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. 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 young professed was given the name of Alphonsine of the Glorious Cross ". She recounted to her eager listeners her experience of a dark place of despair and another place full of laughter and joyous voices ringing praises to God. 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. addy06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61 = addy06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61 + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com'; Our Lady was pleased with her answer, telling her that she desired her schoolmates to have her same strong faith. Sanctuary Our Lady of KibehoB.P. Then a few months later -- January 12, 1982 -- there were rumors that the Virgin Mary had appeared to another Kibeho student named Nathalie Mukamazimpaka. She told the girl that she wanted to be loved by people everywhere so that she could bring lost souls to her Son Jesus. She was sent to the nurse, who in turn sent her to her room to rest. 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. The Tutsis ruled Rwanda in the early part of the century and were considered the upper class. 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. Then she slowly drifted upwards and disappeared into the clouds fading light. 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. It would be unfortunate to misuse them as a kind of good luck charm" (abapfumu). . Unfortunately, they did not have a child, despite their strong desire to start a family. 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. Gabrielle Brooks, Yasmin Mwanza and Pepter Lunkuse in rehearsals for Our Lady of Kibeho. Aprs y avoir obtenu un baccalaurat en thologie, en juin 2003, elle est entre dans un monastre des Clarisses dAbidjan. Soon, there were many concerned officials, priests, and others in attendance as Alphonsine truly appeared dead. Various reasons justify the choice by Our Lady of these three visionaries already approved as visionaries. 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. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Entering into ecstasy, Alphonsine began to sing her accustomed song of welcome to Our Lady, but she stopped abruptly. She was baptised on July 27th, 1977 at the age of 12 years. She found herself standing in a vast meadow filled with a variety of colorful flowers and hovering red bubbles that dissolved into mist. 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. She completed her secondary school studies at the Humanistic School of Kibeho in July 1989 with a secretary degree (level A2). var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Their message is in conformity with the Sacred Scripture and the living Tradition of the Church. The authentic conversions of the seers proved that the Good Mother had come to reinforce the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 2023- Bayard - All rights reserved - @international.la-croix.com is a site of La Croix Network. The situation became more and more confusing and it was therefore difficult for the church authorities to find the truth. 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. On June 29, 2001, Bishop Augustin Misago of Gikongoro, Rwanda, wrote a declaration of approval in favor of the apparitions of Our Lady of Kibeho. 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. And today she is a member of a cloistered congregation in Rome. 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. 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. Given the large number of the supposed visionaries, who had never had apparitions in a group and thus had to be investigated one by one, the commissions had to create methods of more efficiency in order to get on with their work. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. She couldnt imagine how she could bring that message to the president! 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. You should enable them to normally operate within their surroundings and go about their usual activities. At first, no one took the adolescent's claims seriously. 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. Today, Kibeho is best known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimages. No one goes to heaven without suffering, Our Lady told her, and as a child of Mary, you may never put down the cross you bear.7 Then, holding her rosary, the student knelt and received a blessing from the Virgin Mary before she departed. In spite of this, she maintained that Alphonsine and Anathalie were the source of the trouble. During the war, between 800,000 and 1 million were killed. Fortunately, the Benebikira Sisters had just come back to Kibeho and reopened their convent, the school and the health centre. For reasons mentioned below, she was unable to complete her studies. She saw a beautiful woman neither white nor black floating above the floor in a flowing seamless dress, with a veil that covered her hair. 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. Thousands of citizens were brutally killed in the parish church and, a year later, on the esplanade where the apparitions had taken place. 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. 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. Thus, they gave priority to the first eight supposed visionaries: Those of the first year of the apparitions at Kibeho, i.e. Some of the students began to believe her, and they asked Alphonsine many questions about Our Lady: What did she say? What did she look like? When will she come again? Our Lady always told Alphonsine when her next visit would be. 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. Many a time, the visionary was confronted with all kinds of questions, some of which were very personal or even offending. On November 28, 1981, an event happened that would forever change the life of Alphonsine and affect the lives of millions. All Rights Reserved. Only the three initial testimonies merit being considered authentic; they were given by Alphonsine Mumureke, Nathalie Mukamazimpaka, and by Marie Claire Mukangango. Only the three initial testimonies merit being considered authentic; they were given by Alphonsine Mumureke, Nathalie Mukamazimpaka, and by Marie Claire Mukangango. The Blessed Mother wanted Alphonsine to be like a little child to her: Play with me! 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. As long as he/she is still living on this earth, he/she also remains a sinner, called to, do penance and to grow in his / her life of faith and personal sanctification. Since 1998 it goes by "Groupe Scolaire Mere du Verbe" (School of the Mother of the Word). 7 . 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. Congo, where she sought refuge at the house of befriended families, who knew her from Kibeho. The visionaries of Kibeho are no exception from the rule. Back in London, I staged the world premiere of her play The Mountaintop, about the life and death of Martin Luther King, which went on to become the surprise winner of the best play award at the 2010 Oliviers and is now one of the most produced new plays in the US. 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. The next dayMarch 2as the class processed into chapel, Marie-Claire again lost consciousness. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one. In writing about Rwanda, I am conscious that my words will always be unequal to the task What I encountered was evil in a form that rendered me inarticulate.. 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. She witnessed acts of murder and genocide against innocent people. There is no love and no peace. Alphonsine. In 2004, Mumureke entered a Poor Clares monastery in Abidjan, where she continues to live as a nun today.[1]. As Alphonsine recounted the graphic vision, horrified parents left the scene, fearing that further descriptive words from the seer would traumatize their children. It was the church that had helped implement the disastrous racial nationwide census, distinguishing Hutu from Tutsi in every neighbourhood. 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. A year later, in April 1995, tens of thousands of Hutu refugees were massacred in Kibeho by the troops of the new regime. 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. - Developed by jofarsystems.com. 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). All Rights Reserved. As a Latin adage says: Gratia non tollit naturam, sed perficit eam. ("Grace doesn't do away with nature, but perfects it."). Nathalie Mukamazimpaka stopped her studies after the apparitions and devoted herself totally to prayer. I am the mother of the word, replied the woman, whom Alphonsine immediately recognised as the Virgin Mary. On August 22nd, 1987, Marie Claire celebrated her church wedding to Elie Ntabadahiga, a member of Mushubi parish. My advice therefore is: Guarantee these visionaries peace and encourage them to lead a fairly disciplined life.. She was killed in the 1994 genocide along with her husband. The two commissions continued their task as usual and were reinforced with some new members. 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. Bishop Misago affirmed that the message of Kibeho had produced flourishing prayer groups, where the Rosary and the Seven Sorrows were being prayed. 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. I first worked with Katori in New York in 2006. Our Lady floated toward her without touching the ground. Shortly before the apparitions she was admitted in Kibeho College in October 1981 in order to continue her studies after primary school. What's happened to the three Rwandan girls Our Lady alleged appeared to in the 1980s? 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. This choice, however, was a working hypothesis, not a presumption of authenticity for such a large number of visionaries. She received the religious habit at the beginning of her novitiate on July 26th, 2004. Now she was constantly praying and tearfully asking forgiveness of the Virgin for her previous misdeeds. Research was carried out in her family and her native region and there are specific reports and testimonies on this subject. Thus, they gave priority to the first eight supposed visionaries: Those of the first year of the apparitions at Kibeho, i.e. 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. Most of Rwandas inhabitants make a living from agriculture and livestock. They conquered the government forces on July 4, 1994, a date now commemorated as a public holiday. Script error: No such module "AfC topic". Thousands of people were slaughtered in their churches, their decapitated bodies dumped into rivers. During the 1994 massacres, 20,000 Tutsi were murdered in Kibeho, and Kibeho . Alone in their community, Alphonsine, Anathalie and Marie Claire understood the lessons that scripture offered against the growing hatred of their times. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Only the three initial testimonies merit being considered authentic; they were given by Alphonsine Mumureke, Nathalie Mukamazimpaka, and by Marie Claire Mukangango. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The visionaries said to have seen her sometimes with joined hands, sometimes with outstretched arms. By that time, news of the apparitions had already spread far and wide. 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. 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. Amen. 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. 1The Tutsis and Hutus are not tribes they belong to the same Banyarwanda nationality. 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. Calming down a little, she went into the dining hall to serve. Anathalie was likewise escorted on supernatural tours. The two commissions continued their task as usual and were reinforced with some new members. She asked the seers to promote and pray the Chaplet of Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. 