Moreover, chances are that some people tried to talk to these visionaries and maliciously make them their instruments. / 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. Tuesday - Sunday through December 7, $25 212-244-7529 www.signaturetheatre.org Marie-Claire, the leading antagonist, glared at her in total disgust and disbelief. First two years of apparitions at Kibeho . All Rights Reserved. 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. 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. It was of a woman calling herself "Mother of the Word". Our Lady exhorted them to pray always and to teach others to pray with greater zeal and purity of heart. Now she was constantly praying and tearfully asking forgiveness of the Virgin for her previous misdeeds. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; 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. May it be a call for the Church of Rwanda, and beyond, to turn with confidence to Our Lady of Sorrows. There, a great number of unarmed civilians was slaughtered. Sanctuary Our Lady of KibehoB.P. Finally, the RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front), comprised mostly of Tutsi refugees from Uganda and refugees from Burundi, battled its way through the government-led conflict and slowly gained ground. What is more important is that Alphonsine, Nathalie and Marie Claire corresponded satisfactorily to all the criteria established by the Church in the matter of private apparitions and revelations. She and her husband were among the thousands of victims of the Rwandan conflict. What is the target audience for the Independent newspaper. Most of Rwandas inhabitants make a living from agriculture and livestock. Some. 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. Pronunciation of Alphonsine Mumureke with 1 audio pronunciation and more for Alphonsine Mumureke. When Belgium withdrew in 1962, Rwanda and Burundi became two independent countries. 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. 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. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The two commissions started their work immediately after their creation. The 16-year-old schoolgirl Alphonsine Mumureke said she was in the cafeteria of the Catholic boarding school Kibeho College, Rwanda . 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. 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. . Bishop Misago affirmed that the message of Kibeho had produced flourishing prayer groups, where the Rosary and the Seven Sorrows were being prayed. Though the school was very poor and had no running water or electricity; Alphonsine was, nevertheless, grateful to be there. 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. 13www.nytimes.com/1995/04/24/world/as-many-as-2000-are-reported-dead-in-rwanda.html. 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. She told the girl that she wanted to be loved by people everywhere so that she could bring lost souls to her Son Jesus. 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. Today, Kibeho is best known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimages. between November 28th, 1981 and November 28th, 1982. Many sins are being committed. 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. Colleagues, neighbours, friends and even family members slaughtered one another. 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. There, they were caught off guard by the genocide of 1994. Unable to answer her friends questions, the distraught Marie-Claire began to pen a letter to her mother asking permission to come home. 1The Tutsis and Hutus are not tribes they belong to the same Banyarwanda nationality. 2Our Lady of Kibeho, Immaculee Ilibagiza with Steve Erwin, 2009, 4th ed, Hay House, Inc., p. 35. Coffee and tea are the primary cash crops. Pour sa scurit, elle dut se rfugier au presbytre de la paroisse de Gikongoro. UNconfirms death of one of last Rwandan genocide fugitives, Exiled Rwandan opposition politician shot dead in Cape Town, Rwanda president suggests UK extradite genocide suspects after asylum deal, Hotel Rwanda dissident goes on trial accused of terrorism and murder, Zimbabwe denies harbouring deceased Rwandan genocide fugitive. The seers all wept and begged the people to listen to Our Ladys plea: they had to love and forgive one another, turn in prayer to God, who is more powerful than all evil. Though Rwanda is situated only a few degrees south of the equator, the climate is fairly temperate (temperatures averaging 70 F / 21 Celsius) because of its location in a mountainous region with an average altitude of 5,000 to 6,000 feet (1,500 to 1,800 meters) above sea level. Why did he die in a cell? Their message is in conformity with the Sacred Scripture and the living Tradition of the Church. var addy_text06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61 = 'sanctuaire.kibeho' + '@' + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61').innerHTML += ''+addy_text06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61+'<\/a>'; Copyright Sanctuaire Notre Dame de Kibeho. Marie Claire Mukangango had visions for six months, lasting from 2 March 1982 until 15 September 1982. Alphonsine Mumureke was born on March 21st, 1965, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kibungo, Rwanda. They share the same language, religions and kinship and clan systems. Then she heard a voice calling her. document.getElementById('cloak5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf').innerHTML = ''; The first time that the Virgin Mary appeared to Nathalie was on January 12th, 1982, the last time on December 3rd, 1983. Hence, starting from September 1983, she first taught in her home parish Mushubi and thereafter in Kigali from September 1987. I am concerned with and turning to the whole world. Then she saw a light in the distance. She justifies this by referring to personal messages from the Blessed Virgin, whom she calls "Umubyeyi", mother. Two words hover over the nations collective psychology: never again. Research was carried out in her family and her native region and there are specific reports and testimonies on this subject. It is often she herself who welcomes individual pilgrims and assists them in anything they need or refers them to the chaplain if necessary. They even wished that her case might one day provide the basis for new perspectives. The most active period of these apparitions ended with the year 1983. They next traveled to Isesengurwaa place of purification where the light was dimthe inhabitants of which were at peace but also suffering. Lateron, she was hosted in a community of the Daughters of Mary Queen of the Apostles Sisters up to May 1996. The natives harvest bananas, sweet potatoes, and cassava for their own use throughout the year. Convert while there is still time, the Virgin Mary said to the world through Marie Claire. When Alphonsine's story was mocked by other students, she asked Mary to appear to others, so that they might believe. 7 . Augustin Misago, a former member of the theological commission himself. Son nom de religion est Alphonsine de la Croix Glorieuse. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 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. They conquered the government forces on July 4, 1994, a date now commemorated as a public holiday. They resided in Gatsata compound in Kigali, at the road to Byumba. It would be imprudent to somehow "canonize"the visionaries of Kibeho while still alive. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. It was from there that she was urgently transferred to Nairobi for medical care. In the evaluation of the facts and the messages, only the public apparitions are taken into consideration. On August 22nd, 1987, Marie Claire celebrated her church wedding to Elie Ntabadahiga, a member of Mushubi parish. One of the schoolteachers, Sr. Blandine, pushed her way through the unbelieving crowd and brought Alphonsine to the school director and to the nurse. 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. Six times more she began the song, but Our Lady interrupted her every time. She received the religious habit at the beginning of her novitiate on July 26th, 2004. Here, three people, Nathalie Mukamazimpaka, Alphonsine Mumureke and Claire Mukangango, received messages from Our Lady. Fortunately, the Benebikira Sisters had just come back to Kibeho and reopened their convent, the school and the health centre. She promotes the message of Our Lady of Kibeho and helps the pilgrims in any way she can. He became her spiritual director and took care of her during her stay at Ivory Coast. 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". Their message is in conformity with the Sacred Scripture and the living Tradition of the Church. Who are you? Alphonsine asked. Today, Kibeho is best known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimages. Some of those children who survived have helped Katori in researching her play. 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. 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. Anathalie was likewise escorted on supernatural tours. 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. Our Lady first appeared to Alphonsine Mumureke, a student at Kibeho High School, on Nov. 28, 1981. 11www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1990/september/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19900908_stadio-nyamirambo_it.html. They are the ones who made Kibeho known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimage causing crowds of people to flock there. The list of its authors can be seen in its historicaland/or the page Edithistory:Alphonsine Mumureke. After her graduation from theology with a specialization in catechesis in June 2003, she entered the monastery Sainte Claire in Abidjan (Poor Clares). 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. Many others soon arrived: the school nurse to take her vitals and assess her medical condition; a Red Cross Official to conduct tests; a member of the Commission of Enquiry to note the facts; Abbot Augustin Misago, the spiritual guide (later the Bishop of Gikongoro, who would officially make a declaration in favor of the authenticity of the apparitions); and two seminarians, along with the entire school staff. While the morale of the government deteriorated, the RPF concentrated its fight on Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Anathalie remains at the Shrine, fulfilling the promise she made to Our Lady, praying and offering her suffering for souls. But she chose me, to come to me, when I was serving." In 1982, Our Lady conducted Alphonsine and Anathalie on separate journeys to heaven, hell and purgatory. With the help of an Ivorian-Congolese (D.R. 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. 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. Convert while there is still time, the Virgin Mary said to the world through Marie Claire. Rwanda and Burundi were once part of the German East Africa, from 1894 to 1918. 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. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one. It would be unfortunate to misuse them as a kind of good luck charm" (abapfumu). Get the latest from La Croix International. Young and powerless, their warnings went unheeded. One Saturday, November 28, 1981 seventeen year old Alphonsine Mumureke was taking her turn as server in the school lunch room. By that time, news of the apparitions had already spread far and wide. 