Ever since, she has been continuing her generous work for the Marian shrine and committing herself to praying with the pilgrims. They resided in Gatsata compound in Kigali, at the road to Byumba. When she awoke from the nightmare, she found two friends supporting her, questioning her and advising her to return to the dormitory. 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. She couldnt imagine how she could bring that message to the president! 7 . Then, on March 1, 1982, Marie-Claire fainted while walking in the gardens. Father Halter became Alphonsine's spiritual director. 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. I first worked with Katori in New York in 2006. Kibeho itself suffered two massacres. Her mother, Gaudence Mukabaziga, died on Octobre 17th, 1998 from malaria. She married in 1987 and obtained a teaching position. Since 1998 it goes by "Groupe Scolaire Mere du Verbe" (School of the Mother of the Word). 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. Militias set up roadblocks to slaughter the Tutsis, many with machetes. Our Lady was pleased with her answer, telling her that she desired her schoolmates to have her same strong faith. They ruled through the Tutsi king and brought Hutu areas under their rule. 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. 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. It is estimated that, in just three months, almost one million were killed as the extremist Hutus targeted the minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus. 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. 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. At first, no one took the adolescent's claims seriously. addy5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf = addy5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com'; She was able to return to Rwanda in early December 1996. 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. Amen. Convert while there is still time, the Virgin Mary said to the world through Marie Claire. She witnessed acts of murder and genocide against innocent people. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. 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. The dissension between the Hutus and the Tutsis was essentially a class struggle, and not a tribal conflict,1 as is often believed. 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. Many a time, the visionary was confronted with all kinds of questions, some of which were very personal or even offending. Various reasons justify the choice by Our Lady of these three visionaries already approved as visionaries. In spite of this, she maintained that Alphonsine and Anathalie were the source of the trouble. Mumureke, now a nun in Italy, told Immaculee: "Remember the first message of Our Lady. Civilians who had taken refuge in the parish church there in April 1994 were killed. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Even though this apparition was shorter, it took her longer to regain full consciousness. Then she slowly drifted upwards and disappeared into the clouds fading light. 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. The first time that the Virgin Mary appeared to Nathalie was on January 12th, 1982, the last time on December 3rd, 1983. 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 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. Thus, they gave priority to the first eight supposed visionaries: Those of the first year of the apparitions at Kibeho, i.e. Coffee and tea are the primary cash crops. Perhaps the most significant vision occurred on August 15, 1982, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Tuesday - Sunday through December 7, $25 212-244-7529 www.signaturetheatre.org . 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. 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. Augustin Misago, Declaration bearing the final judgement on the event of the "Apparitions of Kibeho", n 14.). These witnesses, historically linked, were the only ones on the scene for some months, at least up to June 1982. 9The Blessed Virgin once told St. Bridget that very few contemplated her sorrows: I look around at all who are on earth, to see if by chance there are any who pity me, and meditate upon my Sorrows; and I find that there are very few. Alphonsine. You should enable them to normally operate within their surroundings and go about their usual activities. Today, Kibeho is best known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimages. Some. In turbulent times when the voices of young people are so often ignored, Katori and I hope that the UK premiere of this extraordinary play will spark a conversation on ways to heal our own political, racial and religious divides. Anathalie agreed whole-heartedly to this requesta task she continues to this day. Thus, almost all the land is cultivated, with the average property per household being less than two-and-a-half acres. 2 . When she told them that she had seen the Blessed Virgin, they started to laugh at her and mock her as they all crowded around her. This email address is being protected from spambots. This choice, however, was a working hypothesis, not a presumption of authenticity for such a large number of visionaries. There, a great number of unarmed civilians was slaughtered. 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. Kibeho is a small parish nestled in Mubuga, the land of the seven hills in eastern Rwanda. 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. Today, we humbly ask you to defend Catholic Online's independence. You should enable them to normally operate within their surroundings and go about their usual activities. May she accompany each one in his journey and obtain for him the gift of reconciliation and peace. Alphonsine's are no longer alive. It was of a woman calling herself "Mother of the Word". Gabrielle Brooks, Yasmin Mwanza and Pepter Lunkuse in rehearsals for Our Lady of Kibeho. 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. The three visionaries then claimed that on August 15, 1982 the Virgin showed them images of rivers of blood and dismembered bodies. Some of her fellow students, teachers and nuns thought she was just trying to get attention or that she had lost her mind. The 16-year-old schoolgirl Alphonsine Mumureke said she was in the cafeteria of the Catholic boarding school Kibeho College, Rwanda . 