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"Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those most in need of Thy Mercy."

Don't want to get into a ridiculous fight over such a great meditative prayer form. I'm sure you all can agree that the Holy Rosary has went through developments throughout the Centuries. These Luminous Mysteries are a great addition! Nor do I think that the Pope in any way intended that this "Fatima Prayer" be stricken.

Anyway, I've heard that this prayer was also given to the Nun at Akito (sp) in Japan in the 70's. Anyone else know is this is true?

No, no fight here! I always say the Fatima prayer and I think the luminous mysteries are beautiful - how can they not be inspiring and beautiful when they are scenes from the life of our Saviour?

My comment was merely to illustrate that the the rosary has undergone a growth in understanding through the centuries up until this day, although it has always retained the original intention.

But in usual lockstep, with characteristically boundless Christian love, there are some among us who distrust any change to anything Catholic that has taken place after Vatican 11, all the while ignoring the fact that the rosary has evolved for centuries and would probably be unrecognizable in its current form to Catholics who lived 500 years ago. Uhh, I think that was a run-on sentence... but you know what I mean!

I've never heard about the Fatima prayer being mentioned in Akita, but I am woefully ignorant regarding the apparitions in Akita.

Yes, there were duplications in prayer at Akita. Sister Agnes Sasagawa, may she rest in peace, received a Fatima prayer word for word, and she knew nothing of it. Sister Agnes was a gift to the entire world. Basically, Akita was as if the Lord were underlining the messages at Fatima.