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 exact date and circumstances of their death are not (yet) elicited. The first apparition of Alphonsine took place on November 28th, 1981, her last exactly eight years later, on November 28th, 1989. He looked after her until his death in December 1998. Unfortunately, they did not have a child, despite their strong desire to start a family. For reasons mentioned below, she was unable to complete her studies. It is in this context that Mons. 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. 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. She was baptised on July 27th, 1977 at the age of 12 years. A partir de lanne 1995 un bienfaiteur laida trouver une bourse dtudes lEcole Suprieure de Commerce Castaing, avec inscription la section de Secrtariat Bureautique. She had just finished a geography test and was filled with inexplicable emotions: confusion, joy, dread and fear. var addy5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf = 'sanctuaire.kibeho' + '@'; The voice told her she was sad because no one was listening to her, causing Anathalie to cry even more. 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 conclusion of the vision, the seer sang a song to Jesus, pleading for His mercy. In this Declaration, the Bishop of Gikongoro specifies without meandering: 1 . Alphonsine Mumureke was born on March 21st, 1965, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kibungo, Rwanda. Anathalie Mukamazimpaka's visions began in January 1982 and ended on 3 December 1983. In Katori Hall's "Our Lady of Kibeho," Ms. Okafor's professional stage debut, she plays Alphonsine Mumureke, one of three Rwandan schoolgirls who report Marian apparitions and dark . In eager anticipation, thousands of pilgrims descended upon Kibeho for the occasion of the Solemnity, many looking for miracles, cures for themselves or for family members, answers to prayers or spiritual healings. It is in this context that Mons. . 2023- Bayard - All rights reserved - @international.la-croix.com is a site of La Croix Network. Sixteen-year-old Alphonsine Mumureke was privileged to attend Kibeho High school, an opportunity many poor Rwandan girls did not have. Our Lady of Kibeho is at the Royal and Derngate, Northampton, until 2 February. At the time of the civil war and genocide of 1994, she remained at Kibeho, at the scene of two terrible massacres. After finishing school, she worked as a secretary in the Catholic education department of Butare in southern Rwanda. This email address is being protected from spambots. She responded: I am the Mother of the Word.. Our Lady was pleased with her answer, telling her that she desired her schoolmates to have her same strong faith. Various reasons justify the choice by Our Lady of these three visionaries already approved as visionaries. One woman was shot in the hip and ten people, mostly children, were trampled to death [The soldiers] torched many of the huts so that the IDPs would not return home. Sign up to receive our daily newsletter. She went so far as to inform the local bishop, who told her that he was already aware of the events. In the evaluation of the facts and the messages, only the public apparitions are taken into consideration. The Tutsis ruled Rwanda in the early part of the century and were considered the upper class. The Virgin appeared to them with the name "Nyina wa Jambo", that is "Mother of the Word", which is synonymous to "Umubyeyl W'iamna" that is, "Mother of God", as she herself explained. The fruits of the apparition are beginning to be realized in the land that witnessed so much destruction, as people turn to their Heavenly Mother. 5 . Are there any descendants of Wyatt Earp alive today? 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. In this context, Mons. . 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. 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. The dissension between the Hutus and the Tutsis was essentially a class struggle, and not a tribal conflict,1 as is often believed. At the same time, she was aspirant in the order of Saint Claire. 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. When she regained consciousness, she found herself in a dark place that repulsed her. 341 Butare / RwandaCentral AfricaThis email address is being protected from spambots. In this Declaration, the Bishop of Gikongoro specifies without meandering: 1 . There are more reasons to believe in the apparitions than to deny them. The story of Our Lady of Kibeho began when the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in Kibeho, Rwanda, during the 1980s, and identified herself as Nyina wa Jambo (Kinyarwanda for Mother of the Word) to three high school girls: Alphonsine Mumureke, Anathalie Mukamazimpaka and Marie-Claire Mukangango. The Rwandan Government estimated the death toll to be 338. They reported seeing a tree on fire, an open chasm and a monster. Together with many other war displaced, they were taken towards Byumba, which was supposed to be a secure zone. Only the three initial testimonies merit being considered authentic; they were given by Alphonsine Mumureke, Nathalie Mukamazimpaka, and by Marie Claire Mukangango. They are the ones who made Kibeho known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimage causing crowds of people to flock there. What's happened to the three Rwandan girls Our Lady alleged appeared to in the 1980s? The two commissions continued their task as usual and were reinforced with some new members. Her mother, Immaculate Mukarasana, died some a few years after the genocide of 1994. But one of the students, Alphonsine Mumureke, had a vision on November 28. 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. A dark place that repulsed her region and there are specific reports testimonies... 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