But Mukamazimpaka, on what she says was an order from the Virgin Mary, has stayed in Kibeho, except for two years. She had just finished a geography test and was filled with inexplicable emotions: confusion, joy, dread and fear. Australian soldiers serving as part of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda estimated at least 4,000 people in the camp were killed by soldiers of the military wing of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, known as the Rwandan Patriotic Army. Alphonsine Mumureke was born on March 21st, 1965, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kibungo, Rwanda. 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. Amen. She temporarily stayed at Bishops residence in Gikongoro. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Suddenly the crowd heard Alphonsines frightfully piercing screams. The visionaries of Kibeho are no exception from the rule. 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. The exact date and circumstances of their death are not (yet) elicited. 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. Her father, Thadde Gakwaya was assassinated in September 1984. 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. Marie-Claire, the leading antagonist, glared at her in total disgust and disbelief. Thus, they gave priority to the first eight supposed visionaries: Those of the first year of the apparitions at Kibeho, i.e. SUPPORT LA CROIX INTERNATIONALS COMMUNITY OF READERS. Cest l quelle a vcu la tragdie du gnocide survenu en 1994. 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. As she was filling water glasses, the same apprehension mixed with bliss arose. When he died Father Basile Gbangbo, a priest of the Archdiocese of Abidjan, took over as spiritual guide. The most active period of these apparitions ended with the year 1983. - Developed by jofarsystems.com. 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. During his visit to Rwanda in 1990, Pope John Paul II begged his listeners to heed the Virgins pleas and pray fervently for peace among political and ethnic factions: On this feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, which marks the dawn of salvation to the world, I ask the Mother of all of us to watch over her children in Rwanda and particularly you, the leaders of the country, to place your talents at the service of all your compatriots.11, Our Lady had pleaded, but the Rwandans did not listen. 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. Most of Rwandas inhabitants make a living from agriculture and livestock. Kibeho is a small parish nestled in Mubuga, the land of the seven hills in eastern Rwanda. Script error: No such module "AfC topic". Shortly before the apparitions she was admitted in Kibeho College in October 1981 in order to continue her studies after primary school. Mary first appeared to a girl named Alphonsine Mumureke "when she was serving other kids," Ilibagiza explained. During the war, between 800,000 and 1 million were killed. Convert while there is still time, the Virgin Mary said to the world through Marie Claire. 1The Tutsis and Hutus are not tribes they belong to the same Banyarwanda nationality. When Belgium withdrew in 1962, Rwanda and Burundi became two independent countries. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one. 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. It is often she herself who welcomes individual pilgrims and assists them in anything they need or refers them to the chaplain if necessary. She asked the seers to promote and pray the Chaplet of Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. In the evaluation of the facts and the messages, only the public apparitions are taken into consideration. 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. The Bishop had personally witnessed an increase in Sunday and daily Mass attendance throughout the country, and more of the faithful were returning to the Sacrament of Confession. Today, we humbly ask you to defend Catholic Online's independence. Today, Rwandans continue to confront on a daily basis the pain of memory, the power of reconciliation, the challenges of redemption and forgiveness and the ineradicability of loss. Many a time, the visionary was confronted with all kinds of questions, some of which were very personal or even offending. The White Fathers, an international Missionary Society of priests and brothers, arrived in the late 1800s amid all this tension. It would be unfortunate to misuse them as a kind of good luck charm" (abapfumu). 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. 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. 10Our Lady of Kibeho, Immacule Ilibagiza, Hay House Inc., pg 147. . 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. Mary identified herself to Alphonsine as "the Mother of the Word.". The temporary religious profession ceremonies took place on July 15th , 2006. She then heard a gentle voice sweetly inviting her not to be afraid. Moreover, chances are that some people tried to talk to these visionaries and maliciously make them their instruments. It would be unfortunate to misuse them as a kind of good luck charm" (abapfumu). 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. