Following the disaster in Japan, the world is, thankfully, rushing to assist the people affected by the earthquake and tsunami, and prayers are being offered. I would ask all members of the Fraternity to include the peoples suffering because of this disaster in their daily prayers.
In relation to this the CNA has an interesting article which looks the apparitions of Our Lady to a Japanese sister in Akita. It seems Akita was near the epicentre of the earthquake, though, thankfully, it escaped the brunt of the disaster. The article takes the message Our Lady gave to the sister, Sr Agnes, and it could be concluded that it is wondering if the message is being fufiled in this disaster, and perhaps even in the others which have hit us in recent years. Here is the article, have a read and a think.
That said, we would do well to acquaint ourselves with the apparition - it being one of the more recent which have approved by the Church and having a message pertinent for our times. To be honest, since she came, the people of the world could hardly be said to have responded to Our Lady's call.
Video on the apparitions:
