Knowra Our Lady of Akita Our Lady of Akita Our Lady of Akita is a Marian title associated with reported apparitions to Sister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa and a statue reported to weep in Akita, Japan, in 1973.
Sister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa : A Japanese Catholic nun who reported receiving Marian messages at Akita in 1973. She was the principal recipient of the reported apparitions and messages.
Marian apparition : A reported appearance of the Virgin Mary to one or more people. Akita is understood within the broader tradition of reported Marian appearances.
Private revelation in Catholicism : A claimed divine communication received after the New Testament era, which Catholics are not required to accept. Akita's messages are treated as private revelation, not new public doctrine.
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith : A former Vatican dicastery responsible for safeguarding Catholic doctrine and assessing matters of faith. Its later guidance clarified that the 1984 judgment was diocesan, not a Vatican-wide ruling.
Statue of Our Lady of Akita : A wooden Marian statue in Akita associated with reports of tears, blood, and perspiration. Reports of its bodily fluids became a central part of the Akita events.
Catholic Marian devotion : Catholic prayer and practices expressing reverence for Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Akita title belongs to Catholic devotion centered on Mary.
Marian messages : Messages attributed to Mary in reported apparitions and devotional traditions. Akita's warnings are interpreted alongside messages attributed to Mary elsewhere.
Discernment of spirits : The practice of evaluating whether spiritual experiences arise from God, human causes, or deception. It frames the religious challenge of assessing extraordinary claims such as Akita's.
Akita apparitions : Reported appearances of the Virgin Mary to Sister Agnes Sasagawa at Akita in 1973. These reported appearances supplied the setting for the messages attributed to Mary.
Our Lady of Lourdes : A Marian title associated with Bernadette Soubirous's reported visions at Lourdes, France, in 1858. Lourdes established a prominent modern precedent for Marian apparition devotion.
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