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; Alphonsine Mumureke was born on March 21st, 1965, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kibungo, Rwanda. On the contrary, the successive local ordinaries were in favour of her. Catholic Religious orders and the diocesan clergy opened schools, universities and banks. What is the target audience for the Independent newspaper. When Alphonsine awoke, she was overwhelmed by the love she felt. 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. And, when our pilgrimage on this earth comes to an end, may we live eternally with you in the kingdom of Heaven. Holy Mary answered her prayers. The situation became more and more confusing and it was therefore difficult for the church authorities to find the truth. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Despite rumblings of the growing divide between Hutus and Tutsis, we lose ourselves in this story of these three young women who want to change the world they will inherit. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . 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. After Marie Claire, the third visionary in the chronology of the apparitions of Kibeho, there were several other girls and one boy, all of them of different age and various levels of education. / My heart is full of sadness, / My child, show me the love, / You love me, / Come closer to my heart.10 The Heavenly Mother had come to ask for repentance, fasting, penance, prayer; and her children were not responding. Our Lady promised that millions would come to the Shrine to seek her help, and that they would be blessed and strengthened. Marie Claire and Elie formed a happy couple. Unfortunately, they did not have a child, despite their strong desire to start a family. This is also validfor Alphonsine who continued to attract many people up to the end of her apparitions. They share the same language, religions and kinship and clan systems. In April 1994, President Juvenal Habyarimana was killed when his plane was shot down. var addy_text06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61 = 'sanctuaire.kibeho' + '@' + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61').innerHTML += ''+addy_text06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61+'<\/a>'; Copyright Sanctuaire Notre Dame de Kibeho. Ever since, she has been continuing her generous work for the Marian shrine and committing herself to praying with the pilgrims. At 1630 hrs the RPA fired warning shots and nine more IDPs were killed in the resulting stampede. Anathalie agreed whole-heartedly to this requesta task she continues to this day. 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. The longest series of visions were attributed to Alphonsine Mumureke who received the first vision on November 28, 1981 and the last on November 28, 1989. She completed her secondary school studies at the Humanistic School of Kibeho in July 1989 with a secretary degree (level A2). She asked Alphonsine to tell people that they needed to convert. Alphonsine Mumureke left in 1994 during the genocide and never came back. 13www.nytimes.com/1995/04/24/world/as-many-as-2000-are-reported-dead-in-rwanda.html. At the start of the 1981-82 academic year it received several dozen boarding students from all over the East African country, as it had in previous years. In the 23-page document, the Bishops reasons were thoughtfully and systematically penned. Elle y a fait sa prise dhabit religieux le 6/07/2004 ; le noviciat dbuta le 31 Juillet de la mme anne. 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. They come to the Shrine from all lands asking for forgiveness, for love, for healing and for strength to cope with the hardships of life. Her parents were Thadde Gakwaya and Mary Immaculate Mukagasana. In 2004, Mumureke entered a Poor Clares monastery in Abidjan, where she continues to live as a nun today.[1]. addy06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61 = addy06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61 + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com'; 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". 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. 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. Even though this apparition was shorter, it took her longer to regain full consciousness. It was of a woman calling herself "Mother of the Word". At first, no one took the adolescent's claims seriously. | Jan 16, 2017 | 2014, Marian Shrines | 0 comments. Average annual rainfall is about 40 inches (100 cm); the country is also blessed with an abundant water supply from a number of rivers and lakes. When she awoke from her stupor, she saw her classmates staring at her; when they all excitedly questioned her, she started to cry because she realized that Our Lady had departed. 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. 11www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1990/september/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19900908_stadio-nyamirambo_it.html. 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. Here, three people, Nathalie Mukamazimpaka, Alphonsine Mumureke and Claire Mukangango, received messages from Our Lady. As visionary, Marie Claire is especially known for the message concerning the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary which goes hand in hand with an urgent call to repentance: Repent, repent, repent! 