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 two commissions worked according to the "Norms for Judging Alleged Apparitions and Revelations", published by the Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith on February 24th, 1978 in Rome. Witnesses say that Marie Claire was killed in an attempt or defend or to find her husband kidnapped and lead together with other victims to an unknown destination. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; They ruled through the Tutsi king and brought Hutu areas under their rule. Dans la suite, elle partit avec des connaissances vers le Zare (aujourdhui RD Congo). Catholic Religious orders and the diocesan clergy opened schools, universities and banks. She completed her secondary school studies at the Humanistic School of Kibeho in July 1989 with a secretary degree (level A2). In this context, Mons. Thus, they gave priority to the first eight supposed visionaries: Those of the first year of the apparitions at Kibeho, i.e. Then she heard a voice calling her. On April 3, 2014, Pope Francis referred to Our Lady of Kibeho when addressing the bishops of Rwanda: Dear brothers, I want to assure you again of my closeness to you, and to your Diocesan communities, to the entire nation of Rwanda, and I entrust you all to the maternal protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Marie-Claire, the leading antagonist, glared at her in total disgust and disbelief. The group concluded that she was truly with Our Lady on some mysterious expedition; they had no choice but to wait. I invite the parents or guardians as well as the friends of the visionaries of Kibeho still alive to moderately treat the visionaries, avoiding exaltation only for them having been favoured by the approved apparitions. He prayed that it would be a holy place of prayer, conversion, and reparation for the world. The call to expiatory sacrifice being one of the major lines of the message of Kibeho, Nathalie always tries her best to live this message. The Virgin was silent for some minutes, and then she began to weep. Thus, they gave priority to the first eight supposed visionaries: Those of the first year of the apparitions at Kibeho, i.e. 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. It was of a woman calling herself "Mother of the Word". She was shown a river of blood, of decapitated heads, of corpses piled high upon each other, of untold destruction, torture, and hatred. 5 . What did Australia do in the Rwandan genocide? She explained that our heavenly Mother loved her children so very muchfar more than their own mothersand that she wanted the girls to think of her as a Mother who really did love them. She witnessed acts of murder and genocide against innocent people. She received the habit on July 26, 2004, and made her first profession on July 15, 2006. 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. It was from there that she was urgently transferred to Nairobi for medical care. She witnessed acts of murder and genocide against innocent people. And everywhere there was blood, flies.13. She was taken to a land of lighta place of communionwhere she saw seven angels singing indescribably beautiful hymns in praise of God. However, the superiors of this congregation hesitated to accept her since the question of the authenticity of the apparitions had not yet been clarified by the church authorities. However, as Divine Providence would arrange it, a space had unexpectedly opened up in a government-run all-girl school staffed by religious sisters. She was baptised on August 12th, 1966 at the age of 5. 8www.miraclehunter.com/marian_apparitions/messages/kibeho_messages.html#marieclaire. . 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. Congo, where she sought refuge at the house of befriended families, who knew her from Kibeho. Young and powerless, their warnings went unheeded. At this point, some of the other girls began believing that the apparitions might be real. She received the religious habit at the beginning of her novitiate on July 26th, 2004. 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. When Belgium withdrew in 1962, Rwanda and Burundi became two independent countries. Her mother, Immaculate Mukarasana, died some a few years after the genocide of 1994. This email address is being protected from spambots. Since 1998 it goes by "Groupe Scolaire Mere du Verbe" (School of the Mother of the Word). She was sent to the nurse, who in turn sent her to her room to rest. But only the visions of the first three -- 17-year-old Alphonsine, 20-year-old Nathalie, and 21-year-old Marie Claire -- have received Bishop Misago's solemn approval. 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. 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. 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. 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. Shortly before the apparitions she was admitted in Kibeho College in October 1981 in order to continue her studies after primary school. Some of those children who survived have helped Katori in researching her play. Anathalie was on her way to the chapel to pray when, like Alphonsine, she was overcome with confusion, joy, fear and dizziness. In early July 1994, Nathalie was forced to leave Kibeho at the request of the Bishop, in order to get into greater safety. \roctobre 1981, aprs ses tudes primaires Alphonsine est admise au collge de Kibehon, tenue par la Congrgation des Surs\rBenebikira.\rLa Vierge demandait tous de se convertir, avoir la foi, et\rprier sans hypocrisie.\r\r28 novembre 1981, les apparitions de la Mre du Verbe commence lge de 16 ans, Mgr Jean Baptiste Gahamanyi, est l'vque du diocse de Butare dont Kibeho faisait partie jusquen 1992,\rALPHONSINE MUMUREKE termina ses tudes secondaires lEcole\rdes Lettres de Kibeho en juillet 1989 avec un diplme du niveau A2 en secrtariat du Groupe Scolaire Mre du Verbe de Kibeho .\r Alphonsine fut embauche par le diocse comme secrtaire dactylographe au Service diocsain de lEnseignement Catholique Gikongoro. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one. During 100 days in 1994, up to a million of Rwandas population of just over seven million were murdered by the ruling Hutu government in an attempt to exterminate the Tutsi tribe. By Ginny Kubitz Moyer December 13, 2010. For reasons mentioned below, she was unable to complete her studies. 21 mars 1965, Alphonsine naquit Cyizihira, dans la paroisse de Zaza (diocse de Kibungo). 