As soon as she disappeared, Alphonsine collapsed on the floor and lay motionless for ten minutes. 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. A bright, white, light-filled orb descended, and she heard a very sad womans voice that brought her to tears. 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. On January 12, 1982, she appeared to Anathalie Mukamazimpaka, another devout seventeen-year-old student. On August 22nd, 1987, Marie Claire celebrated her church wedding to Elie Ntabadahiga, a member of Mushubi parish. Nathalie Mukamazimpaka stopped her studies after the apparitions and devoted herself totally to prayer. When she awoke, she once again found herself on the floor of the school chapel. The two commissions started their work immediately after their creation. My advice therefore is: Guarantee these visionaries peace and encourage them to lead a fairly disciplined life.. Perhaps the most significant vision occurred on August 15, 1982, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 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. On August 15, 1988 the local Bishop approved public devotion to Our Lady of Kibeho. There, a great number of unarmed civilians was slaughtered. 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. The two commissions completed their investigation twenty years after their creation. 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. Of course we now know that, a decade after the Trinitys terrible visions, Rwanda was riven by a terrible genocide. In spite of this, she maintained that Alphonsine and Anathalie were the source of the trouble. They next traveled to Isesengurwaa place of purification where the light was dimthe inhabitants of which were at peace but also suffering. 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. Alphonsine Mumureke, happy to see the Mother of the Saviour Alphonsine Mumreke, the first seer of Kibeho, is 17 years old, and is in her first year at the secondary school of Kibeho. She was taken to a land of lighta place of communionwhere she saw seven angels singing indescribably beautiful hymns in praise of God. Aprs y avoir obtenu un baccalaurat en thologie, en juin 2003, elle est entre dans un monastre des Clarisses dAbidjan. 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. For reasons mentioned below, she was unable to complete her studies. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. She completed her secondary school studies at the Humanistic School of Kibeho in July 1989 with a secretary degree (level A2). It is in this context that Mons. She explained that our heavenly Mother loved her children so very muchfar more than their own mothersand that she wanted the girls to think of her as a Mother who really did love them. For reasons mentioned below, she was unable to complete her studies. Why did he die in a cell? You need JavaScript enabled to view it. At first, no one took the adolescent's claims seriously. 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. During the 1994 massacres, 20,000 Tutsi were murdered in Kibeho, and Kibeho . Together with many other war displaced, they were taken towards Byumba, which was supposed to be a secure zone. In this context, Mons. The most active period of these apparitions ended with the year 1983. 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. Our Lady poured out, as it were, so much love upon Alphonsine that she felt she would be lifted to heaven. The history of the Church is replete with examples of Our Ladys watchful and solicitous care for the welfare of her children. 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. After her graduation from theology with a specialization in catechesis in June 2003, she entered the monastery Sainte Claire in Abidjan (Poor Clares). between November 28th, 1981 and November 28th, 1982. 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. But then another two students, Anathalie and Marie Claire the three became known as the Trinity insisted they too had been visited by the Virgin Mary and given the same apocalyptic warning. 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. But Mukamazimpaka, on what she says was an order from the Virgin Mary, has stayed in Kibeho, except for two years. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Convert while there is still time, the Virgin Mary said to the world through Marie Claire. Moreover, chances are that some people tried to talk to these visionaries and maliciously make them their instruments. Son nom de religion est Alphonsine de la Croix Glorieuse. Pronunciation of Alphonsine Mumureke with 1 audio pronunciation and more for Alphonsine Mumureke. 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. As Alphonsine recounted the graphic vision, horrified parents left the scene, fearing that further descriptive words from the seer would traumatize their children. She was killed in the 1994 genocide along with her husband. As she was filling water glasses, the same apprehension mixed with bliss arose. 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. 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. 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. It would be imprudent to somehow "canonize"the visionaries of Kibeho while still alive. Many a time, the visionary was confronted with all kinds of questions, some of which were very personal or even offending. Augustin Misago, a former member of the theological commission himself. With the help of an Ivorian-Congolese (D.R. At the time of the apparitions she attended Grade 4 of the elementary level at Kibeho College. It was of a woman calling herself "Mother of the Word". The world is evil and rushes towards its ruin. Following her studies, Marie Claire Mukangango became a teacher. The next day, one of the students, Marie-Claire, led a group of fellow students in a confrontation with Alphonsine. 