A carved wooden statue of
Our Lady of Akita, Japan.
Photo: 2 November 2015.
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Author: SICDAMNOME
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Our Lady of Akita (Japanese: 秋田の聖母マリア) is the Catholic Title of The Blessed Virgin Mary, associated with a wooden statue Venerated by faithful Japanese who hold it to be miraculous.
The image is known due to the Marian apparitions reported in 1973 by Sister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa in the remote area of Yuzawadai, in the outskirts of Akita, Japan.
The messages emphasise Prayer (especially recitation of The Holy Rosary) and Penance, in combination with cryptic visions prophesying sacerdotal persecution and heresy within The Catholic Church.
The messages included the following:
. . . Each day recite the Prayer of the Rosary.
With the Rosary, Pray for the Pope, Bishops and the Priests.
The work of the devil will infiltrate even into The Church in such a way that one will see Cardinals opposing Cardinals, and 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.
The demon will be especially implacable against Souls consecrated to God . . .
The full Wikipedia Article on Our Lady of Akita can be read HERE
