Japan Gets A Heavenly Visitor?!

Today we'll walk through the dramatic events of Our Lady of Akita, a well-known Marian apparition that took place in Japan. Sister Agnes Sasagawa of the Handmaids of the Eucharist received visions of an angel and messages emanating from a wooden statue that wept 101 times, an occurrence that was witnessed by more than 2,000 people. Why did Mary choose to reveal herself through a statue, and what message did Our Blessed Mother bring?