Script error: No such module "Draft topics". 98% of our readers don't give; they simply look the other way. A bright, white, light-filled orb descended, and she heard a very sad womans voice that brought her to tears. Yes, the Virgin Mary appeared at Kibeho on November 28th, 1981 and in the months that followed. They are the ones who made Kibeho known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimage causing crowds of people to flock there. The director grabbed the school nurse and summoned Abbot Augustin Misago, a leading member of the Commission of Enquiry. Marie Clarie's first apparition took place on March 2nd, 1982, her last on September 15th, 1982, after a period of 6 months and 15 days. She successfully completed her secondary school education in July 1983 at Kibeho College with a diploma (level A3) which qualified her for primary school teaching. Fortunately, the Benebikira Sisters had just come back to Kibeho and reopened their convent, the school and the health centre. The change was so instantaneous that some of the girls were confused and made the sign of the Cross. He became her spiritual director and took care of her during her stay at Ivory Coast. For several months, she was hosted at the monastery of the Trappistines of the Abbey of Our Lady of Clarity located not far from Bukavu city. . A few days later, Alphonsine did not appear for dinner. Our Lady exhorted them to pray always and to teach others to pray with greater zeal and purity of heart. A Bukavu elle fut aussitt prise en charge par certaines familles du lieu qui lavaient connue Kibeho loccasion des\rapparitions ou des plerinages.\rMais quelques trois ou quatre semaines plus tard, Alphonsine poursuivit sa route jusquen Cte dIvoire, plus exactement Abidjan. TheHunters: the small UN unit that tracked down Rwandas worst killers, 'Finding them is not rocket science': the hunt for the Rwandan genocide fugitives, Twenty-year search for Rwanda genocide suspect ends in Zimbabwe grave, Daughter of Hotel Rwanda dissident criticises Belgium's response to arrest, surprise winner of the best play award at the 2010 Oliviers. Most of the colleges students were murdered. Our Lady of Kibeho is at the Royal and Derngate, Northampton, until 2 February. It was not long before most of the girls believed in the apparitions, but the school authorities wondered if the devil was the instigator of all these mysterious events. The Hutus, as part of the lower class, were the object of discrimination, eventually leading them to rebel against the Belgian colonial power in 1959, forcing 150,000 Tutsis to flee to Burundi. Soon, the local faithful began to gather at the school grounds, hoping to hear the messages and to see the visionary. In April 1994, President Juvenal Habyarimana was killed when his plane was shot down. The Service Centre was led by a priest. 5 . If you do not repent and convert your hearts, you will all fall into an abyss.8. The Mother of Jesus wished to manifest herself in your country to some children, reminding them of the effectiveness of fasting and prayer, especially the prayer of the Rosary. In 1982, Our Lady conducted Alphonsine and Anathalie on separate journeys to heaven, hell and purgatory. The next dayMarch 2as the class processed into chapel, Marie-Claire again lost consciousness. She was then led to the place of the cherished of God, where she saw millions of people with white garments who were happy, but not with the same degree of rapture as the seven angels. While Katoris play touches on the political, economic and social, it is more interested in how religion can influence the personal and political behaviour of a nation. Elie was studying at the university while working as a journalist at Orinfor (Rwandan Office of Information) but was appointed to the Primer Minister's Office Services just before the genocide of 1994. They next traveled to Isesengurwaa place of purification where the light was dimthe inhabitants of which were at peace but also suffering. In 1960, the Hutus won municipal elections, causing thousands more Tutsis to flee. The most active period of these apparitions ended with the year 1983. Alphonsine Mumureke left in 1994 during the genocide and never came back. As Alphonsine recounted the graphic vision, horrified parents left the scene, fearing that further descriptive words from the seer would traumatize their children. http://libcom.org/history/articles/Rwanda-burundi-history, www.miraclehunter.com/marian_apparitions/messages/kibeho_messages.html#marieclaire, www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1990/september/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19900908_stadio-nyamirambo_it.html, http://partners.nytimes.com/library/world/africa/052194rwanda-genocide.html, www.nytimes.com/1995/04/24/world/as-many-as-2000-are-reported-dead-in-rwanda.html, Fatima: