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You're listening to Radio Maria, a Christian voice in your home. We now bring you Marian Apparitions with Mary Piper. Welcome everybody, so good to be with you again. The summer is in full swing and we are in the month of June, and that's when we celebrate the Sacred Heart of Jesus. And as you know in many of the different apparitions, the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart are often found together. As they are, this coming Friday is the feast day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and Saturday, the Feast of the Immaculate Heart. The two hearts are always together because they are the two hearts that love the world so, and are willing to sacrifice everything and anything so that mankind can be saved. That we can all live together with our Heavenly Father in Heaven someday. And so we are working hard and if you, my friends, are listening to this right now, it means you are being called to work hard too. Just as all the messengers throughout the ages that Mary has asked, and have given great messages, sometimes messages of encouragement, but sometimes warning us that things are getting worse. And we know that because, well, you don't have to look very far, you don't even have to listen to the news because all of the corruption and all the stuff that's going on physically with our planet, as well as, you know, just all the moral decay all around us. And so the devil is out there fighting hard. And if we do not fight back, well then we have disengaged from the battle. The battle that we are created to live here on this planet, here on Earth. And that means that it's the battle for souls. And so God needs us in his army. We are the church militant. Don't forget that. And so when our Blessed Mother comes to the Earth and she tells us different things, we need to pay attention. And one of those is a very stark, very prophetic apparition that happened in 1973. So we're actually at the 50th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady to Sister Sasakawa in Akita, Japan, in 1973. So this is the 50th anniversary. So as of two days ago, and Sister had quite a few amazing things told to her. And quite a few amazing things happened. And one of the things we're going to highlight this time, because we've talked about some of the more sensational messages, more dire coming things that are, well, now they're 50 years later, they're coming true. But one of the things that I want to highlight today is the Eucharistic light that Sister Agnes saw from the tabernacle. And as you know, we are right now, because of the USCCB, they have asked us to concentrate on the real presence of Jesus. Because so many people don't believe in it. And so we have a national Eucharistic revival going on from 2022 to 2025. And it's sponsored by the USCCB. And we're supposed to be concentrating on all the Eucharistic things that we can do within our own parish. So Corpus Christi Sunday was just this past Sunday. And there were many people who, for the first time, held Eucharistic processions. Wonderful, wonderful. What a wonderful way to adore and glorify God and be a public witness. Because many of these actually took place, if you were in a small town, right down the streets of the main streets of small town USA. But also in some of the bigger cities like Chicago, New York, there were processions from many different parishes. So a great show of force, love force, because Jesus is the love of the world. It is his sacred heart that is in the Eucharist. And so when we talk about the 50th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady to Sister Agnes, we're going to concentrate on the Eucharistic light that she saw. So let's get a little bit of background. On May 12th of 1973, Sister Agnes became a nun. And she took up residence in a small convent of the handmaids of the Eucharist. So I had always heard that, but I guess it didn't strike me. But now with the emphasis on the Eucharist, I'm seeing how, well, 50 years ago, of course Our Lady knew that we would be right in the middle of this Eucharistic revival. And so, and Our Lord too. And, of course, different mystical things happened. And it all centers around the Eucharist. In this small convent of the handmaids of the Eucharist. So it was located on the outskirts of Akita. Five months before she entered the convent, she had noticed that her hearing was growing steadily worse. Then, all at once, she became completely deaf. From that moment on, she lived in a deep silence, learning to read the lips of her fellow sisters. So on June 12th of 1973, Sister Agnes entered an empty chapel. Because the convent didn't have a chaplain, the sisters had received permission from the bishop to open a tabernacle for Eucharistic adoration. When Agnes opened the door, the chapel was flooded with a bright light coming from inside the tabernacle. Agnes fell face down on the ground and started praying. Over and over again, she repeated the prayer the sisters said while adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus truly present in the Holy Eucharist. She said that over and over again. After an hour, when she finally got up and left the chapel, she began to doubt the supernatural nature of her experience. But the next day, the same phenomenon occurred again. This time, it gave Sister Agnes the feeling of deep peace in her heart. The light was not an illusion. This was a sign that Jesus was truly present in the tabernacle. So that's how her mystical experiences started. And as our Blessed Mother always points us to Jesus in the Eucharist, it's her son there, and it's his