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. Mary identified herself to Alphonsine as "the Mother of the Word.". As a Latin adage says: Gratia non tollit naturam, sed perficit eam. ("Grace doesn't do away with nature, but perfects it."). Rwanda and Burundi were ruled separately under two different Tutsi monarchs. They have noted that the power of Our Lady of Kibeho lies in its ability to stay true to the perspectives of Alphonsine, Anathalie and Marie Claire. 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. She asked Alphonsine, Of all things in heaven, what makes you happy?4 Alphonsine replied that she loved God and His Mother and that they made her happy. The voice told her she was sad because no one was listening to her, causing Anathalie to cry even more. 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. She completed her secondary school studies at the Humanistic School of Kibeho in July 1989 with a secretary degree (level A2). 12http://partners.nytimes.com/library/world/africa/052194rwanda-genocide.html. If you donate . For reasons mentioned below, she was unable to complete her studies. 11www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1990/september/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19900908_stadio-nyamirambo_it.html. It was from there that she was urgently transferred to Nairobi for medical care. Discrimination and struggles between these two classes persisted through the 1990s, as the Tutsis were being excluded from public service and military jobs. Looking down upon all this contention in a country of unparalleled beauty, rife with poverty and tension, heaven breathed forth a message of love and warning. He looked after her until his death in December 1998. Script error: No such module "Draft topics". Hence, starting from September 1983, she first taught in her home parish Mushubi and thereafter in Kigali from September 1987. 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. 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. But it was the Virgin Mary's alleged appearance to a third student, Marie Claire Mukangango, that convinced a lot more people that something extraordinary was indeed happening. But one of the students, Alphonsine Mumureke, had a vision on November 28. She justifies this by referring to personal messages from the Blessed Virgin, whom she calls "Umubyeyi", mother. They even wished that her case might one day provide the basis for new perspectives. var addy06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61 = 'sanctuaire.kibeho' + '@'; 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. As Alphonsine recounted the graphic vision, horrified parents left the scene, fearing that further descriptive words from the seer would traumatize their children. between November 28th, 1981 and November 28th, 1982. Neighbors killed neighbors; Hutu husbands were forced to kill Tutsi wives. The exact date and circumstances of their death are not (yet) elicited. 10Our Lady of Kibeho, Immacule Ilibagiza, Hay House Inc., pg 147. After she graduated Kibeho College, she worked as a secretary for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Butare from 1992 to 1994. by Sr. M. Faustina Olson, F.H.I. Rwanda became one of the African countries with the highest percentage of Catholics. She justifies this by referring to personal messages from the Blessed Virgin, whom she calls "Umubyeyi", mother. On the contrary, the successive local ordinaries were in favour of her. She was shown a river of blood, of decapitated heads, of corpses piled high upon each other, of untold destruction, torture, and hatred. On the contrary, the successive local ordinaries were in favour of her. The visionaries said to have seen her sometimes with joined hands, sometimes with outstretched arms. 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. They resided in Gatsata compound in Kigali, at the road to Byumba. 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. This page was last edited on 16 April 2022, at 11:32. 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. When Belgium withdrew in 1962, Rwanda and Burundi became two independent countries. The situation became more and more confusing and it was therefore difficult for the church authorities to find the truth. She was killed in the 1994 genocide along with her husband. 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. They are the ones who made Kibeho known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimage causing crowds of people to flock there. In 1900, they built (of thatch) the first Catholic ChurchThe Church of the Holy Spirit of Save. The exact date and circumstances of their death are not (yet) elicited. Her mother, Immaculate Mukarasana, died some a few years after the genocide of 1994. 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. 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. Soon, there were many concerned officials, priests, and others in attendance as Alphonsine truly appeared dead. 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. She had to leave Kibeho at the time of the genocide and, after a time in the Democratic Republic of Congo, she went to Nairobi, Kenya. These two visions of Alphonsine were but the beginning of many more. 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. Moreover, chances are that some people tried to talk to these visionaries and maliciously make them their instruments. 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. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Since 1998 it goes by "Groupe Scolaire Mere du Verbe" (School of the Mother of the Word). It was from there that she was urgently transferred to Nairobi for medical care. Improvements to the Shrine continue: electricity was added, a small campsite with facilities constructed, the sacristy furnished, and a pathway for processions established. The list of its authors can be seen in its historicaland/or the page Edithistory:Alphonsine Mumureke. All Rights Reserved. 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 soon as she disappeared, Alphonsine collapsed on the floor and lay motionless for ten minutes. Feminine Name French. Anathalie remains at the Shrine, fulfilling the promise she made to Our Lady, praying and offering her suffering for souls. Alphonsine's are no longer alive. 