Prophesy of
In June
of 1988, Vatican City: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect, Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Faith, who had already read the Third Secret of Fatima, gave
definitive judgement on the Akita events and messages as reliable and worthy of belief.
Four
years earlier on April, 1984, the local bishop, Rev. John Shojiro
Ito, Bishop of Niigata, Japan, after years of extensive investigation and
consultation with the Holy See, declared the events of
The
extraordinary events began on June 12,
1973, when stigmatist Sr. Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa 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 in the chapel
where she was praying, Sr. Agnes heard a voice coming from the statue of the
Blessed Virgin Mary. 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 this same day 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. There were only
three messages.
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, weeping on 101 occasions.
Messages
August
3, 1973: "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.
October
13, 1973 "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 never seen before. Fire will fall from the shy 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 demons 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. Pray very much the
prayers of the Rosary. I alone am able still to save you from the
Prayer
of Akita
"Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, truly
present in the 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."
