4. Statue of the Virgin Mary Sheds Blood, Sweat, and Tears
Sister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa had been diagnosed to be incurably deaf when she entered a small convent near Akita, Japan. But her hearing returned to normal after a strange series of events beginning in 1973. On June 12, Sr. Agnes saw a brilliant light shining from a tabernacle. Sixteen days later, a cross-shaped wound developed on her left hand, and by July 5, blood began to flow from the opening. The next day, a voice from the statue of the Virgin Mary, located in the convent’s chapel, spoke to her, telling her that her deafness would be healed. The following morning, other nuns noticed blood on the right hand of the statue. Later, on September 29, the community saw a brilliant light emanate from the statue, after which it was covered by what looked like sweat. Then, on January 4, 1975, the statue began to weep. An analysis of the blood, sweat, and tears from the statue later confirmed that the substances were of human origin. And, as the voice from the statue had promised, Sr. Agnes’s hearing was permanently restored on May 30, 1982.
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