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. In early July 1994, Nathalie was forced to leave Kibeho at the request of the Bishop, in order to get into greater safety. Our Lady promised that millions would come to the Shrine to seek her help, and that they would be blessed and strengthened. It is in this context that Mons. Improvements to the Shrine continue: electricity was added, a small campsite with facilities constructed, the sacristy furnished, and a pathway for processions established. If you do not repent and convert your hearts, you will all fall into an abyss.8. Forename Alphonsine. What Alphonsine did not tell them was that she was receiving messages for government officials, even the Hutu president. 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. Extremist Hutus blamed it on the Tutsis. 7 . Dans la suite, elle partit avec des connaissances vers le Zare (aujourdhui RD Congo). 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. Some. Holy Mary answered her prayers. 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. So, ever since July 1982, Nathalie has been permanently staying close to the site of the apparitions at Kibeho. Since 1998 it goes by "Groupe Scolaire Mere du Verbe" (School of the Mother of the Word). 5 . He looked after her until his death in December 1998. Script error: No such module "Draft topics". 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. Fortunately, the Benebikira Sisters had just come back to Kibeho and reopened their convent, the school and the health centre. I am concerned with and turning to the whole world. 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. In early July 1994, Nathalie was forced to leave Kibeho at the request of the Bishop, in order to get into greater safety. Thus, these first eight "visionaries" were chosen as a sample to be investigated in a specific way, without losing sight of the other supposed visionaries. 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. 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. Six times more she began the song, but Our Lady interrupted her every time. 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 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. 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. She was able to return to Rwanda in early December 1996. 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. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. As a Latin adage says: Gratia non tollit naturam, sed perficit eam. ("Grace doesn't do away with nature, but perfects it."). In April 1994, President Juvenal Habyarimana was killed when his plane was shot down. The mentioned commissions produced numerous reports which were submitted to the Bishop of the Diocese of Butare to which Kibeho still belonged at that time. . The dissension between the Hutus and the Tutsis was essentially a class struggle, and not a tribal conflict,1 as is often believed. 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. The message the Virgin Mary allegedly revealed to the students at Kibeho was focused on conversion and salvific suffering. "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. 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. It is often she herself who welcomes individual pilgrims and assists them in anything they need or refers them to the chaplain if necessary. Increasingly distressed by the unrelenting attacks, Alphonsine begged Our Lady to appear to other girls in order that they would believe her. 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. Survivors of the tragedy describe burning churches, streets clotted with corpses, starving livestock, mass graves, lost orphans and famine and disease everywhere the very things described by the three girls when recounting their terrible visions. 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. 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. var addy5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf = 'sanctuaire.kibeho' + '@'; Convert while there is still time, the Virgin Mary said to the world through Marie Claire. Are there any descendants of Wyatt Earp alive today? In the evaluation of the facts and the messages, only the public apparitions are taken into consideration. I love children who will play with me, because it shows me their love and trust.5. All her doubts vanished, as she understood that she was speaking with the Mother of God. Alphonsine fut embauche par le diocse comme secrtaire dactylographe au Service diocsain de lEnseignement Catholique Gikongoro. 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. The apparitions began in November 1981 when six young girls and one boy claimed to see the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus. Alphonsine Mumureke. Out of the darkness emerged two ominous figures, warning her that they would return with others. She promotes the message of Our Lady of Kibeho and helps the pilgrims in any way she can. 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. In this context, Mons. In 1900, they built (of thatch) the first Catholic ChurchThe Church of the Holy Spirit of Save. 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. The next day, one of the students, Marie-Claire, led a group of fellow students in a confrontation with Alphonsine. Augustin Misago, Declaration bearing the final judgement on the event of the "Apparitions of Kibeho", n 14.). As she was filling water glasses, the same apprehension mixed with bliss arose. With the help of an Ivorian-Congolese (D.R. At the time of the civil war and genocide of 1994, she remained at Kibeho, at the scene of two terrible massacres. She completed her secondary school studies at the Humanistic School of Kibeho in July 1989 with a secretary degree (level A2). 21 mars 1965, Alphonsine naquit Cyizihira, dans la paroisse de Zaza (diocse de Kibungo). Script error: No such module "Draft topics". he 16-year-old schoolgirl Alphonsine Mumureke said she was in the cafeteria of the Catholic boarding school Kibeho College. They next traveled to Isesengurwaa place of purification where the light was dimthe inhabitants of which were at peace but also suffering. May it be a call for the Church of Rwanda, and beyond, to turn with confidence to Our Lady of Sorrows. 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. between November 28th, 1981 and November 28th, 1982. After these three apparitions, there were several more alleged appearances. 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. 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