Here is the only Beacon
of recognition of God’s Love
Gospel: John, Chap 1, verses 1-14
June 13th, 2024
Solemn Feast of Baby Jesus
Homily of the Pontiff Samuel
(Draft)
Life (Jn 1:4), Light (Jn 1:9), sons (Jn 1:12). This is the sequence John provides in this Prologue which guides us to understand the Essence of the Word made flesh (Jn 1:14), bringing Him to all those who, by recognising and loving Him, have become and want to become sons for having acknowledged in the Son, the One sent by the Father (1 Jn 4:9); Whom we celebrate today on this complete anniversary.
Let us celebrate the Father who seventy-seven years ago gave us again a Part of His Heart, giving us His Son (Acts 1:11) so that all those who receive Him and recognise Him might receive Life, the Light, that Light that shines in the darkness (Jn 1:5) bestowing us the power and the grace to become sons in He who, full of Grace and Truth (Jn 1:14), brings into the world the true Light which enlightens every man.
Let us celebrate today this complete anniversary, this number seven that returns not twice but 3 times: seventy-seven, 7 twice, the seventy-seventh anniversary of the coming of the Child Jesus to this Cradle, the Land of Love, and in this other number seven today we celebrate the seventh anniversary of the inauguration of this Sanctuary dedicated to the Divine Mercy, which opened its doors (Ps 100:4) to the world seven years ago, on 13 June, in order to give everyone the knowledge of this new Church, willed by the Father and born by the Father’s will, so that the Light might continue to shine and to pierce the darkness of a world that has once again rejected it and once again not welcome it (Jn 3:19) and that now, without the Light, is in an increasingly dense gloom and is unable to come out of this darkness, and being ever more scrunched up, entangled in itself, cries out for peace but cannot find it (Jn 30:26).
Here is then this Mother Church, given to us by the Father and called to bring Light once again so that the teachings of the Son of God, the Light who came into the world, may once again be the centre of the hearts of all those who have accepted and acknowledged Him with faith (1Jn 1:5). Here is the Good Father who has given us a Part of His Heart, that Good and Merciful, Righteous and Holy Part, who came down to Earth in His Infinite Mercy to give the world a new chance of Salvation (Rev 21:10); a world that was already more than on the brink of the abyss at that time, but thanks to God’s Infinite Mercy has had a new chance of Salvation, provided that it is now grasped and accepted (1Pt 2:10).
Here are the sons of this Mother Church who have, betimes and throughout time, caught and accepted the invitation, the announcement of She who was called to be the depositary of this great Mystery (Rev 17:14); here is Maria Giuseppina Norcia who welcomed the Child Jesus into Her little heart, on that 13 of June seventy-seven years ago, becoming one with His Heart (Rom 8:29), in an interweaving of Love that generated Love, regenerating Jesus and love for Jesus in the hearts of many, in the hearts of all those who, over time, came to this Land of Love and changed their lives, finding in this Land, He who gives Life (Rev 22:14), acknowledging in the Child Jesus, the Son of God who gives Life, that Life sought by many, that Life that heals bodies and souls and brings life again, turning many away from a survival that has no longer any taste.
Here is the salt of the earth that has been mentioned (Mt 5:13) that is not dead: it is more alive than ever. A new journey has begun and this journey must be carried forward to give flavour to a multitude that must grow, that must become leaven (Gal 5:9) so that this people may once again manifest themselves as the people of God, chosen by God Himself (Est 10:3) in this time, in this period of history, to seal this new final and eternal Covenant that marks this new Era (Rev 22:17), just as the Father had foretold to His Maiden, in that important Revelation that invited to warn everyone that a new Era was coming. In that Revelation of 28 June 1983, the Eternal Father, appeared to Maria Giuseppina and said: ‘Great care is needed in your task, which is well defined. I will keep you warned. Point out to men the right journey and the New Era that is being realized in this place’. (Revelation of God the Father Almighty to Maria Giuseppina Norcia, ‘Mary the Immaculate dwells in Us’, 28 June 1983).
Now is the Era of Peace, the Era animated by the action of the Spirit that would have come, that has come and drives the sons to be focused, to be warned and hence to warn everyone that this is the Place of Salvation, that this is the Place of Fulfilment, as Jesus said several times to His Maiden, inviting everyone to come to this Land of Love, to set foot in this Land of Love, to place their heart in this Land of Love so to find Salvation (John 6:21).
