Posted on 04/05/2009 5:09:12 AM PDT by topher
| SR. AGNES SASAGAWA
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| The Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Sr. Agnes Sasagawa of Akita, Japan The extraordinary events began on June 12, 1973, when Sr. Agnes saw brilliant mysterious rays emanate suddenly from the tabernacle. The same thing happened on each of the two days that followed. On June 28, 1973, a cross-shaped wound appeared on the inside left hand of Sr. Agnes. It bled profusely and caused her much pain. On July 6, Sr. Agnes heard a voice coming from the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the chapel where she was praying. The statue was carved from a single block of wood from a Katsura tree and is three feet tall. On the same day, a few of the sisters noticed drops of blood flowing from the statue's right hand. On four occasions, this act of blood flow repeated itself. The wound in the statue's hand remained until September 29, when it disappeared. On September 29, the day the wound on the statue disappeared, the sisters noticed the statue had now begun to "sweat", especially on the forehead and neck. On August 3, Sr. Agnes received a second message. On October 13, she received a final third message. Two years later on January 4, 1975, the statue of the Blessed Virgin began to weep. It continued to weep at intervals for the next 6 years and eight months. It wept on 101 occasions. The Messages
Here are the three messages of Our Lady of Akita to Sr. Agnes: July 6, 1973 "My daughter, my novice, you have obeyed me well in abandoning all to follow me. Is the infirmity of your ears painful? Your deafness will be healed, be sure. Does the wound of your hand cause you to suffer? Pray in reparation for the sins of men. Each person in this community is my irreplaceable daughter. Do you say well the prayer of the Handmaids of the Eucharist? Then, let us pray it together." "Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, truly present in Holy Eucharist, I consecrate my body and soul to be entirely one with Your Heart, being sacrificed at every instant on all the altars of the world and giving praise to the Father pleading for the coming of His Kingdom." "Please receive this humble offering of myself. Use me as You will for the glory of the Father and the salvation of souls." "Most holy Mother of God, never let me be separated from Your Divine Son. Please defend and protect me as Your Special Child. Amen." When the prayer was finished, the Heavenly Voice said: "Pray very much for the Pope, Bishops, and Priests. Since your Baptism you have always prayed faithfully for them. Continue to pray very much...very much. Tell your superior all that passed today and obey him in everything that he will tell you. He has asked that you pray with fervor."
August 3, 1973 "My daughter, my novice, do you love the Lord? If you love the Lord, listen to what I have to say to you." "It is very important...You will convey it to your superior." "Many men in this world afflict the Lord. I desire souls to console Him to soften the anger of the Heavenly Father. I wish, with my Son, for souls who will repair by their suffering and their poverty for the sinners and ingrates." "In order that the world might know His anger, the Heavenly Father is preparing to inflict a great chastisement on all mankind. With my Son I have intervened so many times to appease the wrath of the Father. I have prevented the coming of calamities by offering Him the sufferings of the Son on the Cross, His Precious Blood, and beloved souls who console Him forming a cohort of victim souls. Prayer, penance and courageous sacrifices can soften the Father's anger. I desire this also from your community...that it love poverty, that it sanctify itself and pray in reparation for the ingratitude and outrages of so many men. Recite the prayer of the Handmaids of the Eucharist with awareness of its meaning; put it into practice; offer in reparation (whatever God may send) for sins. Let each one endeavor, according to capacity and position, to offer herself entirely to the Lord." "Even in a secular institute prayer is necessary. Already souls who wish to pray are on the way to being gathered together. Without attaching to much attention to the form, be faithful and fervent in prayer to console the Master." After a silence:
"Is what you think in your heart true? Are you truly decided to become the rejected stone? My novice, you who wish to belong without reserve to the Lord, to become the spouse worthy of the Spouse, make your vows knowing that you must be fastened to the Cross with three nails. These three nails are poverty, chastity, and obedience. Of the three, obedience is the foundation. In total abandon, let yourself be led by your superior. He will know how to understand you and to direct you." October 13, 1973 "My dear daughter, listen well to what I have to say to you. You will inform your superior." After a short silence: "As I told you, if men do not repent and better themselves, the Father will inflict a terrible punishment on all humanity. It will be a punishment greater than the deluge, such as one will never seen before. Fire will fall from the sky and will wipe out a great part of humanity, the good as well as the bad, sparing neither priests nor faithful. The survivors will find themselves so desolate that they will envy the dead. The only arms which will remain for you will be the Rosary and the Sign left by My Son. Each day recite the prayers of the Rosary. With the Rosary, pray for the Pope, the bishops and priests." "The work of the devil will infiltrate even into the Church in such a way that one will see cardinals opposing cardinals, bishops against bishops. The priests who venerate me will be scorned and opposed by their confreres...churches and altars sacked; the Church will be full of those who accept compromises and the demon will press many priests and consecrated souls to leave the service of the Lord. "The demon will be especially implacable against souls consecrated to God. The thought of the loss of so many souls is the cause of my sadness. If sins increase in number and gravity, there will be no longer pardon for them" "With courage, speak to your superior. He will know how to encourage each one of you to pray and to accomplish works of reparation."