341 Butare / RwandaCentral AfricaThis email address is being protected from spambots. Our Lady poured out, as it were, so much love upon Alphonsine that she felt she would be lifted to heaven. Thus, they gave priority to the first eight supposed visionaries: Those of the first year of the apparitions at Kibeho, i.e. The student-visionaries said Our Lady also expressed her sadness at the sin in the world and invited people to recite the rosary of the seven sorrows and to be more diligent in prayer. Unable to answer her friends questions, the distraught Marie-Claire began to pen a letter to her mother asking permission to come home. SUPPORT LA CROIX INTERNATIONALS COMMUNITY OF READERS. 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. 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. 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. In early July 1994, Nathalie was forced to leave Kibeho at the request of the Bishop, in order to get into greater safety. 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. As they began their attack, Alphonsine suddenly fell to the ground and stared at the ceiling in the same way she had done on the previous day. 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. The extraordinary story of these three schoolgirls inspired my friend, the American playwright Katori Hall, to write Our Lady of Kibeho. Nathalie's father, Laurent Ngango is still alive and stays about 10 km from Kibeho. They are the ones who made Kibeho known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimage causing crowds of people to flock there. She asked Alphonsine to tell people that they needed to convert. After her graduation from theology with a specialization in catechesis in June 2003, she entered the monastery Sainte Claire in Abidjan (Poor Clares). She received the religious habit at the beginning of her novitiate on July 26th, 2004. Rwanda, known as the land of a thousand hills, is a small country about the size of the state of Maryland, located in Central Africa, situated between Tanzania on the east, Burundi on the south, Uganda on the north and Democratic Republic of Congo on the west. But before she could finish the letter, she fainted again and was back in the gloom. When she regained consciousness, she found herself in a dark place that repulsed her. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; 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. When Alphonsine asked why she was crying, Our Lady shed even more copious tears. . She also likes to attend Holy Mass. At the same time, she was aspirant in the order of Saint Claire. Marie Claire and Elie formed a happy couple. After finishing school, she worked as a secretary in the Catholic education department of Butare in southern Rwanda. Survivors watched as those who had killed their families and friends returned to their villages, reoccupying homes that had been empty for almost a decade. She was baptised on July 27th, 1977 at the age of 12 years. Though Anathalie couldnt see anyone, she was confident that it was the Blessed Mother who was speaking to her: My child, you must pray, for the world is in a horrible way; people have turned from God and the love of my Son, Jesus.6 Our Lady then asked Anathalie if she would help save souls, adding that she would suffer much if she accepted the mission. 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. While the morale of the government deteriorated, the RPF concentrated its fight on Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Her religious name is Alphonsine of the Glorious Cross. In Kibeho, Rwanda, in 1981, a 16-year-old schoolgirl, Alphonsine Mumureke, heard a heavenly voice calling out to her. The two commissions started their work immediately after their creation. 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. She went so far as to inform the local bishop, who told her that he was already aware of the events. Are there any descendants of Wyatt Earp alive today? When she awoke she found herself on the floor in the chapel. Only the three initial testimonies merit being considered authentic; they were given by Alphonsine Mumureke, Nathalie Mukamazimpaka, and by Marie Claire Mukangango. 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. Her father, Thadde Gakwaya was assassinated in September 1984. Together with many other war displaced, they were taken towards Byumba, which was supposed to be a secure zone. They next traveled to Isesengurwaa place of purification where the light was dimthe inhabitants of which were at peace but also suffering. The temporary religious profession ceremonies took place on July 15th , 2006. 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. 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. In the evaluation of the facts and the messages, only the public apparitions are taken into consideration. Our Lady of Kibeho is at the Royal and Derngate, Northampton, until 2 February. She was baptised on July 27th, 1977 at the age of 12 years. 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. She was completely unresponsive and even too heavy to be moved by four men. And they were causing increasing furor. 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. When she awoke, she had to be carried to her bed, where she remained for two days without saying a word: Our Lady had instructed her to spend that time in silence, meditating on what she had witnessed. The world is in rebellion against God. In 1905, they reconstructed it with brick. In April 1982, two commissions were authorized to investigate the events. At 1630 hrs the RPA fired warning shots and nine more IDPs were killed in the resulting stampede. When the war ended, she returned to Kibeho where she still lives today. The Blessed Mother then asked her to join the Legion of Mary. Yes, the Virgin Mary appeared at Kibeho on November 28th, 1981 and in the months that followed. The young professed was given the name of Alphonsine of the Glorious Cross ". 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. In 1981, when Alphonsine was admitted, the school was called "College de Kibeho"; later in early 1984 it was named "Ecole des lettres de Kibeho" (Humanistic School of Kibeho). The river of blood seen by the visionaries materialized, as the Kagera River was used to dispose of corpses as thousands of Tutsis and Hutu political moderates were murdered on the river banks. 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. 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. 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