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. 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". 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. Katori Halls play Our Lady of Kibeho is the story of three friends who insisted that they were visited by the Virgin Mary and told of the horror that lay ahead. 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. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. In the end, they could not prove the visionary and her position wrong. This encouraged Nathalie to return home after two years of absence. var addy_text06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61 = 'sanctuaire.kibeho' + '@' + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61').innerHTML += ''+addy_text06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61+'<\/a>'; Copyright Sanctuaire Notre Dame de Kibeho. At the time of the apparitions she attended Grade 4 of the elementary level at Kibeho College. On November 28, 1981, an event happened that would forever change the life of Alphonsine and affect the lives of millions. The Hutus continued to attack the Tutsis through the 1960s, killing thousands, triggering retaliation by the Tutsis. They even wished that her case might one day provide the basis for new perspectives. 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. As for Alphonsine Mumureke, the first visionary, she has had a long journey. 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. She went so far as to inform the local bishop, who told her that he was already aware of the events. They even wished that her case might one day provide the basis for new perspectives. As she was filling water glasses, the same apprehension mixed with bliss arose. Kibeho, a small mountain village in southern Rwanda, is also the name of a parish founded in 1934, dedicated to Mary Mother of God. This parish was well known for its strong Catholic faith and gave a large number of priests and consecrated persons to the Church of Rwanda. Marie Claire Mukangango was born in 1961 as the daughter of Basera and Vronique Nyiratuza in Rusekera, in the present district of Nyamagabe, in Mushubi parish, Diocese of Gikongoro. Kibeho College, founded in 1967 on the initiative of the parish priest of Kibeho, Father Grgoire Kamugisha, has often changed name in order to conform to the changing programs of the Ministry of National Education. The situation became more and more confusing and it was therefore difficult for the church authorities to find the truth. Thirty astounded students had witnessed Marie-Clare in ecstasy. 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. Spanning eight years and three visionaries at Kibeho College in Rwanda, it all began on November 28 th, 1981, when Our Lady appeared to seventeen-year-old Alphonsine Mumureke while she was serving other children: "She could have chosen me when I was in a chapel praying the Rosary. At first, no one took the adolescent's claims seriously. The most active period of these apparitions ended with the year 1983. This is also validfor Alphonsine who continued to attract many people up to the end of her apparitions. 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. It is often she herself who welcomes individual pilgrims and assists them in anything they need or refers them to the chaplain if necessary. Twelve years later, a bloody war broke out in Rwanda, pitting two ethnic groups against each other: the Hutu majority vs. the Tutsi minority. 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. Anathalie remains at the Shrine, fulfilling the promise she made to Our Lady, praying and offering her suffering for souls. They next traveled to Isesengurwaa place of purification where the light was dimthe inhabitants of which were at peace but also suffering. Get the latest from La Croix International. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Kibeho was not spared. She was able to return to Rwanda in early December 1996. When she regained consciousness, she found herself in a dark place that repulsed her. Mary identified herself to Alphonsine as "the Mother of the Word.". She was forced to flee Kibeho in 1994 because of the Rwandan Genocide, and lived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a few weeks before permanently moving to the Ivory Coast. 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. Then she issued a terrible warning: Rwanda was going to become a hell on Earth in a conflict that would see the picturesque rivers of Kibeho village run red with blood. The two commissions started their work immediately after their creation. The scholastic body was increasingly upset over all the commotion, but they could not prevent the news from spreading to the nearby villages. 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. The history of the Church is replete with examples of Our Ladys watchful and solicitous care for the welfare of her children. Feminine Name French. 12http://partners.nytimes.com/library/world/africa/052194rwanda-genocide.html. The visionaries said to have seen her sometimes with joined hands, sometimes with outstretched arms. She received the religious habit at the beginning of her novitiate on July 26th, 2004. 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. Unfortunately, they did not have a child, despite their strong desire to start a family. Pronunciation of Alphonsine Mumureke with 1 audio pronunciation and more for Alphonsine Mumureke. 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. When she awoke, she once again found herself on the floor of the school chapel. Alphonsine Mumureke (Nneka Okafor) is in a trance as she believes she is seeing the Virgin Mary in Katori Hall's OUR LADY OF KIBEHO (photo 2014 by Joan Marcus) The Pershing Square Signature Center The Irene Diamond Stage 480 West 42nd St. between Tenth & Eleventh Aves. . Ses parents sappelaient Thadde GAKWAYA et Marie Immacule MUKARUSANA.\r27 juillet 1977, Alphonsine est baptise lge de 12 ans. She asked Alphonsine to tell people that they needed to convert. Forename Alphonsine. 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. In Kibeho, Rwanda, in 1981, a 16-year-old schoolgirl, Alphonsine Mumureke, heard a heavenly voice calling out to her. T he 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. 