"It is Bishop Ito, who directs your community." And She smiled and then said: "You have still something to ask? Today is the last time that I will speak to you in living voice. From now on you will obey the one sent to you and your superior." "Pray very much the prayers of the Rosary. I alone am able still to save you from the calamities which approach. Those who place their confidence in me will be saved." Church Approves Messages, Weeping Statue As Supernatural April, 1984—Most. Rev. John Shojiro Ito, Bishop of Niigata, Japan, after years of extensive investigation, declares the events of Akita, Japan to be of supernatural origin, and authorizes throughout the entire diocese the veneration of the Holy Mother of Akita. |
On April 22, 1984, after eight years of investigations, after consultation with the Holy See, the messages of Our Lady of Akita were approved by the Bishop of the diocese. In the Japanese village of Akita, a statue of the Madonna, according to the testimony of more than 500 Christians and non-Christians, including the Buddhist mayor of the town, has shed blood, sweat and tears. A nun, Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa has received the stigmata and has received messages from Our Lady.
June, 1988—Vatican City—Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, gives definitive judgement on the Akita events and messages as reliable and worthy of belief.
Apparitions List Archives Apparitions List (Apar-l) is an internet mailing list dedicated to sharing information of all approved apparitions by the Catholic Church, and all reputable on-going apparitions, that are not contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church. Apar-l (listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu) Apar-l Owner:Jim Drzymala (drzymala@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu) "AKITA—THE TEARS AND MESSAGE OF MARY" and "THE MEANING OF AKITA" Books by Fr. Teiji Yasuda, O.S.V. There is also a 1 hour 40 minute video. Catholic Treasures (1-800-257-4893)
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Note that "Chernobyl" in the Ukrainian Language means "wormwood". In the book of Revelation, there is an angel of "Wormwood".
Here is the passage from the book of Revelation about the Angel and the "star" called wormwood.
Rev 8:10-11 10 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water-- 11 the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter. (NIV)
1. The North Korean Rocket overflew the Akita Prefecture in Japan.
2. Our Lady of Akita is also known as "Our Lady of All Nations"
3. Pope Benedict was involved in the approval of the messages and investigation into the verification of the "investigation of the statue"
4. One aspect of the message is for people to embrace "poverty" and pray... (Current economic conditions and direction?)
I will also post an image of both the statue and the painting of Our Lady of All Nations.
Note that supernatural events in Akita started in 1973. What else started in 1973? Try the Supreme Court Decision "Roe vs. Wade" in January 1973.
There are also apparitions in South Korea where the message was a warning about abortion.
The message of Our Lady of Akita has been approved -- one of the persons involved in the approval was then Cardinal Ratzinger (current Pope or "Papa").
Finally, THE NOTRE DAME SCANDAL is currently going on.
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Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Father,
send now your Spirit over the earth.
Let the Holy Spirit live in the hearts of all nations --
that they may be preserved from
degeneration, disaster and war.
May the Lady of All Nations,
who once was Mary, be our Advocate.
Amen.