Countdown to the 100th Anniversary, Mary in the Life of the Church: Marian Consecration, The Blessed Virgin Mary: Mystery and Revelation, The Virgin Mary in the Eastern Catholic Tradition. between November 28th, 1981 and November 28th, 1982. Thousands of people were slaughtered in their churches, their decapitated bodies dumped into rivers. Unfortunately, they did not have a child, despite their strong desire to start a family. In 1905, they reconstructed it with brick. So much blood! The horror continued to unfold before her tear-filled eyes as she saw a million headless bodies piled up in a vast land, and not a single living person to help bury the dead. In this Declaration, the Bishop of Gikongoro specifies without meandering: 1 . In the evaluation of the facts and the messages, only the public apparitions are taken into consideration. The unfolding of the Rwandan genocidal tragedy in 1994, verifying with gruesome exactitude a prophecy given by Our Lady of Kibeho just a few years earlier, invites the reader to a sobering reflection: heavens call to repentance must not go unheeded. At first, no one took the adolescent's claims seriously. Father Halter became Alphonsine's spiritual director. She went into the hall where she was being drawn; her skin tingled, and her hand trembled.2 A soft, sweet voice called out: My daughter. Again the voice was heard: My daughter., Then, to Alphonsines amazement, the most lovely woman she had ever beheld emerged from the cloud, floating between the floor and ceiling in a pool of shimmering light. It is about to fall in its abyss. In the case of the three visionaries named above, who are at the origin of the fame of Kibeho, nothing that they said or did during the apparitions is contrary to Christian faith and morals. Most probably this caused he to reread the message of the apparitions (and particularly that of August 15th, 1982) with great pain, trying to establish a link between what the Virgin Mary had said and the tragedy which descended upon Rwanda and her neighbouring countries. The situation became more and more confusing and it was therefore difficult for the church authorities to find the truth. Whenever God called someone for a special mission in the history of salvation, He chose him / her right there, in their actual personal circumstances, and used him / her as he / she is, with his / her personality and character traits, all his / her qualities and personal shortcomings, capabilities and limitations. The river carried the massacred bodies into Lake Victoria, creating a serious health hazard in Uganda.12 The New York Times claimed that as many as 100 bodies per hour were being washed ashore in Uganda or onto the Islands in Lake Victoria. Editions of the Shrine of Our Lady of Kibeho, The Shrine, Our Lady of Kibeho: her actual life and perspectives for the future, Declaration of the Bishop of Gikongoro bearing the final judgement on the events of the "Apparitions of Kibeho". From there, she continued her escape up to Bukavu in former Zaire together with many other refugees, including priests and religious of all ethnic groups. One of the schoolteachers, Sr. Blandine, pushed her way through the unbelieving crowd and brought Alphonsine to the school director and to the nurse. Then she heard a voice calling her. The first time that the Virgin Mary appeared to Nathalie was on January 12th, 1982, the last time on December 3rd, 1983. Marie-Claire was completely changed. The phenomena of the spiritual journeys of Anathalie and Alphonsine remained inexplicable from a human standpoint. This situation was subject of controversial public discussion, led by the investigation commissions as well as by temporary observers. At the end of her studies at Kibeho, Alphonsine was immediately employed by the Diocese of Butare as a secretary and stenotypist at the Diocesan Service Centre for Catholic Education, at that time part of the prefecture of Gikongoro. She was just a simple schoolgirl with no transportation. It is in this context that Mons. Catholic Religious orders and the diocesan clergy opened schools, universities and banks. During one of Marie-Claires visions, Our Lady told her that she had come to Rwanda because she was still able to find humble souls who were not attached to wealth. Hence, starting from September 1983, she first taught in her home parish Mushubi and thereafter in Kigali from September 1987. I love children who will play with me, because it shows me their love and trust.5. What Alphonsine did not tell them was that she was receiving messages for government officials, even the Hutu president. Script error: No such module "Draft topics". When Alphonsine asked why she was crying, Our Lady shed even more copious tears. Congo) family whom she had also met during the time of the apparitions at Kibeho, she she continued her tragical journey up to Abidjan at Ivory Coast a few weeks later and got into contact with Father Raymond Halter, a Marian priest who knew her since her last apparition on November 28th, 1989. