We trace to account of Our Lady of Akita. We follow Mother Mary on a journey again to a far-off place, high up in the mountains, where no one would consider going. We have never really paid much attention to what towns are located where in Japan, other than Tokyo, Nagasaki and Hiroshima

Once more, Mother Mary takes us on a journey to a remote location deep into the mountains, where few would dare to venture. Aside from Tokyo, Nagasaki, and Hiroshima, we have never really given much thought to the locations of the other towns in Japan. Akita is a bustling metropolis in the north of the nation with a population of roughly 300,000, which is far more than you would think for a little town in the Japanese highlands. However, there was a purpose to Our Lady's 1973 visit there. She visited a Sister in the Handmaids of the Eucharist community for a reason, too. Adoring Our Lord Jesus in the Eucharist has been their charism. The cornerstones of their community are Eucharistic Adoration and respect for the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. With the message She had to deliver to Our Lady, this Sister and her community could be trusted. Thus, we accompany the Angels in their mission to gently return the Queen of the World to this mountain village in a little nation on the opposite side of the globe, so that She may communicate with us there as well as here and everywhere else on Earth. Japan's Akita: June 12, 1973 Situated on the top of Yuzawadai hill, just outside the alpine town of Akita, Japan, the Convent of the Handmaids of the Eucharist was peaceful on a Tuesday afternoon. Sister Agnes Sasagawa was left in charge of keeping an eye on the convent after the Sisters all departed to run errands. Sister Agnes had a valuable chance here. She was entrusted with a duty, which she handled seriously. It was okay to leave Sister Agnes alone there, though, as the other Sisters hadn't anticipated any important decision-making activities.

In 1973, Sr. Agnes Sasagawa reported witnessing the Holy Eucharist emit dazzling light and surrounded by numerous worshiping angels at a Catholic convent in Akita, Japan. She then received four profound messages from the Blessed Virgin Mary. Soon after, hundreds of pilgrims observed a statue of the Blessed Virgin shed tears from 1975 until 1981. In a pastoral letter on April 22, 1984, after a 10-year investigation, Bishop John Shojiro Ito declared the mysterious events in Akita of "supernatural character".

This riveting account of true-life Fatima events of the past hundred years demonstrates that Our Lady's messages are more vital today than ever before. Here, author Joseph Pronechen reports on scores of post-Fatima incidents that reveal the wide-reaching influence the apparitions have had throughout this past century on the lives of ordinary people, popes, saints — and even unbelievers! You'll learn of amazing but little-known Fatima-related occurrences, including the role of the apparitions in . . . The declaration of the dogma of the Assumption of Mary The 1981 attempt to assassinate Pope St. John Paul II — and his miraculous survival St. Padre Pio's astounding recovery from a long-term illness The Church's struggle against Communism St. Faustina's Divine Mercy visions And many more incidents related to Fatima! It's time to discover all of Fatima — not simply the isolated incidents of the early

One Message One Truth is a look at various Marian apparitions fully approved by the Catholic Church. Examined are the messages of the Blessed Virgin, the words of the visionaries, and also comments made by several popes about the events including Benedict XVI, John Paul II and Paul VI. "This is a well written, thought provoking, account of historically well-documented apparitions of Mary, the Mother of God." - Katherine

Thirteen years before the bloody 1994 genocide that swept across Rwanda and left more than a million people dead, the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ appeared to eight young people in the remote village of Kibeho. Through these visionaries, Mary and Jesus warned of the looming holocaust, which they assured could be averted if Rwandans opened their hearts to God and embraced His love. Much like what happened at similar sites such as Fátima and Lourdes, the messengers of Kibeho were at first mocked and disbelieved. But as miracle after miracle occurred in the tiny village, tens of thousands of Rwandans journeyed to Kibeho to behold the apparitions. For years, countless onlookers watched as the Mother and Son of God spoke through the eight seers about God’s love, sending messages that they insisted were meant not only for Rwandans, but for the entire world, to hear. Mary also sent messages to government and church leaders to instruct them how to end the ethnic hatred simmering in their country. She warned them that Rwanda would become “a river of blood” —a land of unspeakable carnage —if the hatred of the people was not quickly quelled by love. Some leaders listened, but very few believed: the prophetic and apocalyptic warnings tragically came true during 100 horrifying days of savage bloodletting and mass murder. After the genocide, and two decades of rigorous investigation, Our Lady of Kibeho became the first and only Vatican-approved Marian (that is, related to the Virgin Mary) site in all of Africa. But the story still remains largely unknown. Now, Immaculée Ilibagiza plans to change all that. She made many pilgrimages to Kibeho both before and after the holocaust, personally witnessed true miracles, and spoke with a number of the visionaries themselves. What she’s discovered will deeply touch your heart.