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. The two commissions completed their investigation twenty years after their creation. Script error: No such module "Draft topics". Who are you? Alphonsine asked. Alphonsine Mumureke left in 1994 during the genocide and never came back. 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 was just a simple schoolgirl with no transportation. Father Halter's successor, Father Basile Mobio Gbangbo, an Ivorian diocesan priest from the Archdiocese of Abidjan, serving in the Sacred Heart Parish of Abobo. "Without the effort to love God, one becomes mediocre," pope tells new cardinals, Mongolians fear for their cultural heritage, Pope Francis, Cardinal Becciu and the importance of transparency, Charities in the United States brave pandemic to provide Thanksgiving meals to poor. Up to a million people were killed during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Since 1998 it goes by "Groupe Scolaire Mere du Verbe" (School of the Mother of the Word). Though the school was very poor and had no running water or electricity; Alphonsine was, nevertheless, grateful to be there. He encouraged her to study theology and catechesis until she obtained her theological baccalaureate. Most historical accounts of the genocide focus on either society or the state, the former exploring the longstanding racism in Rwandan society and the latter documenting the complex power struggles in government and the ways in which propaganda radiated from the capital to the provinces and inspired the violence. While the morale of the government deteriorated, the RPF concentrated its fight on Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. 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. But Mukamazimpaka, on what she says was an order from the Virgin Mary, has stayed in Kibeho, except for two years. She responded: I am the Mother of the Word.. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a most beautiful placea grassy plain filled with sparkling droplets of color. Today, Kibeho is best known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimages. Ever since, she has been continuing her generous work for the Marian shrine and committing herself to praying with the pilgrims. What is the meaning of business ecosystem? This email address is being protected from spambots. Alphonsine's are no longer alive. My advice therefore is: Guarantee these visionaries peace and encourage them to lead a fairly disciplined life.. 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. They share the same language, religions and kinship and clan systems. 7 . Heaven had directed her to tell the officials to pray, to forgive, and to stop persecuting the Tutsis and sending them into exile. When she awoke from the nightmare, she found two friends supporting her, questioning her and advising her to return to the dormitory. At the time of the civil war and genocide of 1994, she remained at Kibeho, at the scene of two terrible massacres. Sixteen-year-old Alphonsine Mumureke was privileged to attend Kibeho High school, an opportunity many poor Rwandan girls did not have. If I am turning to the parish of Kibeho, it does not mean that I am concerned only for Kibeho, or for the Diocese of Butare, or for Rwanda, or for the whole of Africa. Lateron, she was hosted in a community of the Daughters of Mary Queen of the Apostles Sisters up to May 1996. Perhaps the most significant vision occurred on August 15, 1982, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She was baptised on February 2nd, 1968 at the age of 4. So, ever since July 1982, Nathalie has been permanently staying close to the site of the apparitions at Kibeho. Then a few months later -- January 12, 1982 -- there were rumors that the Virgin Mary had appeared to another Kibeho student named Nathalie Mukamazimpaka. This is also valid for Alphonsine who continued to attract many people up to the end of her apparitions. In this Declaration, the Bishop of Gikongoro specifies without meandering: 1 . After her graduation from theology with a specialization in catechesis in June 2003, she entered the monastery Sainte Claire in Abidjan (Poor Clares). Whether the visions that they described were real or not, the schoolgirls testimony highlighted the daily injustices that they saw around them. 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. Fergal Keane, a BBC correspondent in Rwanda in 1994, found it difficult to capture the horror of what happened. 2 . 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. She was baptised on July 27th, 1977 at the age of 12 years. Her father, Thadde Gakwaya was assassinated in September 1984. 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. Shortly before the apparitions she was admitted in Kibeho College in October 1981 in order to continue her studies after primary school. The natives harvest bananas, sweet potatoes, and cassava for their own use throughout the year. May it be a call for the Church of Rwanda, and beyond, to turn with confidence to Our Lady of Sorrows. Right in front of everyone she suddenly went into ecstasy as she beheld the Blessed Virgin who introduced herself as the Mother of the Word. Only the three initial testimonies merit being considered authentic; they were given by Alphonsine Mumureke, Nathalie Mukamazimpaka, and by Marie Claire Mukangango. Hence, starting from September 1983, she first taught in her home parish Mushubi and thereafter in Kigali from September 1987. Our Lady made her aware of her wrongful persecution of the other two seers. She was baptised on July 27th, 1977 at the age of 12 years. Here is how she relates the first Apparition: Theirs was a protest against the moral, social and political decay of their community a reminder that sometimes young people can sense tragedy ahead in a way that adults are incapable of. Their message is in conformity with the Sacred Scripture and the living Tradition of the Church. Ever since, she has been continuing her generous work for the Marian shrine and committing herself to praying with the pilgrims. article "Alphonsine Mumureke" is from Wikipedia, https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=Alphonsine_Mumureke&oldid=2464770. Our Lady floated toward her without touching the ground. var addy5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf = 'sanctuaire.kibeho' + '@'; In 1982, Our Lady conducted Alphonsine and Anathalie on separate journeys to heaven, hell and purgatory. 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