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 saw a beautiful woman neither white nor black floating above the floor in a flowing seamless dress, with a veil that covered her hair. During the war, between 800,000 and 1 million were killed. Kibeho is a small parish nestled in Mubuga, the land of the seven hills in eastern Rwanda. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; But only the visions of the first three -- 17-year-old Alphonsine, 20-year-old Nathalie, and 21-year-old Marie Claire -- have received Bishop Misago's solemn approval. They reported seeing a tree on fire, an open chasm and a monster. She received the habit on July 26, 2004, and made her first profession on July 15, 2006. The visions lasted for hours. A striking recent example, confirmed by the local Bishop, is given us by the events surrounding the Blessed Virgins appearance to three schoolgirls at Kibeho, Rwanda, beginning in 1982. 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. 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. Rwanda and Burundi were ruled separately under two different Tutsi monarchs. When she regained consciousness, she found herself in a dark place that repulsed her. Most of them were Tutsis. The world is in rebellion against God. Most of the colleges students were murdered. The message the Virgin Mary allegedly revealed to the students at Kibeho was focused on conversion and salvific suffering. SUPPORT LA CROIX INTERNATIONALS COMMUNITY OF READERS. 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. 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. So, ever since July 1982, Nathalie has been permanently staying close to the site of the apparitions at Kibeho. The Blessed Mother then asked her to join the Legion of Mary. Lateron, she was hosted in a community of the Daughters of Mary Queen of the Apostles Sisters up to May 1996. Alone in their community, Alphonsine, Anathalie and Marie Claire understood the lessons that scripture offered against the growing hatred of their times. The Blessed Mother wanted Alphonsine to be like a little child to her: Play with me! In 1960, the Hutus won municipal elections, causing thousands more Tutsis to flee. 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. 2023- Bayard - All rights reserved - @international.la-croix.com is a site of La Croix Network. Up to a million people were killed during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. 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. The temporary religious profession ceremonies took place on July 15th , 2006. Today, we humbly ask you to defend Catholic Online's independence. The unfolding of the Rwandan genocidal tragedy in 1994, verifying with gruesome exactitude a prophecy given by Our Lady of Kibeho just a few years earlier, invites the reader to a sobering reflection: heavens call to repentance must not go unheeded. 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. by Sr. M. Faustina Olson, F.H.I. 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. Yes, the Virgin Mary appeared at Kibeho on November 28th, 1981 and in the months that followed. 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. Our Lady of Kibeho is at the Royal and Derngate, Northampton, until 2 February. The two commissions continued their task as usual and were reinforced with some new members. She wore no shoes, just like Alphonsine and her classmates. The group concluded that she was truly with Our Lady on some mysterious expedition; they had no choice but to wait. She was baptised on August 12th, 1966 at the age of 5. She received the religious habit at the beginning of her novitiate on July 26th, 2004. Two words hover over the nations collective psychology: never again. The first apparition of Alphonsine took place on November 28th, 1981, her last exactly eight years later, on November 28th, 1989. Out of the darkness emerged two ominous figures, warning her that they would return with others. 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. . In the end, they could not prove the visionary and her position wrong. 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. Marie Claire had been among those who had dismissed Alphonsine's claims, arguing that her fellow student just wanted attention. 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. There, they were caught off guard by the genocide of 1994. 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. 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. She was completely unresponsive and even too heavy to be moved by four men. 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. All Rights Reserved. Alphonsine. It is 36 km from the Bishop of Gikongoros residence and 30 km from the Bishop of Butares residence. 3 . It is estimated that, in just three months, almost one million were killed as the extremist Hutus targeted the minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus. Her religious name is Alphonsine of the Glorious Cross. Some of her fellow students, teachers and nuns thought she was just trying to get attention or that she had lost her mind. 