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Augustine Misago, Bishop of Gikongoro declared the final judgement on the event of the apparitions of Kibeho on June 29th, 2001, in agreement with the members of the two commissions and with the Magisterium of the Universal Church in Rome as well as with the Episcopal Conference of Rwanda. Today, Kibeho is best known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimages. At the end of her studies at Kibeho, Alphonsine was immediately employed by the Diocese of Butare as a secretary and stenotypist at the Diocesan Service Centre for Catholic Education, at that time part of the prefecture of Gikongoro. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Shortly before the apparitions she was admitted in Kibeho College in October 1981 in order to continue her studies after primary school. Everything said or done after that date at Kibeho did not bring anything new with respect to what was already known, from the point of view of the messages and of the signs of credibility. It was 28 November 1981, and when Alphonsine reported what she had seen, her friends ridiculed her, her teachers scolded her and her village shunned her. The last place, hell, was a most fearsome hot furnace where the only light was a shade of red that reminded Anathalie of congealed blood. Anathalie had to avert her gaze from the horrific scene of anguish and misery. The Virgin appeared to them with the name "Nyina wa Jambo", that is "Mother of the Word", which is synonymous to "Umubyeyl W'iamna" that is, "Mother of God", as she herself explained. The two commissions continued their task as usual and were reinforced with some new members. The Father's Quilt: Rwanda: Mary's Apparition Tune in August 30, 2022: 1pm Mary Appears In Kibeho, to Alphonsine Mumureke, Nathalie Mukamazimpaka and Marie Claire Mukangango were the 3 young women. I do wish that you may make the Sanctuary of Kibeho radiate even more of that love of Mary for all her children, especially for the poorest and the most vulnerable. The Bishop of Gikongoro wrote a letter of recommendation to Cardinal Agr and, following the advice of Father Basile, Alphonsine left the Business School to join the Catechetical School, affiliated to the Catholic University of West African in Abidjan. He encouraged her to study theology and catechesis until she obtained her theological baccalaureate. On August 15, 1988 the local Bishop approved public devotion to Our Lady of Kibeho. Father Gbangbo seems to have played a major role in Alphonsines life as a spiritual advisor, also having influence on the Archbishop of Abidjan, Cardinal Bernard Agr, with whom Alphonsine was able to get into contact. This is also validfor Alphonsine who continued to attract many people up to the end of her apparitions. In contrast, the evolution of the alleged subsequent visionaries, especially after the apparitions were over, reflects disquieting personal situations, which have reinforced the existing reservations in regard to them and discouraged ecclesiastical authorities from proposing them to the faithful as points of reference. When His Excellency was still an abbot, he was providentially selected as a spiritual guide in the early stages of the apparitions. The visionaries said to have seen her sometimes with joined hands, sometimes with outstretched arms. Together with many other war displaced, they were taken towards Byumba, which was supposed to be a secure zone. The two commissions started their work immediately after their creation. The 16-year-old schoolgirl Alphonsine Mumureke said she was in the cafeteria of the Catholic boarding school Kibeho College, Rwanda, when she heard a voice soft as air and sweeter than music. OUR LADY OF KIBEHO IN RWANDA THE BVM APPEARED TO THREE GIRLS, ALPHONSINE , NATHALIE AND MARY CLAIRE, WHO WERE ENROLLED IN KIBEHO HIGH SCHOOL FROM 1981 THROUGH 1989. My advice therefore is: Guarantee these visionaries peace and encourage them to lead a fairly disciplined life.. In its discernment, the Church installed two commissions in 1982, one medical and one theological, which should investigate the events of Kibeho using scientifically valid methods. The situation became more and more confusing and it was therefore difficult for the church authorities to find the truth. Congo, where she sought refuge at the house of befriended families, who knew her from Kibeho. The message Nathalie received was