 We'll persevere if we live poverty, if we're happy to live a simple poor lifestyle and give our money to God, not try to keep it for ourselves. Finding the tomb empty, what does Mary do? She runs to the apostles. Perseverance is union with the church, especially with the Pope. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved. There's a problem. She runs to the church authorities. She doesn't have the answer, but she goes to the church.