"sayest thou, Who touched me?" - A Japanese Traveler from Fatima to Medjugorje

 

A River around Tokyo

A Japanese Traveler from Fatima to Medjugorje 

A middle-aged Japanese man once travelled Europe from Fatima, Portugal, through Lourdes, France, finally to Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 1990s while being guided, probably, by the Holy Spirit, although he was not a member of any Christian Churches in Japan.   

He just wanted to go and see the notable place for apparition of Virgin Mary, Fatima in Portugal, since he once visited Israel and Ephesus where Virgin Mary had reportedly spent Her last years.  But, he had no friends in Europe, and it was his first trip to Europe, although he had some money and time as he had worked in local municipality office in Japan for more than a decade and quit the job at the time.  

Although he could only speak English in addition to Japanese but not French and Spanish, he found many kind people in Fatima, Lourdes, and other places important for Christianity and its history.  They helped him understand past holy events in those sites and continue his journey in peace.  He only encountered pickpockets in Rome as a dangerous case.  He later recalled his journey as a very lucky one beyond expectations.

In Fatima, he met a kind French woman who taught him other various notable places for Christianity in Europe.  He decided to visit these places including the Cathedral of Turin, and on the way he met other kind Christians from whom he learnt the apparition of Mary in Medjugorje.  But, he continued his travel to Cairo, Egypt, to see a Christian church where Virgin Mary had appeared and had been taken in photographs.

After returning to Japan, he could not forget the story about Medjugorje.  So, he decided to go to Europe again.  Specifically, he came to Italy and finally reached Medjugorje in Bosnia and Herzegovina as he could luckily mingle with a group of Italian pilgrims going to Medjugorje by sea from the Italian Peninsula.  And, he could even talk to one of visionaries there.  He told her his travel through notable Christian sites in Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy.  And, he told her that he might write a book on this travel as well as the apparition of Mary in Medjugorje.  And then, She kindly answered his questions and allowed him to take pictures of her seeing and speaking to Virgin Mary in a place of the apparition.        

Although he could not see himself Virgin Mary in air, but he was sure that She appeared to the visionary, since the face of the visionary looked so real, absorbed, and sincere.  Later, after returning to Japan, he really wrote some books on his travel from Fatima to Cairo and finally to Medjugorje.  He wrote that his travel and encountering with good Christians in Europe were a kind of miracles.  He wrote that he had traveled as if having been guided and protected by Virgin Mary and other holy spirits.

As the conclusion of his travel, he wrote that Virgin Mary is continuing Her plan that She started in Fatima in 1917 even in Medjugorje to date.  Virgin Mary is called the Queen of Peace, so that Her plan should be aimed at realizing peace on earth and saving people from wars, etc. as much as possible.  Indeed, as 2,000 years have already passed since the first coming of Christ Jesus, a great crisis or the end of time must be imminent.  She must have used even a Japanese traveler so as to spread Her work.

It was when the Yugoslav War was fought that the Japanese traveler visited Medjugorje.  And, today a war is being fought between Ukraine and Russia.  When Virgin Mary appeared in Fatima in 1917, WWI had been going to end and She gave a warning on then coming WWII.  Therefore, the apparitions of Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, etc. in these decades should be related to coming WWIII. 

In my feeling, WWIII will start around 2027 and continue for decades.  We should pray that nuclear weapons will not be used in the war and not many people will fall into the hells due to WWIII, because Virgin Mary should be tragically saddened in the case.


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Mark 5, King James Version

30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

"Levi made him a great feast in his own house" - The Apparition of Virgin Mary in Medjugorje is rather near Ukraine

 

A Shinto Shrine around Tokyo

The Apparition of Virgin Mary in Medjugorje is rather near Ukraine

In 1846, Virgin Mary appeared in La Salette, France, and Lourdes in 1862.  Then, more than half a century later in 1914 WWI occurred where Europe experienced the largest destruction of its civilization that it never had. 

In 1917, Virgin Mary appeared in Fatima, Portugal, and then 22 years later, WWII occurred in 1939 following a prophecy given by Her to Lucia and other children.

Lucia, one of visionaries in Fatima, wrote another prophecy (probably about WWIII) given by Virgin Mary, and she asked the Vatican not to publish it until 1960 or her death.  John Paul II made it public in 2000, which however caused suspicions as the prophecy opened was not related to WWIII but to the past assassination attempt of Pope John Paul II in 1981.  And, in 2005, both Pope John Paul II and Lucia died, and the mystery on the prophecy remained to date. 

Meanwhile, Virgin Mary also appeared in Garabandal, Spain, between 1961 and 1965, delivering warnings and prophecies.  Further, She appeared in Medjugorje in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1981 to date, where Virgin Mary reportedly said that She was continuing her efforts for peace She had started in Fatima.   

The year 22 years after 2005 when both Pope John Paul II and Lucia died is 2027.  Therefore, WWIII may occur in 2027 as in the case of WWII (1939-1945) after Virgin Mary apparition in Fatima (1917).

Another reason for WWIII probably being triggered in 2027 is that it should occur during the papacy of the incumbent Pope Francis.  Conchita, a visionary in Garabandal, said that Virgin Mary told her a prophecy meaning that there would be only three popes after the then-incumbent Pope Paul VI "before the end of time."  And, the incumbent Pope Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI after Pope John Paul II after Pope John Paul I after Pope Paul VI.  And, "before the end of time" should mean "before the end of the time between WWII and WWIII."   This prophecy seems to match the Prophecy of the Popes by Saint Malachy: The last pope will be Peter the Roman.  Indeed, Pope Francis is the first pope calling himself Francis and also the first pope from the Rome-based Society of Jesus (the Jesuits).

On the other hand, Isaac Newton, a great scientist in the 18th century, wrote after zealous study on the Bible that the end of the world might begin after 2060.  Therefore, an era of military conflicts or WWIII might continue from 2027 to 2060.  In this case, if WWIII is not nuclear warfare, the mankind should suffer from decades-long predicaments.  But after 2060, the old political and religious regimes and systems should be ended, and a new era should begin.

It must be like the 1st century when the Jewish people were dispersed from Jerusalem after the fall of the Jerusalem Temple through the Jewish-Roman Wars around 73 CE, although the current mankind will not be exterminated.

Anyway, the frequent apparitions of Virgin Mary since La Salette should not be neglected.  Especially the apparition in Medjugorje in Bosnia and Herzegovina should be sincerely taken, since the place is rather near the Black Sea on which Ukraine is located.

 
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Luke 5, King James Version

26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him.
29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.