Our Lady of Akita: Did Our Lady Really Appear in Japan?

Last week on the Feast of the Assumption, Sister Agnes Sasagawa, a Japanese nun who claimed to see the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Akita, passed away. We'll take a closer look at the details surrounding her life and visions.

[BenjaminHall-ytkk]

Akita was pronounced worthy of belief by Bishop Ito. It was essentially the same as Fatima. Sister Agnes Sasagawa was an obviously very saintly woman and the statue that wept tears, blood and oil 101 times was authentic. Also, she had two miraculous healings. I believe in it.

[stanscully]

Of Course We Should Question, But I’m A 74 Year Old Catholic Man, , , , Never Been To Medjugorje, But I Know A Very Humble Holy Priest Here In Dublin And He’s Been There 22 Or 23 Times And He Believes It’s Authentic, Could He Be Wrong ? Yes Of Course, , But As I Mentioned He’s A Very Holy Priest, And Having Watched Tom Medjugorje On YouTube And Testimony’s Of So Many, I’ve NO Reason To Doubt Its Authenticity, And Will Visit Some Day, God Willing, 22.08.2024, Dublin.

[erics]

I love how he tells everybody that there may have been a later message with let's call it a negative reaction to Pachamama in it. And then in the end (in the classic cop out) he tells us that we should wait for the Church i.e. the Vatican i.e. the people who did Pachamama to tell us whether this was real or not... Huh? I mean seriously, think about what you just said there.

[waltermaczynski]

Of course, Akita, unlike Garabandal is Church approved.

[johnsol]

June 1988- VATICAN : Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger judged the Akita phenomenon and messages as reliable and worthy of BELIEF. source The meaning of Akita by john Haffert

[MartinvonTours.]

Totally agree with you on Medjugorje. in the Middle Ages there would be false apparitions of Our Lady which the Church did not support, but where people experienced conversion. Look, I experienced a conversion at Pentecostal Jesus freak prayer group. Does that meant we Catholics should all flock to its prayer meetings, which by the way, stopped after a year or two? Also, a priest I know experienced a conversion at a Billy Graham crusade as a protestant. Later he converted to the Catholic Church and was called to the priesthood. The fruits of a valid apparition are not merely conversions. Obedience to the Church and coherence with Church doctrines are the major ones. The ordinary of the diocese ruled on Akita and that is with the authority of Christ. The Vatican does not rule on the validity of apparitions, unless there is some disagreement or problems arising from it. How would the Vatican have time to even rule on every apparition? That is what the bishop of the diocese does because he is close and has access to witnesses or critics and can interview them easily. Fr. John Hardon discussed this extensively and he was also personally involved with investigations of what later turned our to be false apparitions here in the US. Even 'liberal' bishops can discern this due to their office. Bayside was one such case where the bishop was liberal. Fr. Hardon investigated it for that bishop.

[JackieRoseMarie]

I respect all your disclaimers. Just a few things though, although some get obsessive, and scared, and undiscerning with apparitions.. they can also be a source of devotion, conversion, and zeal.
Also everyone always brings up that it's safer to stick with public revelation and church teaching etc but if God or His Mother are trying to tell us something we shouldn't ignore them in favor of being "safe." The rosary is not public revelation but I'm sure you agree that everyone OUGHT to pray the rosary everyday- specifically because Our Lady says so constantly in private revelations (that aren't necessary for salvation.) Ignoring God is serious- even if you follow all public revelation.

[poetmaggie]

My question is why shouldn't she appear in Japan, she also appears in China and in Africa and in Europe and in the Americas, so why not Japan? The appearance was necessary everyone else was defying her message of Fatima, she had to foul their activity by using another source. Sister Lucia was hidden, she might even have already been dead. They were using a substitute to defile the message. The Bishop accepted the appearances as real and they have physical evidence.

[rosemarieloncaric-spataro]

Didn’t Pope Benedict also approve Akita while he was in the position of the head of the Doctrine of the Faith? Bishop Ito had I believe had the evidence examined and documented.

[margarita.casilda]

I don't like Medjugorge and is not supernatural as Pope benedict said many years ago..too many mesages all the time is very suspicius..Virgin Mary was humble and silence ..Medjugorge is like show...i'm catholic, study theology and catechist for many years.The disobediencie in Medjugorge a great scandal ..one priest was excominicated by Benedict XVI.

[donnarock]

Yes, this is exactly what is happening today!

[Herdingcats]

The churches being sacked may refer to the ripping out of communion rails and alters in favour of communion tables and other structural changes to the sanctuaries.

[daveerhardt]

Great video. I don't believe in Medjugorie, i can't spell it, either

[PBXVIILY]

The Archbishop of Tokyo is being given his orders. His opinion means nothing. Strange he weighed in on something that he is ignorant of, and also very disrespectful to the local Bishop who approved of this. Stating it’s not relevant? Has the Archbishop of Tokyo living in a box. Look at the world. The Bishop approved the message. The authority of the local Bishop is the Authority. Sister Agnes was an obvious Holy Woman.

[dianneraimondi]

God sends private visions for a very important reason! Not to enhance divine revelation but to motivate us to obey it. You are missing a VERY IMPORTANT POINT!!!

[sliglusamelius]

Eric, Medjugorje has more evidence for it than any apparition in history. I could cite numerous YT videos that give strong evidence for it, miracles of healing and visions of the BVM by men who became priests. Stop working against it, please.
And do not speak against the visionaries please, they work tirelessly in support of Medjugorje, despite having families. Do not bear false witness please.