real presence. He's with us. And she always points us back to Jesus. He is the center, the source and summit of our faith. And so here is this beautiful tabernacle, and it's her order, right? The handmaids of the Eucharist. So, you know, when you start to see all the connect all the different dots, it just is incredible. And so she sees this light, and so she knows that God is with her and that Jesus has made this supernatural presence known so that she could have no doubt. And, you know, we think, well, if that had happened to me, I wouldn't have had any doubts. But here she is a nun. She believes in, obviously, the Eucharist, the real presence. That's what her order is all about. And yet when it happens to her, she starts to doubt afterwards. So think about some of the times in your life when God has made himself known beyond a shadow of a doubt, maybe even very mystically. You may have seen something, heard something, or a word of knowledge came to you and you just knew, maybe even a prophecy that would come true. And you think, you know, you're all excited at the time, but then as time goes on, maybe even right away, you might doubt that that really happened. You know, was it something I just imagined or hoped for? And so she, like everyone else, had that same doubt, right? But Jesus was there once again the next day to reinforce that, nope, this was not something that you thought about or made up in your mind. This is me. I am truly present. I am the light of the world. I am in this tabernacle, and I am here for you. And even if we don't see that when we go to adore Jesus in exposition or even at mass, maybe we don't feel that we're that close to him, we are. And so we have to have that faith, my friends. We have to know that he is truly there, even without all the signs and wonders. But the signs and wonders sure help. I mean, let's face it, when he was here on earth, he did many, many signs and wonders. And why? Because he wanted people to believe. He wanted them to know that we have a supernatural Lord who can do anything that he wishes, right? And so we kind of forget that. I know as I was growing up, it was real big on the historical Jesus. So, you know, believing in apparitions or signs and wonders or, you know, even being miracles, that kind of stuff, that were truly miraculous. I mean, just astounding that were happening. We were taught not to really go there, you know, that really it's all about the historical Jesus and what Jesus said. Well, of course that's true. But at the same time, our God is a supernatural God. He's not just natural. He is supernatural. And in every part of us, there is that spark, that spark deep down that is supernatural. And so we learn, we yearn for that. And we learn to look for it, even if we do it subconsciously. And that, my friends, is why so many times people are attracted to the occult because there is, you know, a supernatural world all around us, full of good and evil, full of God and full of the angels who rebelled and became Satan's minions, who are all over this world, you know, seeking the ruin of souls. And so we have that supernatural spark within us and we are always seeking the supernatural in the world, whether consciously or unconsciously. And so we need to open up and help our, you know, kind of, I don't know how to right put this, but to counter all the things that we've learned that said, don't believe in the mystical. You know, and if you need the mystical to believe well, then something's wrong. Well, my friends, that's not true. And, you know, I subscribed to that for a very long time. There are signs that God gives us. Sister did not, you know, Sister Agnes did not say, hey, Jesus, can you give me a sign that you're truly present in the Eucharist? No, he gave it to her. It was a gift. So sometimes we are given those gifts as well. And so we need to keep those deep in our hearts and, if appropriate, to share those to build the faith of others. And so the same was true with Sister Agnes. She saw the light in the Eucharist once more on the eve of the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. It's all in the timing, my friends. This time, as she put it, she saw an adoring crowd of spiritual beings who worshiped the Eucharistic Lord. So at first he shows her that he is the light of the world. And then the next time, the next, very next day, on the eve, the vigil of the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, he actually allows her to see even more of the mystical world. And that is an adoring crowd of spiritual beings. So, you know, we are all meant to worship our Eucharistic Lord. And in the world to come, in the future, that's one of the great prophecies, is that everyone will come to know, love, and adore and worship our Lord in the Eucharist. And so many of the different messages that were given to Sister Agnes revolve around getting to that point in the world. And yes, that means a lot of tough stuff is ahead of us. And right now we're going through a lot of it. So 50 years ago, Sister Agnes was told all about these extraordinary events that are to come. And over and over again, even more frequently now, people are referring to the Akita prophecies because they are so relevant for what's going on. So here is how all of this developed. So first she sees the Eucharistic light coming from the tabernacle to indicate to her that Jesus is truly present in that tabernacle. The next day she sees not only the light, but an adoring crowd of spiritual beings who are worshiping our Eucharistic Lord. And then, later that week, Sister Agnes felt an excruciating pain in her left hand. Amazed, she saw