that “One” so that together we may return to the Heart of the Father from whence Life was generated.

Here is the example of Mary. Here is the entrustment we make anew today, entrusting ourselves to Mary, consecrating ourselves to Mary (Revelation of Jesus to Maria G. Norcia, “Mary, I consecrate myself to You”, 10/03/1986), She who was the first to see the Risen One: the first to whom Jesus appeared, just as He had promised Her. And so here she is, preceding her people in Galilee, in this new Galilee of the nations, the New Jerusalem, where now the ever-growing multitude has flocked and will flock to be united with the King of Life.

This is our Easter, dear brothers and sisters: rejoice and be glad (Phil 4:4) for this is the Passage that so many have already made and that so many are preparing to make.

Be holy, as He who has risen is holy, and we shall lack nothing because God is faithful to every one of His promises (Heb 10:23) and His Word is being fulfilled and will be fulfilled in its entirety (Mk 13:31), in Christ and in Mary. So be it.