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. And they were causing increasing furor. In Kibeho, Rwanda, in 1981, a 16-year-old schoolgirl, Alphonsine Mumureke, heard a heavenly voice calling out to her. The exact date and circumstances of their death are not (yet) elicited. The Virgin was silent for some minutes, and then she began to weep. There is no love and no peace. Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament was established after the genocide; and thousands of pilgrims, increasing in numbers year by year, were visiting the Shrine. Augustin Misago, a former member of the theological commission himself. var addy_text5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf = 'sanctuaire.kibeho' + '@' + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf').innerHTML += ''+addy_text5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf+'<\/a>'; Copyright Sanctuaire Notre Dame de Kibeho. Six times more she began the song, but Our Lady interrupted her every time. . 98% of our readers don't give; they simply look the other way. As a Latin adage says: Gratia non tollit naturam, sed perficit eam. ("Grace doesn't do away with nature, but perfects it."). Ses parents sappelaient Thadde GAKWAYA et Marie Immacule MUKARUSANA.\r27 juillet 1977, Alphonsine est baptise lge de 12 ans. On another occasion, the Blessed Mother told Anathalie, When I show myself to someone and talk to them, I want to turn to the whole world. The most active period of these apparitions ended with the year 1983. 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. 5 . The next day, one of the students, Marie-Claire, led a group of fellow students in a confrontation with Alphonsine. The two commissions started their work immediately after their creation. 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. After her graduation from theology with a specialization in catechesis in June 2003, she entered the monastery Sainte Claire in Abidjan (Poor Clares). She wore no shoes, just like Alphonsine and her classmates. Fortunately, the Benebikira Sisters had just come back to Kibeho and reopened their convent, the school and the health centre. She was baptized when she was 12 years old, on July 27 1977. Then a few months later -- January 12, 1982 -- there were rumors that the Virgin Mary had appeared to another Kibeho student named Nathalie Mukamazimpaka. 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 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. Among the signs for the credibility of the apparitions, the following should be mentioned: 1. the good mental health, the human balance, the attentiveness and the sincerity of the visionaries certified in the conclusions of the medical commission, comprising the opinion of a psychiatrist; 2. the respectful and sincere climate in which the events took place; 3. the absence of sensationalism in the habit of the visionaries, which indicates that the apparitions did not occur neither automatically nor controlled by them; 4. the conformity of the visionaries' messages and behaviour; 5. the tangible character of the ecstasies, according to the examinations of the commissions free of mental disorder or hysteria; 6. the genuineness and simpleness of the dialogues in the apparitions; 7. the fact that parts of the message were expressed in a more eloquent way than the visionaries would usually be able to due to their culture and religious formation; 8. the phenomenon of the "mystical journey" first of all for Alphonsine ( on March 20th, 1982) and then for Nathalie (on October 30th, 1982); 9. the frightening visions of August 15th, 1982, which proved to be prophetic due to the human dramas in Rwanda and throughout the country of the Great Lake region in recent years; 10. the extraordinary fasting of Nathalie during Lenten season 1983, rigorously monitored by the medical commission, whose members did not consist of (practicing) Catholics only; 11. the content of the message, remaining consistent, relevant, and orthodox; 12. the spiritual fruit already borne by these events, all across the country and even abroad; (Mons. Her mother, Gaudence Mukabaziga, died on Octobre 17th, 1998 from malaria. My advice therefore is: Guarantee these visionaries peace and encourage them to lead a fairly disciplined life.. Alphonsine Mumureke was born on March 21st, 1965 in Cyizihira, in the parish of Zaza, Diocese of Kibungo as the daughter of Thadde Gakwaya and Mary Immaculate Mukarasana. The visionaries of Kibeho are no exception from the rule. At that time, Father Joseph Bezel, parish priest in France and a dear friend of Father Raymond Halter, helped Alphonsine to obtain a scholarship for the Business School of Castaing in Abidjan ,where she signed up for a three-year-programme of Business Secretary Education (from 1995/96 to 1997/98). Alphonsine Mumureke Show Our Lady of Kibeho Gender Female Age Range Late Teen, Young Adult Role Size Lead Dancing Non Dancer Voice Spoken Time & Place kibeho college, an all-girls catholic school in kibeho, rwanda, 1981-1982 Tags The White Fathers were successful in their evangelization efforts, generating a fervent, faith-filled people and abundant vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Since 1998 it goes by "Groupe Scolaire Mere du Verbe" (School of the Mother of the Word). 