two red lines intersecting to form a small cross. On Friday, the mysterious pain became unbearable. But on Sunday, it was gone, along with the wound. The following Thursday, the wound reappeared, and Agnes began to notice a certain pattern. The pain increased on Thursday, peaked on Friday, stopped on Sunday, and then disappeared until the following Thursday. On the night of July 6th, the pain was so severe that Agnes couldn't sleep. At 3 o'clock in the morning, a voice came out of nowhere. Now remember, she is completely deaf, saying, Be not afraid. Pray with fervor, not only because of your sins, but in reparation for those of all people. The world today wounds the most sacred heart of our Lord by its ingratitude and injuries. The wounds of Mary are much deeper and more sorrowful than yours. Let us go to pray together in the chapel. So, here, these are words that were given to Sister Agnes, but they also echo many of the things that were told to the children in Fatima, and that was in 1917. So, here, that message is coming afresh about the Eucharist, the real presence, and Sister Agnes has what appears to be a stigmata on one of her hands, and then she hears this voice. So, as in most apparitions and mystical experiences, sometimes there is, most times there is a physical manifestation, and then the Lord reveals either right away or through a series of different apparitions or different messages to that seer. He reveals why he's doing what he's doing, because there's always a purpose, and it all works together. So, each apparition, we need to take a look at what is specifically, what's another nugget that they're doing. They're building upon other apparitions and different messages they've already given the world. And then, here, in 1973, we have that reminder of how much our Lord suffers from the ingratitude and injuries that the Most Sacred Heart encounters day in and day out. And if we look at the Sacred Heart, the image that was shown to St. Mary Margaret, we see our Lord's heart on fire with love for us, and it's encircled in a crown of thorns. And so, those crown of thorns come from us, my friends, even though he already suffered it physically here ever since, you know, his death and the crucifixion, he has suffered from our sins. And it's collective, but it's also individual. So, how do we help our Lord and ease his suffering? Well, by obeying his commands, by loving him, by doing his work, by bringing others into the love of the Lord. And so, that's how we alleviate the suffering, and we console the heart of our Blessed Mother greatly when that happens. It eases her pain as well. So, here we have Sister Agnes, and she's just heard this, and I can't imagine how astounded she was because she's completely deaf now. And so, then, Agnes saw a beautiful figure standing beside her. She thought it was her older sister who had died many years ago, but the figure shook its head, and here's what she heard. I am the one who is always with you and protects you. It was her guardian angel. Isn't that amazing? That has very rarely happened in different apparitions. So, she actually was able to see her guardian angel standing right beside her, and then the angel disappeared in the chapel. Agnes walked over to a wooden statue of the Mother of God, which was the work of a Buddhist sculptor. Remember, we're in Japan. Suddenly, the figure flared up with the same light that had burst from the tabernacle. The statue of Mary seemed to come to life. The sister fell to the ground and heard these words. And it's not a very big statue, my friends. It's really beautiful, and here's what she heard. My daughter, my novice, you have obeyed me well in abandoning all to follow me. Is the infirmity of your ears painful? Your deafness will be healed. Be sure, be patient. This is the last trial. Does the wound of your hand cause you to suffer? Pray in reparation for the sins of humanity. Each person in this community is my irreplaceable daughter. Pray very much for the Pope, bishops, and priests. Since your baptism, you have always prayed faithfully for them. Continue to pray very much, very much. Call your superior, the bishop, all that passed today, and obey him in everything that he will tell you. He has asked that you pray with fervor. So here's our Blessed Mother revealing herself as Jesus revealed himself through the light. And that same light, so it's like Jesus directing her to him, Sister Agnes, to his mother. And that is, well, a very deeply held belief throughout the ages that the Blessed Mother and our Lord work together. And we know that, but in our spiritual life, too. So the Blessed Mother will teach us something about Jesus, and then she hands us over to him, and then he teaches us something about his mother. And so that's how that back and forth works. So they reveal through each other all the love that God wishes for us, the mission that we are on, how to obtain the graces that we need to do what God is asking of us, and how to respond to that grace. And here she's revealing even more so to Sister Agnes that she knows her prayer life, right? So if the Blessed Mother appears to you, would she say those things? You know, that since your baptism, and Sister Agnes actually was baptized when she was 33 years old. She said, since your baptism, you have always prayed faithfully for the priests, the bishops, and the Pope. Could she say that to us? I'm not so sure she could say that to me. I do when I pray the rosary, but I don't really think about it too much after that. It's just one of those things that you include. And so when I'm reading these different words that the Blessed Mother has