Sr Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa, the Japanese nun who received messages that became known under the title of Our Lady of Akita passed away on Thursday, 15 August 2024. Credit to CNA for reporting it. Sr Agnes was aged 93 years.
Her passing on the Feast of the Assumption is unlikely to be a mere coincidence but that is, of course, my opinion.
To find out more about Our Lady of Akita, the book Akita: The Tears and Message of Mary by Yasuda Teiji OSV is highly recommended.
Below are the opening paragraphs from the first chapter about Sr Agnes:
Born prematurely, Sister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa ... always had a weak constitution, but thanks to the love with which she was surrounded by her family, her personality developed under the best conditions. She suffered her first great trial at the age of 19 when she was struck by a paralysis of the central nervous system following a mistake during an appendectomy. She became immobilized for 16 years, during which she was transferred from hospital to hospital undergoing one operation after the other. In a clinic in Myoko she developed a friendship with a nurse who was a fervent Catholic. Thanks to the devoted care of this nurse, the state of the sick girl improved and it was here that she took her first steps in the Christian faith. Her heart now awakened to the love of God, she soon felt within herself an ardent desire to become devoted to the service of God and of her neighbor. She wanted to enter a religious community but her family feared because of her health. After overcoming the reticence of her family, she was admitted to the community of the Sisters of Junshin in Nagasaki. However four months later she had a relapse and had to be taken back to the clinic of Myoko. This time she spent ten days in a coma and her condition became critical. She was given some Lourdes water to drink which had been sent by the sisters of Nagasaki. Hardly had the water entered her mouth than she regained consciousness and her frozen limbs regained their mobility.
It was in early 1973 Sr Agnes became deaf in both ears. It was soon after she arrived at the convent in Akita.
Rest in peace, Sr Agnes.
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