What Alphonsine did not tell them was that she was receiving messages for government officials, even the Hutu president. 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. 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. At first, no one took the adolescent's claims seriously. A few days later, Alphonsine did not appear for dinner. \roctobre 1981, aprs ses tudes primaires Alphonsine est admise au collge de Kibehon, tenue par la Congrgation des Surs\rBenebikira.\rLa Vierge demandait tous de se convertir, avoir la foi, et\rprier sans hypocrisie.\r\r28 novembre 1981, les apparitions de la Mre du Verbe commence lge de 16 ans, Mgr Jean Baptiste Gahamanyi, est l'vque du diocse de Butare dont Kibeho faisait partie jusquen 1992,\rALPHONSINE MUMUREKE termina ses tudes secondaires lEcole\rdes Lettres de Kibeho en juillet 1989 avec un diplme du niveau A2 en secrtariat du Groupe Scolaire Mre du Verbe de Kibeho .\r Alphonsine fut embauche par le diocse comme secrtaire dactylographe au Service diocsain de lEnseignement Catholique Gikongoro. There, they were caught off guard by the genocide of 1994. The others continued their verbal attack, laughing and waving their hands in front of her; but she was oblivious to her surroundings. Today, Kibeho is best known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimages. In spite of this, she maintained that Alphonsine and Anathalie were the source of the trouble. 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. More study was yet required before official approval, but pilgrims were now permitted to visit and pray at the apparition site. Holy Mary answered her prayers. 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. Our Lady first appeared to Alphonsine Mumureke, a student at Kibeho High School, on Nov. 28, 1981. Marie Claire Mukangango had visions for six months, lasting from 2 March 1982 until 15 September 1982. Augustin Misago, a former member of the theological commission himself. This choice, however, was a working hypothesis, not a presumption of authenticity for such a large number of visionaries. 21 mars 1965, Alphonsine naquit Cyizihira, dans la paroisse de Zaza (diocse de Kibungo). At the conclusion of the vision, the seer sang a song to Jesus, pleading for His mercy. The first apparition of Mary was on November 28, 1981, when Alphonsine Mumureke, a young student of the Kibeho High School . On another occasion, the Blessed Mother told Anathalie, When I show myself to someone and talk to them, I want to turn to the whole world. The Service Centre was led by a priest. This encouraged Nathalie to return home after two years of absence. 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. 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 mentioned commissions produced numerous reports which were submitted to the Bishop of the Diocese of Butare to which Kibeho still belonged at that time. Some of her fellow students, teachers and nuns thought she was just trying to get attention or that she had lost her mind. What makes Katoris play so moving is that it takes place at a time before the genocide, when there is still space for optimism in the lives of the schoolchildren it depicts. It is often she herself who welcomes individual pilgrims and assists them in anything they need or refers them to the chaplain if necessary. However, the 1919 Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to surrender control of the region to Belgium. It is the most famine-prone region of one of the worlds poorest countries, but so beautiful that locals say: God comes on holiday here.. Convert while there is still time, the Virgin Mary said to the world through Marie Claire. 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. 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 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. Her religious name is Alphonsine of the Glorious Cross. var addy5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf = 'sanctuaire.kibeho' + '@'; document.getElementById('cloak5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf').innerHTML = ''; 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. After she graduated Kibeho College, she worked as a secretary for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Butare from 1992 to 1994. 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. I am the mother of the word, replied the woman, whom Alphonsine immediately recognised as the Virgin Mary. 5 . Shortly before the apparitions she was admitted in Kibeho College in October 1981 in order to continue her studies after primary school. 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. Most of them were Tutsis. She also likes to attend Holy Mass. At the same time, she was aspirant in the order of Saint Claire. Script error: No such module "Draft topics". 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. . Why did he die in a cell? The young professed was given the name of Alphonsine of the Glorious Cross ". At the time of the apparitions she attended Grade 4 of the elementary level at Kibeho College. Alphonsine fell to her knees and asked the Lady who she was. The longest series of visions were attributed to Alphonsine Mumureke, who had received the initial vision shortly after her admittance into Kibeho High School in October 1981 after her primary education, and the last on November 28, 1989. Most of Rwandas inhabitants make a living from agriculture and livestock. Then, on March 1, 1982, Marie-Claire fainted while walking in the gardens. 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. They resided in Gatsata compound in Kigali, at the road to Byumba. After her graduation from theology with a specialization in catechesis in June 2003, she entered the monastery Sainte Claire in Abidjan (Poor Clares). The apparitions began in November 1981 when six young girls and one boy claimed to see the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus. - Developed by jofarsystems.com. "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. There are more reasons to believe in the apparitions than to deny them. 