for the different visionaries, I always apply it to myself. And I think, you know, is this something that, you know, if our Blessed Mother was speaking to me and said these words to me, or a Lord, or a saint, or a guardian angel, what would they say to me? Would they be able to say those great things, you know, that I've been very faithful in doing these things that they've always asked of us, you know? And I don't know that they could, you know. But she says, continue to pray very much, very much. So that's an indication of some of the other things that she will elaborate on the Sister Agnes a little bit later. And so she's praying for that bishop, and she is told to tell her bishop everything. So that includes a lot of courage, right? Because most priests and clergy and other people are always very skeptical when someone has an apparition. So these physical signs that she's experiencing with the stigmata on her hand and these other different manifestations of the statue, the wooden statue of our Blessed Mother, all these are signs to help that bishop to believe and to guide this daughter of our Blessed Mother to do what she's being asked to. So on April 22nd of 1984, that's almost 10 years later, the bishop announced that the apparitions in Akita have a supernatural character. So he's been given a grace, and obviously he responded to that grace. Our Blessed Mother gave the grace to her daughter, Sister Agnes, and she followed everything that our Blessed Mother asked her to do. And with that, and all the signs and wonders that come with all the different messages in Akita, that the bishop was able to announce 10 years later that the apparitions in Akita have a supernatural character. So once again, it's private revelation, so we don't have to believe it. But if it's found worthy of belief and it has a supernatural character, and it's the message from heaven for our times, why would we not believe it? Why would we be skeptical? Why would we denounce it because it's supernatural? So we have to kind of get past our prejudices of not believing in miracles, being obviously a prudent skepticism. But when bishops and clergy and the Vatican declare something worthy of belief, that means they have thoroughly examined it, physically, spiritually, and all aspects of it, and including the seers themselves. And so to not believe things sometimes is a skepticism that borders on just disobedience, right? At least that's the way I feel. That, you know, if somebody presented all the facts to me and said, yes, this is worthy of belief, a supernatural character, and I say, I just don't believe that that happens, that there is no supernatural character. Well, that's me, and I'm allowing my prejudice against supernatural things and my unbelief to interfere with what heaven is trying to help us to know so that we can fight the battle that is before us. So when Sister Agnes asked the novice master to look at the mother of God's hands on the statue, it turned out that from Mary's right hand, blood flowed from two intersecting lines. Just as in Sister Agnes' case, the bleeding increased on the days of the Lord's passion. Soon Sister Agnes told the bishop that the voice full of indescribable beauty, that's how she described it, had conveyed to her. Bishop John Ito told her briefly, Be careful not to think. This phenomena is intended especially for me. I am someone exceptional. Seek humility. So that's kind of interesting, isn't it? And that goes with what the Blessed Mother said, right? Tell your superior, the bishop, all that passed today, and obey him in everything that he will tell you. He has asked that you pray with fervor. So something's already going on with the bishop that the Blessed Mother's already prepared him, because very rarely have I heard her say, He has asked that you pray with fervor. So she's in communication there with the bishop. You can tell in some way, shape, or form, and that, you know, this is a phenomena, as he said, is intended especially for me. I am someone exceptional. Seek humility. So I'm not sure exactly what all that is about, but he believes, and he's been looking for a sign, and this is a sign the Blessed Mother has given through Sister Agnes and the statue. So on July 26, the pain in Sister Agnes' hand was unbearable, while the statue was bleeding as well. The bishop recommended consulting a doctor. It was a sleepless night. Before dawn, Agnes went to the chapel. She heard the angel's voice again. Your suffering will end today. Carefully engrave in the depths of your heart the thought of the blood of Mary. The blood shed by Mary has a profound meaning. This special, precious blood was shed to plead for your conversion, to ask for peace in reparation for the ingratitude and the outrages against the Lord. As with the devotion to the sacred heart, apply yourself to devotion to the most precious blood. Pray in reparation for all people. Say to your superior that the blood is shed today for the last time. Your pain also ends today. Tell them what happened today. He will understand everything immediately. Follow his directions. So the guardian angel knows what heaven is about in this apparition and all the mystical things that are happening with the bishop as well. And so what does that mean? Well, it means that in a very special way, the things that are about to be revealed to Sister Agnes are things that are, well, very, very important. And as we get into the messages a little bit more, you will see what that means. And I've got to say that although some of these things are revealed to Sister Agnes about the days to come, in fact, our days right now, 50 years later, they