special due to it's content on expiatory suffering and incessant prayer for a world which hastens to its ruin and is at risk of falling into the abyss. The most active period of these apparitions ended with the year 1983. Her single mother was very poor and was not able to provide further education for her after grade school and had always planned that Alphonsine would help her in the fields thereafter. Her parents were Thadde Gakwaya and Mary Immaculate Mukagasana. Pronunciation of Alphonsine Mumureke with 1 audio pronunciation and more for Alphonsine Mumureke. Marie Clarie's first apparition took place on March 2nd, 1982, her last on September 15th, 1982, after a period of 6 months and 15 days. However, as Divine Providence would arrange it, a space had unexpectedly opened up in a government-run all-girl school staffed by religious sisters. The fruits of the apparition are beginning to be realized in the land that witnessed so much destruction, as people turn to their Heavenly Mother. Our Lady promised that millions would come to the Shrine to seek her help, and that they would be blessed and strengthened. Katoris background as a journalist and an actor bring a rare sensibility to her plays, which combine a reporters eye for a good story and historical detail together with an understanding of how to craft characters that only an actor can experience. Many a time, the visionary was confronted with all kinds of questions, some of which were very personal or even offending. Even though this apparition was shorter, it took her longer to regain full consciousness. Her mother, Gaudence Mukabaziga, died on Octobre 17th, 1998 from malaria. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. He prayed that it would be a holy place of prayer, conversion, and reparation for the world. My advice therefore is: Guarantee these visionaries peace and encourage them to lead a fairly disciplined life.. She told the girl that she wanted to be loved by people everywhere so that she could bring lost souls to her Son Jesus. Their conclusions showed that from the eight supposed visionaries taken as samples for investigation, only three showed the required criteria of credibility and confidence in what concerns the apparitions of Kibeho. Some claimed to have seen Virgin Mary, others wanted to have seen Jesus; still others said they saw the Virgin Mary on one day and Jesus on another day. Anathalie remains at the Shrine, fulfilling the promise she made to Our Lady, praying and offering her suffering for souls. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; As soon as she disappeared, Alphonsine collapsed on the floor and lay motionless for ten minutes. Kibeho is also the name given to one of the parishes of the diocese of Gikongoro, founded in 1934 and dedicated to Mary, Mother of God. between November 28th, 1981 and November 28th, 1982. Even if the three visionaries mentioned above are the only ones officially approved by the Catholic Church, they were not the only ones who claimed to have been favoured by apparitions at Kibeho. The Service Centre was led by a priest. Others asked her for proof to support her story. But she sought a more secluded life completely devoted to prayers. The Bible was translated into the national language of Kinyarwanda, and nine dioceses were created. All Rights Reserved. UNconfirms death of one of last Rwandan genocide fugitives, Exiled Rwandan opposition politician shot dead in Cape Town, Rwanda president suggests UK extradite genocide suspects after asylum deal, Hotel Rwanda dissident goes on trial accused of terrorism and murder, Zimbabwe denies harbouring deceased Rwandan genocide fugitive. She was able to return to Rwanda in early December 1996. It is often she herself who welcomes individual pilgrims and assists them in anything they need or refers them to the chaplain if necessary. When he died Father Basile Gbangbo, a priest of the Archdiocese of Abidjan, took over as spiritual guide. After graduation, Marie-Claire spent years spreading devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. They ruled through the Tutsi king and brought Hutu areas under their rule. These witnesses, historically linked, were the only ones on the scene for some months, at least up to June 1982. Alphonsine kept her job when the Diocese of Gikongoro was founded in 1992 up to the point in 1994 when she was forced to flee in order to survive the terrible genocide in Rwanda, first to the presbytery of the parish of Gikongoro and then to Bukavu in former Zaire, now D.R. On June 24th, 1982, the Blessed Virgin asked Nathalie to remain at Kibeho and, until further notice, fully engage herself in prayer life and mortifications for the salvation of the world. After these three apparitions, there were several