12 June 1973
30 May 1982
Now at the time of the first supernatural occurrence of June 12, 1973 Sister Agnes, who had recently become deaf, had just joined the Institute of the Handmaids of the Eucharist, ten days before. Prior to this she was a member of another community but was attracted spiritually to the commitment of a consecrated lifestyle which the Handmaids of the Eucharist led. On that fateful Tuesday of June 12, 1973 Sister Agnes was opening the tabernacle door when suddenly a brilliant light appeared at which point she quickly prostrated herself on the floor and remained in awe and adoration of Our Lord Who had just given her this visible sign of His True Presence. On June 14, Sister Agnes again witnessed the light at the tabernacle however this time it was encompassed by an intense red flame which radiated rays of light in every direction. This was followed by a similar but more overpowering third experience. Again, on the eve of the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, June 28, Sister Agnes saw the brilliant light at the tabernacle but this time, "there appeared a multitude of beings similar to angels who surrounded the altar in adoration before the Host." On the following day, which was the feast of the Sacred Heart, an angel appeared to her just as she was about to begin the rosary. Incredibly, the angel then instructed her to add the word 'truly' to a prayer which Bishop Ito had composed for the community. The prayer was from then on addressed to the "Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Truly present in the Holy Eucharist." Throughout the years, Sister Agnes was privileged, as were others, to see numerous other supernatural phenomena. Incidentally, Sister Agnes was cured of her deafness for a brief time. Her deafness was a great trial for her. Finally, after the second and medically incurable bout of deafness, she was completely and permanently cured "by Him Who is really present in the Eucharist" on May 30, 1982, Pentecost Sunday and the eve of the feast of the Visitation!
It is easy to see at this point that the messages and warnings of Our Lady at Akita are the same as those of Fatima, La Salette, and Amsterdam. For the sake of brevity, only the most important messages have been listed and even they have been abridged. To read the messages in their entirety, see the section listed under Akita History.
July 6, 1973, First Friday
"Pray very much for the Pope, Bishops and Priests. Since your (Sr. Sasagawa's) Baptism you have always prayed faithfully for them. Continue to pray very much...very much."
August 3, 1973, First Friday
"My daughter, my novice, do you love the Lord? If you love the Lord, listen to what I have to say to you.
"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 [make reparation] by their suffering and their poverty for the sinners and ingrates.
" 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 sacrifices of compassionate souls who console Him.
"Prayer, penance and courageous sacrifices... I desire this [from the world and] 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 [all] in reparation for sins.
"Let each one endeavor, according to capacity and position, to offer herself [or himself] entirely to the Lord...
"Without attaching too much attention to the form, be faithful and fervent in prayer to console the Lord. (In other words, pray with your heart. Don't be overly concerned, to the point of distraction or preoccupation, as to the exact recitation of words in a particular prayer, for example.)
"...Of the three, obedience [to God and to the Church] is the foundation [of faith which is formed in true Love]. (Remember the key to obedience is humility. In humility we recognize Our Creator. And only in obedience to His commandments and to His will can we please Him, as Jesus and Mary did. Obedience strengthens the virtue of humility.)
October 13, 1973
The Anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima
"...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 have seen been. Fire will fall from the sky and will wipe out a great part of humanity. The good as well as the bad will perish, sparing neither priests nor the faithful...The only arms which will remain for you will be the Rosary and the Sign left by My Son. (Remember at Fatima Our Lady spoke of the annihilation of nations if men do not repent and reform their lives. At La Salette, Our Lady said that "God will strike in an unprecedented way!" At Amsterdam, the Lady of All Nations said on the feast of the Holy Rosary, October 7, 1945: "It will get even worse, until the moment when something dreadful will happen and at once the Cross of Christ will stand in the center of the world. [Then] they [will] look, whether they like it or not...All lift up their gaze; they are ready to look up all of a sudden, but at what a cost!...Keep on praying, all of you...I place my foot on the world. I shall help them...but they must listen!" On December 31, 1951, She said: "It is by dint of terrible strife and calamity that the world with all those who have turned away from the Blessed Trinity, will come back to the Church...The people of the present world should learn to invoke 'the Mother of All Nations' - who once was 'Mary' - as their advocate, so that the whole world may be delivered from degeneration, disaster and war!" By means of the prayer of Amsterdam and the proclamation of Her dogma under Her title She will "save the world from a universal calamity" (May 10, 1953). "The powers of hell will break loose. But they will not prevail against 'the Lady of All Nations'" (December 3, 1953)!)
"The work of the devil will infiltrate even into the Church in such a way that one will see cardinals opposing cardinals, bishops against other 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. (Is not this message identical with that of La Salette when Our Lady said: "Several religious institutions will loose all faith and will lose many souls...Priests...will break away from the true religion...there will even be bishops?" At Amsterdam, did not Our Lord bemoan the fact that "they [the priests] have ravaged My Church?")
"The demon will be especially combative against souls consecrated to God..." (St. Louis M. de Montfort said that "in these latter times...Satan, knowing that he has little time - even less now than ever - to destroy souls, intensifies his efforts and his onslaughts every day. He will not hesitate to stir up savage persecutions and set treacherous snares for Mary's faithful servants and children whom he finds more difficult to overcome than others.")
"...Each one of you pray fervently and make acts of reparation for sins. Pray very much the prayers of the Rosary. I alone am able to save you from the calamities which approach.
"Those who place their confidence in me will be saved."