are very dire. But as always, our Blessed Mother gives us a hope and she gives us something to do. And that means something that we can combat this spiritual battle and the things that are supposed to happen. And she always tells us that if we pray, if we do as she tells us, that we can mitigate. Maybe we can't stop, but we can mitigate the circumstances that are about to befall us. And, in fact, in Medjugorje, people prayed so much, she said, that the seventh secret that will be revealed actually has been mitigated. And so, therefore, we can affect the future. And we just need to believe that and pray with fervor. Pray very much, very much. This is Mary Piper. We're going to take a little break now, and when we come back, we'll get more into the meat of messages of Akita that are unfolding before our very eyes today in the world and in the Church. So stay tuned, enjoy this song, and we'll be back right after this. Medjugorje Waiting for the sunlight Waiting for the day Waiting for a sign that I'm Where you want me to be You know my heart is heavy And the hurt is deep But when I feel I've given up You're reminding me That we all fall down sometimes When I hit the ground You lift me up when I am weak Your arms wrap around me Your love catches me so I'm letting go You lift me up when I can't see Your heart's all that I need Your love carries me so I'm letting go I know I'm not perfect I know I make mistakes I know that I have let you down But you love me the same And when I'm surrounded When I lose my way When I'm crying out and falling down You are here to lift me up when I am weak Your arms wrap around me Your love catches me so I'm letting go You lift me up when I can't see Your heart's all that I need Your love carries me so I'm letting go I can see the dawn is breaking I am feeling overtaken With your love With your love I don't know what I can offer In this moment I surrender To your love To your love You lift me up when I am weak Your arms wrap around me Your love catches me so I'm letting go You lift me up when I am weak Your arms wrap around me Your love catches me so I'm letting go You lift me up when I can't see Your heart's all that I need Your love carries me so I'm letting go I can see the dawn is breaking I am feeling overtaken With your love With your love You lift me up You lift me up You lift me up You lift me up You're listening to Radio Maria, a Christian voice in your home. We now return to our program, Marian Apparitions, with your host, Mary Piper. Welcome back, everyone. Yes, we need to be strong in our faith. We need to strengthen each other in our faith. And that is how we start the conversion. You know, when we concentrate on strengthening the faith, then all kinds of things are possible. We start to believe all the things that Jesus said in the Gospels. We believe in the miracles that are around us all over the world today. And we do so with a faith, a hope, and a love that is on fire, that is alive. And so we're talking today about this year. Just a few days ago was the 50th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady Akita in Japan in 1973. And these extraordinary events began on June 12th of that year, with all of these special dates coming up over the next number of months, leading up to a very important message on October 13th. Yes, that's the Fatima, Miracle of the Sunday, when so many later apparitions reinforced. It's a good time to remember right now and really start to think about and reflect on Our Lady's important messages to Sister Agnes, because they affect all of us and the entire world. And so let's get into the heart of these messages, which have some amazing things, promises as well as warnings. And so we'll just start right now, because some of them are very lengthy, but they contain so much. Shortly after all the different things started to happen to Sister Agnes with the stigmata on her hand, which was also mirrored on the wooden statue of Our Blessed Mother, where it was actually bleeding as well. And so the mysterious light from the tabernacle, indicating Jesus is truly present, moving to the statue, and then Our Blessed Mother revealing these messages. This time it was not Jesus who spoke or her guardian angel. It was the Blessed Mother, and it started the many different messages that Mary would give to Sister Agnes. This is what the Mother of God said. My daughter, my novice, do you love the Lord? If you love the Lord, listen to what I have said to you. Convey this to your superior. So as I read this, I want you to think of Our Blessed Mother saying this to you and how you would react and what you would believe and what steps would you take so that these prophecies would be known and that people would come to actually act on them, not just hear them in a curious way, but actually to act on them. This is what Our Blessed Mother said. Many people 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 make reparation for sinners and ingrates, let them offer their suffering and poverty for these people. In order that the world might know how terrible the wrath of the Heavenly Father is against the modern world, God is preparing to inflict a great chastisement on all humanity. Together 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 the Father the sufferings of the Son on the cross, His precious blood, and beloved souls who console Him, countless sacrificial souls filled with love, prayer, penance, and courageous sacrifice to soften the Father's anger. I desire this also from your community, that's us, from all of us, my friends, that it love poverty, that it sanctify itself and pray in reparation for the