more alleged appearances. Sanctuary Our Lady of KibehoB.P. She justifies this by referring to personal messages from the Blessed Virgin, whom she calls "Umubyeyi", mother. The Bishop ordered that a chapel be built in honor of Our Lady of Kibeho; the Shrine was to be called the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows. He laid the foundation stone on November 28, 1992, and asked that the Rosary and the Seven Sorrows devotions become an integral part of the spiritual practices of the Shrine. The two commissions completed their investigation twenty years after their creation. She asked Alphonsine to tell people that they needed to convert. She was taken to a land of lighta place of communionwhere she saw seven angels singing indescribably beautiful hymns in praise of God. What makes Katoris play so moving is that it takes place at a time before the genocide, when there is still space for optimism in the lives of the schoolchildren it depicts. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The sins of her children caused the heavenly Mother such deep sorrow that she cried bitterly as she pleaded for her children to pray and to love one another. Alphonsine Mumureke. These witnesses, historically linked, were the only ones on the scene for some months, at least up to June 1982. Kibeho was not spared. Our Lady poured out, as it were, so much love upon Alphonsine that she felt she would be lifted to heaven. She had always attended Mass on Sundays and had a special devotion to Our Lady. This encouraged Nathalie to return home after two years of absence. The natives harvest bananas, sweet potatoes, and cassava for their own use throughout the year. There, they were caught off guard by the genocide of 1994. At this point, some of the other girls began believing that the apparitions might be real. Editions of the Shrine of Our Lady of Kibeho, The Shrine, Our Lady of Kibeho: her actual life and perspectives for the future, Declaration of the Bishop of Gikongoro bearing the final judgement on the events of the "Apparitions of Kibeho". Thus, they gave priority to the first eight supposed visionaries: Those of the first year of the apparitions at Kibeho, i.e. Alphonsine fut embauche par le diocse comme secrtaire dactylographe au Service diocsain de lEnseignement Catholique Gikongoro. Before she led Alphonsine to the other world, she warned her that she would appear to be dead and that others would want to bury her. She witnessed acts of murder and genocide against innocent people. Her mother, Immaculate Mukarasana, died some a few years after the genocide of 1994. The number of supposed visionaries listed in the file of the commissions of inquiry reached 14 on November 28th, 1982, one year after the forst apparitions; on November 28th, 1983 they were 33 already. 341 Butare / RwandaCentral AfricaThis email address is being protected from spambots. For Katori, Kibeho College symbolised the defining role the Catholic church has played in Rwandas education system and political life over the last century, including shaping its ideological divisions. In November 1981, 16-year-old Alphonsine Mumureke reported a vision she described as the Virgin Mary, warning of a bloody, apocalyptic, hate-filled conflict to come. In its discernment, the Church installed two commissions in 1982, one medical and one theological, which should investigate the events of Kibeho using scientifically valid methods. Then she saw a light in the distance. She was killed in the 1994 genocide along with her husband. Our Lady first appeared to Alphonsine Mumureke, a student at Kibeho High School, on Nov. 28, 1981. There are more reasons to believe in the apparitions than to deny them. But Mukamazimpaka, on what she says was an order from the Virgin Mary, has stayed in Kibeho, except for two years during the genocide when she was ordered to leave by the bishop. After the creation of the Diocese of Gikongoro in 1992, everything connected with the apparitions of Kibeho was transferred to the new diocese led by Mons. 21 mars 1965, Alphonsine naquit Cyizihira, dans la paroisse de Zaza (diocse de Kibungo). The young professed was given the name of Alphonsine of the Glorious Cross ". The dissension between the Hutus and the Tutsis was essentially a class struggle, and not a tribal conflict,1 as is often believed. Why did he die in a cell? A partir de lanne 1995 un bienfaiteur laida trouver une bourse dtudes lEcole Suprieure de Commerce Castaing, avec inscription la section de Secrtariat Bureautique. Finally, on June 29, 2001 after careful studies by a commission of inquiry made up of scientists and theologians from other countries, the Church officially recognized the apparitions to the three schoolgirls of Kibeho. Young and powerless, their