On 18 June 1995, in the Revelation entitled ‘The True Countenance of Jesus’, Jesus says: ‘This is why I call out loudly and issue my invitation to all: Come here my sons, sons redeemed by my blood, come and get your share of the love that the Father leaves here for each one of you. Come, my sons, to seek solace. Come to seek Love in the Heart of the Child who dwells here, the Place where the centre of my eternal City will be, which today is the centre of the Father’s mercy. Come, my sons, come to Me, for I love you with immense love’ (Revelation of Jesus to Maria Giuseppina Norcia, ‘The True Countenance of Jesus’, 18 June 1995).
Those who have come have experienced this Love; those who have come and are here now, are experiencing this Love, are living the Only-Begotten Love that unites the Hearts of Jesus and Mary in an interweaving of Love that leads all to love. And the more we love, the more we receive love: here is the Love to God and the Love to our neighbour (Lk 10:27), the Commandment of Love Jesus taught us, that is fulfilled here and that we are increasingly called to put into practice in order to give Love, Love, Love. This world will only be saved through and thanks to the love of God’s sons (Lk 6:27) who will not tire of giving Love, despite a world that repays Love with hatred, peace with war and violence (1Jn 2:11).
That is the reason why this world is suffering, because it has lost the Way of Love, the Way of true Peace (Rev 16:10) which is fulfilled only in Christ. Today, from this Sanctuary of Divine Mercy, I say to the world: ‘’Lay down your weapons! Silence the sound of weapons! Do not persevere in waging war! Seek Peace with all your heart (2Jn 1:3)! First lay down your weapons and then seek Peace, in a living and holy dialogue, for otherwise this war will lead you, O world, into an endless abyss where, by the time you realise you have reached the end, it will be too late and you will not be able to turn back’ (Rev 16:11).
The Child Jesus came down here to invite everyone to Peace, to invite everyone to Love, to invite everyone to Concord: that Peace that many have already found and are already living in this place, just as Jesus always reminds us: ‘Anyone who sets foot in this holy place, with faith and with love, will be saved’, this is what Jesus said to Maria Giuseppina on 19 June 1994. ‘Tell everyone, say it loudly and say it with love, with so much love […]. You will see the fulfilment of the Kingdom of peace desired by the Father since the very first hour when he created day and night. Peace to you all, for you have understood! Peace to you all, for you have acknowledged that this is the place of my return. Peace to you all, for you have placed your trust in the creatures of God who guard this great mystery’. (Revelation of Jesus to Maria Giuseppina Norcia, ‘The Tabernacle of Jesus’, 19 June 1994).
Here is the true Peace of those who live and see (Jn 1:46); here is this day of Feast, the most beautiful Feast, a day of reward for God’s Holy people. And to you, Holy People of God, I say: ‘Ask today with all your heart! Ask because today you will receive (Lk 11:9), knock at the door of the Child Jesus because that door is waiting to be opened (Lk 11:10), to open wide to give His Love to all, to give His Grace to all, to give His gifts to all. Ask with faith and with love, ask in the Name of Mary, my and your Mother, so that Mary may give you Her Grace (Lk 1:28) and so that Jesus, in the Name of Mary, may give you today all what you will ask for with Faith. Jesus denies nothing to His sons who ask in the Name of the Mother who gave birth to Him and regenerated Him in the hearts of many, leading many to recognise the True Countenance of Jesus’ (Rev 22:4).
Here is this place, this Land of Love chosen by the Father, where the Child Jesus imprints His True Face, His True Image, into the hearts of His sons, for otherwise it would be too late for many to recognise Him, when deception would have already taken hold of their hearts (2Th 2:3). ‘But why then did my Father give this Island of Love if not to allow everyone to know my True Countenance?’ says Jesus. ‘It is here, by their seeing my image as Child, that I fix my Face in the hearts of men, so that they may recognise Me when, too late, they will discover the deception. For this, my daughter, they must feed on the Love that flows from this blessed Cradle, the only beacon of recognition of God’s Love’. (Revelation of Jesus to Maria Giuseppina Norcia, “The True Countenance of Jesus” 18 June 1995).
Many lights in the world are increasingly destined to fade away: One and Only One will be the Beacon of recognition of God’s Love, one Beacon of recognition of the Only-Begotten Love of God, the Word made flesh who is Person, and this Beacon is here (Is 8:18). Here is the Little Cradle of the Child Jesus, the only Beacon of recognition of the Love of God.
Come, set your foot and your heart in this Cradle, and no one will leave empty-handed; ask, for today the Father will give you His Graces (Ps 21:7), in the Name of Jesus and in the Name of Mary. And so be it.