ingratitude and outrages perpetrated by so many people against the Lord. Recite the prayer of the handmaids of the Eucharist with awareness of its meaning and put it into practice. Are you aware of the meaning of the prayers that you're praying right now? Offer in reparation for sins whatever God may send. Let each one endeavor, according to capacity and position, to offer herself entirely to the Lord. Even in a secular institute, prayer is necessary. Already, souls who wish to pray are on the way to unity. Without attaching too much attention to the form, be faithful and fervent in the prayer to console the Master. Is what you think in your heart true? Are you truly decided to become the rejected stone? My novice, you who wish to belong without reserve to the Lord, to become the spouse worthy of the spouse, make your vows knowing that you must be fastened to the cross with three nails. These three nails are poverty, chastity, and obedience. Of these three, obedience is the foundation. Show complete obedience to your superior. He will know how to understand you and to direct you. So that was quite a lengthy first message from our Blessed Mother so much. And what is she doing? She's teaching her how to pray, as our Blessed Mother is so good at. And why is that important? Because everything depends on prayer, my friends. Do we really pray knowing the meaning and really putting not so much feeling, but, you know, belief in what we're praying? When we beg God, do we really beg him? I mean, knowing the state of the world and the state of souls and knowing how the deplorable state that we are in, you know, are we consoling the heart of God? Because we are. Are we consoling the heart of our Blessed Mother? Yes, we are. When we pray with fervor, when we pray knowing the meaning of the words of these prayers. And to come back once again, even though we're not religious, these are three foundational virtues, and that is poverty, chastity, and obedience. So we're all called to that, my friend. Poverty. Are we so steeped in materialism right now that, you know, poverty is giving maybe a little bit to the church, a little bit here, a little bit there? Or do we actually seek a simplified life, a simplified way of living, and that opens up the generosity of our heart and our wallet to help those in need? So are we living that poverty, that poverty physically as well as spiritually? And then chastity. Are we being chaste for the station in life that we are at as a married spouse? Are you chaste? Are you in word, deed, and thought for your spouse only? You know, so many people are addicted to pornography, and so that chaste, you know, has a whole new meaning than it ever did before the Internet. And so we need to come back to that chastity, that devoted love and obedience. And as our Blessed Mother pointed out, as we know so much from the teachings of the church, that obedience is the foundation of all three of these and all the other ones. Obedience, as they say, is the king of virtue. And so today everybody wants to, you know, nobody wants someone telling them what to do. If they do, they call it judgmental. They call it, you know, you're trying to be the boss of me, things like that. And they want to be their own boss. They want to come up with the rules. They want to come up with what is moral, what is immoral. And mostly they're not thinking that the things that they want to do that are immoral are immoral, that they aren't sinful, you know. Maybe that's your truth, right? So there's so many ways, but it's all the same when you boil it down. Just like Adam and Eve in the garden, right? They lost everything because they went for the shiny object. They went for the apple. They went for the knowledge so they could be like God too. So they can decide what's right and what's wrong. And so that is one thing that we're seeing in terrible things that are being called right. You know, as we celebrate as Catholics the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the whole month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus that loves us so much. The secular world is in full swing. It's never, ever before in Pride Month. And what do they do it? All the month of June. That's no coincidence, my friends. So, you know, our Blessed Mother, she pulls us back and says, you know, go back to prayer. Go back to believing. Go back to fervent prayer. And in those, to sacrifice. And that means through, most of all, poverty, chastity, and obedience. If we were able to master that with the grace of God, then things would change not only in our life and the life of those that we love, but in the world because that would be a reparation for all those who do not obey, for all those who are not chaste, for all those who are consumed with materialism. And so, my friends, it's important for us to know this. The power that we have through the cross, through living a virtuous life, can not only attract others to the Lord, but through reparation, we can make up for the sins of our past life as well as all those in our own families and around the world. So, these are very, very important messages. So, she'll get even a little more detailed as she gets more down the road. She talks to Sister Agnes, and she gives her different tips on how to pray the rosary better. But she also becomes more vehement about what a terrible state the world is in. And so, here's what happened when Sister Agnes began to pray the rosary on October 13th. So, once again, this is a terrible message on October 13th, which is the miracle of the Son at Fatima. This is an announcement of a terrible punishment that is coming. And so, during the