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. She was just a simple schoolgirl with no transportation. Thousands of people were slaughtered in their churches, their decapitated bodies dumped into rivers. 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. In early July 1994, Nathalie was forced to leave Kibeho at the request of the Bishop, in order to get into greater safety. At the same time, she was aspirant in the order of Saint Claire. All Rights Reserved. They are the ones who made Kibeho known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimage causing crowds of people to flock there. Sign up to receive our daily newsletter. When she awoke she found herself on the floor in the chapel. Marie-Claire became increasingly agitated in the matter and began spying on the seers more closely, peeking at their letters and diaries and inventing nastier tactics to unmask the connivers. She was sure that the devil was involved, and she was determined to uncover the conspiracy. 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. Alphonsine Mumureke. Of course we now know that, a decade after the Trinitys terrible visions, Rwanda was riven by a terrible genocide. Heaven had directed her to tell the officials to pray, to forgive, and to stop persecuting the Tutsis and sending them into exile. 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. In 1900, they built (of thatch) the first Catholic ChurchThe Church of the Holy Spirit of Save. Since 1998 it goes by "Groupe Scolaire Mere du Verbe" (School of the Mother of the Word). Anathalie Mukamazimpaka's visions began in January 1982 and ended on 3 December 1983. 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. 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. She was killed in the 1994 genocide along with her husband. . Approved visionaries Only the visions of the first three seers (Alphonsine Mumureke, Nathalie Mukamazimpaka, and Marie Clare Mukangango, aged 17, 20, and 21, respectively) received the solemn approval of Augustin Misago, Bishop of Gikongoro. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. During the 1994 massacres, 20,000 Tutsi were murdered in Kibeho, and Kibeho . Aprs y avoir obtenu un baccalaurat en thologie, en juin 2003, elle est entre dans un monastre des Clarisses dAbidjan. Her mother, Immaculate Mukarasana, died some a few years after the genocide of 1994. She was baptised on February 2nd, 1968 at the age of 4. She was able to return to Rwanda in early December 1996. She is one of three Vatican-approved seers of the Our Lady of Kibeho apparitions of the 1980s, which occurred in her late teen years. Moreover, chances are that some people tried to talk to these visionaries and maliciously make them their instruments. Some of her fellow students, teachers and nuns thought she was just trying to get attention or that she had lost her mind. In 1905, they reconstructed it with brick. He summarized the main points of the message: Our Lady appealed to the world to repent, repent, repent! and convert while there is still time. She warned the world that if it did not repent, it would fall into the abyss. Then, on March 1, 1982, Marie-Claire fainted while walking in the gardens. Marie-Claires confrontations and outright hecklings intensified; she had the effrontery to test Alphonsine during the apparitionspulling her hair, twisting her fingers, pinching her, screaming in her ears, shining a flashlight in her eyesbut the seer never flinched. Misago writes in his declaration of June 29th, 2001: A visionary, even when recognised as authentic by the church authorities, remains a human being like everyone else, with his/her personal temperament, qualities and shortcomings. She married in 1987 and obtained a teaching position. Alphonsine Mumureke was born on March 21st, 1965 in Cyizihira, in the parish of Zaza, Diocese of Kibungo as the daughter of Thadde Gakwaya and Mary Immaculate Mukarasana. Neighbors killed neighbors; Hutu husbands were forced to kill Tutsi wives. Yes, the Virgin Mary appeared at Kibeho on November 28th, 1981 and in the months that followed. Alphonsine Mumureke (16) was away at a boarding school, helping out in the cafeteria, when she heard somebody in a strong but lovely voice "soft as air and sweeter than music" say, "My child " Going out into a hallway, she immediately saw a brilliant, luminous, white cloud, materializing in mid-air a few feet in front of her. Why did he die in a cell? At the same time, she was aspirant in the order of Saint Claire. Here is how she relates the first Apparition: In the early hours of the genocide, she fled Kibeho and an Ivorian-Congolese couple took her to the DR-Congo and then to the Cte d'Ivoire. While there her life took a decisive turn. Many a time, the visionary was confronted with all kinds of questions, some of which were very personal or even offending. I love children who will play with me, because it shows me their love and trust.5. At the time of the civil war and genocide of 1994, she remained at Kibeho, at the scene of two terrible massacres. 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