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. The most active period of these apparitions ended with the year 1983. . 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. The two commissions completed their investigation twenty years after their creation. Many a time, the visionary was confronted with all kinds of questions, some of which were very personal or even offending. 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. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a most beautiful placea grassy plain filled with sparkling droplets of color. 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. During one of Marie-Claires visions, Our Lady told her that she had come to Rwanda because she was still able to find humble souls who were not attached to wealth. In 1905, they reconstructed it with brick. / 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. 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. They are the ones who made Kibeho known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimage causing crowds of people to flock 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. There, a great number of unarmed civilians was slaughtered. The most active period of these apparitions ended with the year 1983. When Alphonsine's story was mocked by other students, she asked Mary to appear to others, so that they might believe. This is also valid for Alphonsine who continued to attract many people up to the end of her apparitions. var addy_text5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf = 'sanctuaire.kibeho' + '@' + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf').innerHTML += ''+addy_text5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf+'<\/a>'; Copyright Sanctuaire Notre Dame de Kibeho. 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.. 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. She couldnt imagine how she could bring that message to the president! 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. Increasingly distressed by the unrelenting attacks, Alphonsine begged Our Lady to appear to other girls in order that they would believe her. 12http://partners.nytimes.com/library/world/africa/052194rwanda-genocide.html. Sixteen-year-old Alphonsine Mumureke was privileged to attend Kibeho High school, an opportunity many poor Rwandan girls did not have. Dans la suite, elle partit avec des connaissances vers le Zare (aujourdhui RD Congo). 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. The Bible was translated into the national language of Kinyarwanda, and nine dioceses were created. by Sr. M. Faustina Olson, F.H.I. 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. 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. Bishop Misago affirmed that the message of Kibeho had produced flourishing prayer groups, where the Rosary and the Seven Sorrows were being prayed. Our Lady promised special graces to those who meditate on her sorrows. 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. A partir de lanne 1995 un bienfaiteur laida trouver une bourse dtudes lEcole Suprieure de Commerce Castaing, avec inscription la section de Secrtariat Bureautique. After her graduation from theology with a specialization in catechesis in June 2003, she entered the monastery Sainte Claire in Abidjan (Poor Clares). May it be a call for the Church of Rwanda, and beyond, to turn with confidence to Our Lady of Sorrows. Anathalie was likewise escorted on supernatural tours. Unfortunately, they did not have a child, despite their strong desire to start a family. So, ever since July 1982, Nathalie has been permanently staying close to the site of the apparitions at Kibeho. SUPPORT LA CROIX INTERNATIONALS COMMUNITY OF READERS. Some supposed that she was mentally ill; others, that she was just trying to attract attention; yet others said that she had been possessed by demons in her jungle home before her arrival at the school. Thirty astounded students had witnessed Marie-Clare in ecstasy. Alphonsine Mumureke left in 1994 during the genocide and never came back. Civilians who had taken refuge in the parish church there in April 1994 were killed. 341 Butare / RwandaCentral AfricaThis email address is being protected from spambots. She was baptised on July 27th, 1977 at the age of 12 years. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. In April 1982, two commissions were authorized to investigate the events. Fortunately, the Benebikira Sisters had just come back to Kibeho and reopened their convent, the school and the health centre. 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. Alphonsine Mumureke was born on March 21st, 1965 in Cyizihira, in the parish of Zaza, Diocese of Kibungo as the daughter of Thadde Gakwaya and Mary Immaculate Mukarasana. The Mother of Jesus wished to manifest herself in your country to some children, reminding them of the effectiveness of fasting and prayer, especially the prayer of the Rosary. 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. article "Alphonsine Mumureke" is from Wikipedia, https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=Alphonsine_Mumureke&oldid=2464770. When Belgium withdrew in 1962, Rwanda and Burundi became two independent countries. document.getElementById('cloak06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61').innerHTML = ''; 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 end of her ; but she was months, lasting from 2 March 1982 until 15 1982. Or that she had lost her mind those who meditate on her Sorrows year 1983 ; s seriously! 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