morning prayer, she saw a supernatural light gush out of the tabernacle. At the same time, the statue of the Blessed Virgin gave off a sweet fragrance that filled the chapel. When Sister Agnes began to pray the rosary, she heard these words. My beloved daughter, listen well to what I have to say to you. You will inform your superior. As I told you, if people 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. That's the big flood, right, with Noah. Such as one will never have seen before. Fire will fall from the sky and will wipe out a great part of humanity, the good as well as the bad, sparing neither priest nor the faithful. The survivors will find themselves so desolate that they will envy the dead. The only weapon you will have left is 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 the priests. The work of the devil will infiltrate even the church in such a way that one will see cardinals opposing cardinals, bishops against other bishops. The priest who venerate me will be scorned and opposed by their brothers. Churches and altars will be plundered. 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 the souls consecrated to God. The thought of the loss of so many souls is the cause of my sadness. At this point, the statue had been weeping and also bleeding blood. If sins increase in number and gravity, there will be no longer pardon for them. With courage, speak to your superior. He will know how to encourage each one of you to pray and to accomplish works of reparation. Today is the last time I will speak to you in a living voice. From now on, you will obey the one sent to you and your superior. Pray very much the prayers of the rosary. I alone am able to save you from the impending calamities. Those who place their confidence in me will be saved. So the statue was full of sorrow, but it quickly returned to its inanimate state. So as Our Blessed Mother was giving her this message, the wooden statue changed and became living. But then it returned to being just a wooden statue. It was no longer animated. So Sister Agnes told the bishop everything. She asked him what cardinals meant because she did not even know that word. For Bishop Ito, this was one of the most important indications that the apparitions in Aikido were not the sister's invention. In mid-October, the sister smelled the scent of flowers in the chapel for the last time. The next day, another smell appeared, the smell of rotting flesh. Despite the unbearable stench, the sister started to pray the rosary. Then the entire chapel floor was filled with maggots. They disappeared the next day, but the stench remained for the next three days. On October 13th of 1974, the visionary regained her hearing, but as the angel had foretold, the healing was temporary. On March 6th of 1975, silence took hold of Agnes again. And then on January 4th, another inexplicable thing happened. The statue began to weep. The wood of the statue of the Holy Mother was dried out and several places woodworm holes were visible. The tears were pooling in the corners of the eyes and running down the cheeks. Witnesses agreed that the statue was weeping like a living person. On that day, Mary cried twice, and for the next six and a half years, a total of 101 times. The last time the phenomenon was observed was on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, September 15th, 1981. In 1975, at the end of the New Year's retreat, Sister Agnes saw her guardian angel once more, who came to give her the last words of the message. Do not be surprised to see the Mother of God weeping. She weeps because she desires the conversion of as many people as possible. She wants souls to consecrate themselves to Jesus and the Father through her intercession. The retreat giver said in today's sermon, Your faith fades when you do not see. This is because your faith is weak. The Blessed Virgin Mary is happy about the consecration of Japan to her Immaculate Heart because she loves Japan. She is sad, however, that this consecration is not treated seriously. Although she chose Akita to deliver her message, the local pastor is not afraid of what might be said about him. Do not be afraid. The Holy Mother is waiting for all of you. So, between all the amazing miraculous signs, the tears, the blood, the stigmata, the miraculous curing of Sister Agnes' hearing loss, and then, once again, she was cured and it came back, and she lost her hearing again, so she was sent into silence once more. And, my friends, silence is where we hear the still, small voice of God. And as her guardian angel told her, that her faith is weak. It fades when she doesn't see all the things, like with the statue and the lights and everything else. And that's very human of us, right? That happens so many times. And why does it happen? Why do we need all those signs? Well, as you can tell, the different messages that were given to Sister Agnes were very dire. And, you know, we don't want to believe that that kind of stuff will happen. In fact, yesterday, I happened to talk to some of my nieces and nephews, and we were talking about the three days of darkness and the warning that's coming, you know, so that we can see ourselves as God sees us. And, although it sounds really cool, it's kind of scary. And they're like, can't the world just be like it is? And the answer to that, my friends, is no. The world is in such a state, and this was in 1973 when all this, 50 years ago, and we know how far we have come, and how many of these things have come true, and are even going to a degree that we never could have foreseen, you know, within the church, within society, and just the total