warnings went unheeded. Kibeho High School in southern Rwanda is run by the Benebikira Sisters or Daughters of the Virgin Mary. When she awoke, she once again found herself on the floor of the school chapel. And today she is a member of a cloistered congregation in Rome. Aerial views of the picturesque country present spectacular lush landscapes, rich green vegetation, remarkable terraced crops on the hillsides, amazing volcanic mountains, and a number of shimmering lakes that reflect breathtaking sunsets. On June 24th, 1982, the Blessed Virgin asked Nathalie to remain at Kibeho and, until further notice, fully engage herself in prayer life and mortifications for the salvation of the world. It is the most famine-prone region of one of the worlds poorest countries, but so beautiful that locals say: God comes on holiday here.. Therefore, my daughter, though I am forgotten by many, at least do you not forget me; consider my anguish, and imitate, as far as you can, my grief. (The Glories of Mary, St. Alphonsus de Liguori, p. 478). 2Our Lady of Kibeho, Immaculee Ilibagiza with Steve Erwin, 2009, 4th ed, Hay House, Inc., p. 35. It is in this context that Mons. The director asked her to apologize to the whole school for her lies, but Alphonse couldnt deny that she had seen the Mother of the Word. All her doubts vanished, as she understood that she was speaking with the Mother of God. Whenever God called someone for a special mission in the history of salvation, He chose him / her right there, in their actual personal circumstances, and used him / her as he / she is, with his / her personality and character traits, all his / her qualities and personal shortcomings, capabilities and limitations. And, when our pilgrimage on this earth comes to an end, may we live eternally with you in the kingdom of Heaven. Many a time, the visionary was confronted with all kinds of questions, some of which were very personal or even offending. For reasons mentioned below, she was unable to complete her studies. They reported seeing a tree on fire, an open chasm and a monster. With the help of an Ivorian-Congolese (D.R. The other two visionaries, Anathalie and Marie-Claire, experienced the same dreadful vision on this day: mass murder, the river of blood, piles of corpses. var addy_text06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61 = 'sanctuaire.kibeho' + '@' + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61').innerHTML += ''+addy_text06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61+'<\/a>'; Copyright Sanctuaire Notre Dame de Kibeho. The longest series of visions were attributed to Alphonsine Mumureke, who had received the initial vision shortly after her admittance into Kibeho High School in October 1981 after her primary education, and the last on November 28, 1989.. Although she had only one year left in order to obtain a diploma level D5 that would qualify her as a primary school teacher, Nathalie did not complete her secondary school studies. Alone in their community, Alphonsine, Anathalie and Marie Claire understood the lessons that scripture offered against the growing hatred of their times. Nathalie Mukamazimpaka was born as the daughter of Laurent Ngango and Gaudence Mukabaziga in 1964 in Munini in the current district of Nyaruguru, in the parish of Muganza, Diocese of Gikongoro. . What is the target audience for the Independent newspaper. The exceptional long duration of the apparitions did not discourage the members of the two commissions, who worked with great zeal and the desire to examine the events impartially and without bias, investigating without rush but with patience and calm. The list of its authors can be seen in its historicaland/or the page Edithistory:Alphonsine Mumureke. In early July 1994, Nathalie was forced to leave Kibeho at the request of the Bishop, in order to get into greater safety. The Bishop of Gikongoro wrote a letter of recommendation to Cardinal Agr and, following the advice of Father Basile, Alphonsine left the Business School to join the Catechetical School, affiliated to the Catholic University of West African in Abidjan. Kibeho itself suffered two massacres. The message the Virgin Mary allegedly revealed to the students at Kibeho was focused on conversion and salvific suffering. He became her spiritual director and took care of her during her stay at Ivory Coast. Militias set up roadblocks to slaughter the Tutsis, many with machetes. It was of a woman calling herself "Mother of the Word". Nathalie Mukamazimpaka stopped her studies after the apparitions and devoted herself totally to prayer. One Saturday, November 28, 1981 seventeen year old Alphonsine Mumureke was taking her turn as server in the school lunch room. 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