Akita: The Tears And Message Of Mary by Fr Teiji Yasuda OSV

Paperback: Written by Father Teiji Yasuda, chaplain of the convent in Akita, this book was first published in Japanese with the Imprimatur of the Bishop of Niigata. On 14 March 1989, the Most Reverend John S Ito DD, retired Bishop of Niigata who knows English and who had personally read this English translation approved it in the following words:

"I recommend this book and testify that its contents are true."

The 101 Foundation is dedicated to making Our Lady's messages known. Many well substantiated miracles confirmed these recent apparitions and messages of Our Lady given to the world at Akita, Japan. Among them were 101 miracles of tears which flowed from the eyes of a wooden statue which became animated and spoke: "If men 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, such as one will never have seen before. Fire from the sky will wipe out a great part of humanity..."

As angels intervened at Fátima and gave part of the message, so too at Akita. And the angel said that the number of miracles of tears was precisely 101 because that figure represents the mystery of Our Lady as the New Eve, "Mother of all the living" by the gift of Grace, as Eve is mother of all because she was the first woman. The zero, a circle, represents God with Eve on one side and Mary on the other. Eve had separated us from God by sin. Through Mary, Eve and all her children are restored to God. Thus 101 becomes a symbol of the Incarnation, of Mary's universal motherhood, of Her mediation of Grace.

At Fátima, Our Lady told us that Jesus has "entrusted the peace of the world" to Her. This we see in 101 with Eve on one side representing all men on earth now threatened with a terrible chastisement unless they turn to God, and Our Lady on the other, interceding and coming to tell us what we must do to avoid the chastisement and be joined to God.

Unlikely as it may seem at the moment that the world will respond (any more than it did after the great miracle of Fátima) the chastisement CAN BE averted. This time our Mother presents Her message in tears and She says that already the chastisement has been held back because of the sacrifices and prayers of special souls and Her own offering of the Passion of Her Son to the Father. This is the ultimate meaning of 101. 

Akita: The Tears and Message is translated from the Japanese by John M Haffert and published by 101 Foundation Inc, Asbury, New Jersey 08802-0151, USA.