eradication of all the morals and the truths, and that there isn't even a truth. And why? Well, because we don't want to believe that these things are possible, because we just want life to go on as it is. You know, for most of us, it's pretty, you know, yes, we have hardships and things like that, and sometimes real hardships, but, for the most part, we have good lives that we're leading. And so, we don't want to believe all of this stuff. And so, Sister Agnes, she has, for 50 years, been praying silently to our Blessed Mother and doing all these things that she was told to do. She prays that the messages will be known. And so, that's one reason, after I read that, that I felt that I needed to do a whole program on Our Lady of Akita and the messages to help Sister Agnes, who is still a nun, who is still without hearing, who is still a cloistered nun. And, you know, how does she get the messages out? Well, through all of us, telling others about it. And nowadays, you hear more and more some of these different messages, bits and pieces, because we're seeing Cardinal fighting against Cardinal, you know, at the top levels of the Vatican. You know, so many different things coming out. What do you believe? What do you not believe? What's the answer to that? Well, Our Blessed Mother said, Pray. Pray very much and fervently for the Pope, for the bishops, for the Cardinals, for your parish priests. All of the clergy are under attack as never before, as are all the faithful. And so, when you strike at the shepherd, then you scatter the sheep, and we are scattered, my friends. And so, this was what she believed to be her last apparition and her last hearing from Our Blessed Mother. Mysteriously, on October, let me see, when was this? On October 6th of 2019, she received one more unexpected apparition, one more unexpected message. And the message was very, very stark. It was very simple. And this is 2019. Cover in ashes, and please pray the Penitential Rosary every day. That's echoes of Jonah, my friend. That's where we're at. And so, cover in ashes, and please pray the Penitential Rosary every day. So, there you go. More sacrifices are needed. Penance, penance, penance. And we need to pray that rosary. It's the weapon of our times. And if we do, if we are penitential, if we are chaste, if we are obedient, if we live in poverty of mind, body, and soul, then that rosary becomes very penitential. And we pray with meaning every Hail Mary, every Our Father, every Glory Be. And we pray for the reparation of all the sacrileges and outrages against the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Right now, many of you may be in just in the middle of, and almost at the end, of your novena to the Sacred Heart. And then on Friday, we have been asked by the USCCB to, in response to an unchaste, unobedient, disobedient, and terrible sacrilege against the Catholic Church, and most especially against the religious sisters, have been asked to pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which you will hear on Radio Maria. So, join. It's very short. It's very sweet. Pray it over and over and over again, and let there be a cry coming forth from the United States in response to these great sacrilegious, and to fight not only with prayer, but with our dollars, with our, you know, the different things that people are sending, the Dodgers and all the people, Major League Baseball, boycotting, letting them know that what they're doing is very sacrilegious, and to stand up for Christ, to stand up for our Catholic Church, to stand up for what is true, what is beautiful, and what is moral. These are our battlegrounds, my friends, and if we don't fight those battles, who will? And if we allow these things to continue, they'll just get worse and worse and worse. And they were at the point where that's going to happen anyway, but remember, everything that we do helps to mitigate these things, and if we don't fight back, then not only are we right now, we're holding these things at bay, and they're still rising to the top. Satan is, well, he's having his day, right? And we need to fight back. We are the church militant. Never forget that. We will be given the graces, but if we don't cover ourselves in ashes, if we're not penitential, if we don't pray the rosary, then things will get even worse, and things that we will live through, our children will live through, and the church will live through. So these are times that we are called. You know, you're hearing all things in the media about UFOs, about alien philosophies, and all those things, artificial intelligence. They seek to undermine Jesus Christ and distort the gospel. That's the bottom line, and that kind of manifestation, the demonic Satan manifestation, is in full view of all of us, and if we don't do anything to stop this evil, then more and more people will fall into apostasy. More and more people will never believe in the gospel, and, you know, all these things that are happening have been predicted by many other apparitions, many other, you know, great prophets, saints, popes throughout the ages, and so sometimes we are too skeptical, and we decide to do nothing. Well, that's not an option anymore, my friend. Pick up your rosaries, your penitential rosaries, sacrifice as much as you can, and pray with great fervor. Our Lady is asking us, she's listening, and the hearts that love the world so, of Jesus and Mary, are watching and hoping that we will respond with great faith, with great love, and with great charity. This is Mary Piper with Marian Apparitions. Until next week, keep praying those rosaries. For more information visit www.fema.org