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. This choice, however, was a working hypothesis, not a presumption of authenticity for such a large number of visionaries. At the time of the apparitions she attended Grade 4 of the elementary level at Kibeho College. But before she could finish the letter, she fainted again and was back in the gloom. 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. 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. Now she was constantly praying and tearfully asking forgiveness of the Virgin for her previous misdeeds. She was able to return to Rwanda in early December 1996. Amen. Her mother, Immaculate Mukarasana, died some a few years after the genocide of 1994. The first time that the Virgin Mary appeared to Nathalie was on January 12th, 1982, the last time on December 3rd, 1983. In the evaluation of the facts and the messages, only the public apparitions are taken into consideration. For Katori, Kibeho College symbolised the defining role the Catholic church has played in Rwandas education system and political life over the last century, including shaping its ideological divisions. 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. 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. After these three apparitions, there were several more alleged appearances. When Alphonsine asked why she was crying, Our Lady shed even more copious tears. Under the guiding hand of Our Lady, her feisty, rude behavior ceased. Since 1998 it goes by "Groupe Scolaire Mere du Verbe" (School of the Mother of the Word). Gabrielle Brooks, Yasmin Mwanza and Pepter Lunkuse in rehearsals for Our Lady of Kibeho. Unfortunately, they did not have a child, despite their strong desire to start a family. The first apparition of Alphonsine took place on November 28th, 1981, her last exactly eight years later, on November 28th, 1989. Their message is in conformity with the Sacred Scripture and the living Tradition of the Church. Some. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a most beautiful placea grassy plain filled with sparkling droplets of color. She was baptised on February 2nd, 1968 at the age of 4. The scholastic body was increasingly upset over all the commotion, but they could not prevent the news from spreading to the nearby villages. Research was carried out in her family and her native region and there are specific reports and testimonies on this subject. Ever since, she has been continuing her generous work for the Marian shrine and committing herself to praying with the pilgrims. Alphonsine Mumureke was born on March 21st, 1965, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kibungo, Rwanda. After she graduated Kibeho College, she worked as a secretary for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Butare from 1992 to 1994. When Belgium withdrew in 1962, Rwanda and Burundi became two independent countries. 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. 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. These witnesses, historically linked, were the only ones on the scene for some months, at least up to June 1982. There are more reasons to believe in the apparitions than to deny them. 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. 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. This email address is being protected from spambots. She met Father Raymond Halter (1925-1998), a French Marianist priest and promoter of a great Marian devotion at the national Marian shrine of Cte d'Ivoire. Eighteen hours later, they were astonished to behold a suddenly wide-awake Alphonsine, smiling and serene. The authentic conversions of the seers proved that the Good Mother had come to reinforce the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This choice, however, was a working hypothesis, not a presumption of authenticity for such a large number of visionaries. Tens of thousands of pilgrims now travel to Kibeho each year in search of benediction. The Tutsis ruled Rwanda in the early part of the century and were considered the upper class. Congo, where she sought refuge at the house of befriended families, who knew her from Kibeho. They are the ones who made Kibeho known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimage causing crowds of people to flock there. Father Halter became Alphonsine's spiritual director. 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). Mary identified herself to Alphonsine as "the Mother of the Word.". Our Lady promised that millions would come to the Shrine to seek her help, and that they would be blessed and strengthened. Marie-Claire, the leading antagonist, glared at her in total disgust and disbelief. All her doubts vanished, as she understood that she was speaking with the Mother of God. Alphonsine was struck by the deeply sorrowful countenance of Our Lady. 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. Moreover, chances are that some people tried to talk to these visionaries and maliciously make them their instruments. 5 . 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. Alphonsine fut embauche par le diocse comme secrtaire dactylographe au Service diocsain de lEnseignement Catholique Gikongoro. 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. Fortunately, the Benebikira Sisters had just come back to Kibeho and reopened their convent, the school and the health centre. She justifies this by referring to personal messages from the Blessed Virgin, whom she calls "Umubyeyi", mother. 8www.miraclehunter.com/marian_apparitions/messages/kibeho_messages.html#marieclaire. 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. 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