Note that the apparitions of Our Lady of All Nations began in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on March 25th, 1945. For that particular year, it was Palm Sunday.
The messages of Predicted (among other things) Vatican II.
Now we have a Pope ("Papa") who is trying to fix problems created by Vatican II.
Wonderful!
Or the link here:
Our Lady of All Nations Website -- http://www.marypages.eu/AmsterdamEng.htm
I believe you are mistaken about the appellation “Our Lady of All Nations.” That was an apparition in the Netherlands in the 1940s and 1950s to a woman named Ida Peerdeman. The painting you have posted at #3 is that of this apparition. The inscription at the top of the picture says “The Lady of All Nations” in Dutch.
Here are a couple of websites concerning this apparition:
http://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/our_lady_of_all_nations.htm
http://www.ladyofallnations.org/
I would be careful with this apparition.
“Since 1973, when the events began, eleven years have passed. As that was the first time I was a witness of the rather extraordinary events, I went to Rome to the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 1975 where I consulted Archbishop Hamer, deputy secretary of this Congregation, and whom I already knew. He explained to me that judgment regarding such a matter falls under the jurisdiction of the local Ordinary (bishop) of the diocese in question.
In 1976, I asked the archbishop of Tokyo for the creation of a commission of inquiry. This first commission declared that it was not in a position to prove the supernatural events of Akita. In 1979, I presented to the Congregation a request for the formation of a second commission of inquiry. This second commission permitted us to examine the facts still more in detail.
In 1981, a letter of the Congregation, unfavorable to the events, was sent to the nunciature in Tokyo. But this letter contained some misunderstandings. Esteeming it my duty to restore the exactitude of the facts, I re-examined all the facts in 1982 at the time that the mysterious events, seemingly, came to an end. Through the intermediary of the Apostolic Nuncio in Tokyo, I sent the complete dossier, augmented with the new facts, to Rome.
At the time of my trip to Rome in the month of October last year (1983) I was able to meet with three officials charged with the matter in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. At the end of this meeting we had decided that the dossier should remain under examination.”
Pastoral Letter of Bishop John Shojiro Ito April 22, 1984
http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/resources/akita_apparition.html
There was scientific investigation into the tears and the blood of the statue. The blood and tears were found to be human -- by Japanese scientific investigation.
Full blown picture of "statue" of Our Lady of Akita...
The story behind the creation of the statue for Akita is that it was done by a Buddhist artist... with
I would be careful with this apparition.[Our Lady of Akita implied]
From the EWTN site (last line):
June, 1988—Vatican City—Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, gives definitive judgement on the Akita events and messages as reliable and worthy of belief.
Are you implying we should consider the work of Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict) to be credible in this regard.
In terms of Our Lady of Fatima, there were various "supernatural" events to help promote the message.
In terms of Our Lady of Akita, the events have been proven to be supernatural and worthy of belief. The message may be considered private revelation.
What’s APAR-L?Hi topher ((((Hugs))))
Sorry about that.
But I believe the messages of both should be considered -- especially with current world events as they have occurred.
The North Korean missile went over (past) Hawaii before the "warhead" crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
Iranian Scientists worked jointed with North Korea on this. Additionally, there are reports of China's involvement in this...
For example, Our Lady of E.D.S.A. was discussed when it was happening. But it did not have that title.
There is nothing proven about Our Lady of E.D.S.A. (Manilla, Philippines), except for the fact that the corrupt government of the Philippines was overthrown twice by events at E.D.S.A.
One true event was that the soldiers in the army tanks abandoned their tanks and prayed with the people.
There were claims that the soldiers saw "Mary" (unproven).
But there are "good fruits" of "Our Lady of E.S.D.A."
I remember that.They all pulled out their rosaries.I spoke with a priest who saw it.I never heard of Our Lady of E.D.S.A.Looks like I have to do some research on that :)
It is "Our Lady of EDSA Shrine" -- A Roman Catholic Church.
A priest from the Philipines explained it to me when I tried to call it "Our Lady of Manilla" (Wrong!)
Google search on "Our Lady of EDSA Shrine" should work...
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