Akita: The Tears and Message of Mary

News of tears flowing from a statue of Our Lady in a convent in Akita, Japan, spread through the entire nation following a series of articles in the publication Catholic Graph. Over a considerable time newspapers, magazines, radio and television have covered these events. Church authorities considered it prudent to maintain quiet. On Easter Sunday, 1984, 22nd of April, the Most Rev. John Ito, the Bishop directly responsible, issued a pastoral letter declaring "the events of Akita" to be supernatural... Since that time pilgrims have come in ever greater numbers from all parts of Japan and from many other nations. - From the preface. 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 the altars of the world, giving praise to the Father and pleading for the coming of His Kingdom...

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