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. Then she slowly drifted upwards and disappeared into the clouds fading light. The executions spread like wildfire throughout the country. Congo, where she sought refuge at the house of befriended families, who knew her from Kibeho. Anathalie remains at the Shrine, fulfilling the promise she made to Our Lady, praying and offering her suffering for souls. Colleagues, neighbours, friends and even family members slaughtered one another. She was baptised on July 27th, 1977 at the age of 12 years. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Many a time, the visionary was confronted with all kinds of questions, some of which were very personal or even offending. 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. May it be a call for the Church of Rwanda, and beyond, to turn with confidence to Our Lady of Sorrows. 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. This encouraged Nathalie to return home after two years of absence. 3 . Who are you? Alphonsine asked. 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. 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. 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. But Mukamazimpaka, on what she says was an order from the Virgin Mary, has stayed in Kibeho, except for two years. Our Lady first appeared to Alphonsine Mumureke, a student at Kibeho High School, on Nov. 28, 1981. document.getElementById('cloak06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61').innerHTML = ''; 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. She completed her secondary school studies at the Humanistic School of Kibeho in July 1989 with a secretary degree (level A2). It was of a woman calling herself "Mother of the Word". Here is how she relates the first Apparition: 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. Here, three people, Nathalie Mukamazimpaka, Alphonsine Mumureke and Claire Mukangango, received messages from Our Lady. They next traveled to Isesengurwaa place of purification where the light was dimthe inhabitants of which were at peace but also suffering. Alphonsine's are no longer alive. It was from there that she was urgently transferred to Nairobi for medical care. They share the same language, religions and kinship and clan systems. Mary identified herself to Alphonsine as "the Mother of the Word.". Sign up to receive our daily newsletter. 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. 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. At the same time, she was aspirant in the order of Saint Claire. http://libcom.org/history/articles/Rwanda-burundi-history. Unfortunately, they did not have a child, despite their strong desire to start a family. 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. 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. 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. Learning of the opportunity, Alphonsines parish priest intervened, and she was accepted into the school. First two years of apparitions at Kibeho . 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. There are more reasons to believe in the apparitions than to deny them. Bodies lay crumpled, some hardly visible among the piles of burlap sacks, cooking pots and clothes: a mother whose child was still tied to her back, a young boy thrown over the torso of a man, another curled up in between the ashes of cooking fires. The two commissions completed their investigation twenty years after their creation. 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. It is in this context that Mons. A few days later, Alphonsine did not appear for dinner. Her mother, Gaudence Mukabaziga, died on Octobre 17th, 1998 from malaria. 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. Father Gbangbo seems to have played a major role in Alphonsines life as a spiritual advisor, also having influence on the Archbishop of Abidjan, Cardinal Bernard Agr, with whom Alphonsine was able to get into contact. 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. Their message is in conformity with the Sacred Scripture and the living Tradition of the Church. In 1900, they built (of thatch) the first Catholic ChurchThe Church of the Holy Spirit of Save. Our Lady poured out, as it were, so much love upon Alphonsine that she felt she would be lifted to heaven. In this context, Mons. Anathalie agreed whole-heartedly to this requesta task she continues to this day. Fortunately, the Benebikira Sisters had just come back to Kibeho and reopened their convent, the school and the health centre. The dissension between the Hutus and the Tutsis was essentially a class struggle, and not a tribal conflict,1 as is often believed. 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. Various reasons justify the choice by Our Lady of these three visionaries already approved as visionaries. . . She witnessed acts of murder and genocide against innocent people. Perhaps the most significant vision occurred on August 15, 1982, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. \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. Rwanda became one of the African countries with the highest percentage of Catholics. 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. They even wished that her case might one day provide the basis for new perspectives. Heaven had directed her to tell the officials to pray, to forgive, and to stop persecuting the Tutsis and sending them into exile. 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. A year later, in April 1995, tens of thousands of Hutu refugees were massacred in Kibeho by the troops of the new regime. article "Alphonsine Mumureke" is from Wikipedia, https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=Alphonsine_Mumureke&oldid=2464770. As a Latin adage says: Gratia non tollit naturam, sed perficit eam. ("Grace doesn't do away with nature, but perfects it."). Mumureke, now a nun in Italy, told Immaculee: "Remember the first message of Our Lady. It was 28 November 1981, and when Alphonsine reported what she had seen, her friends ridiculed her, her teachers scolded her and her village shunned her. She temporarily stayed at Bishops residence in Gikongoro. The Blessed Mother wanted Alphonsine to be like a little child to her: Play with me! After graduation, Marie-Claire spent years spreading devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. It is estimated that, in just three months, almost one million were killed as the extremist Hutus targeted the minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus. Our Lady exhorted them to pray always and to teach others to pray with greater zeal and purity of heart. 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. When Belgium withdrew in 1962, Rwanda and Burundi became two independent countries. At first, no one took the adolescent's claims seriously. 7 . She had just finished a geography test and was filled with inexplicable emotions: confusion, joy, dread and fear. 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 fruits of the apparition are beginning to be realized in the land that witnessed so much destruction, as people turn to their Heavenly Mother. Then a few months later -- January 12, 1982 -- there were rumors that the Virgin Mary had appeared to another Kibeho student named Nathalie Mukamazimpaka. Marie Claire had been among those who had dismissed Alphonsine's claims, arguing that her fellow student just wanted attention. She also likes to attend Holy Mass. 3 . 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. 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. As soon as she disappeared, Alphonsine collapsed on the floor and lay motionless for ten minutes. She responded: I am the Mother of the Word.. 5 . 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 went into the hall where she was being drawn; her skin tingled, and her hand trembled.2 A soft, sweet voice called out: My daughter. Again the voice was heard: My daughter., Then, to Alphonsines amazement, the most lovely woman she had ever beheld emerged from the cloud, floating between the floor and ceiling in a pool of shimmering light. The young professed was given the name of Alphonsine of the Glorious Cross ". Script error: No such module "Draft topics". In the case of the three visionaries named above, who are at the origin of the fame of Kibeho, nothing that they said or did during the apparitions is contrary to Christian faith and morals. She was taken to a land of lighta place of communionwhere she saw seven angels singing indescribably beautiful hymns in praise of God. Katoris background as a journalist and an actor bring a rare sensibility to her plays, which combine a reporters eye for a good story and historical detail together with an understanding of how to craft characters that only an actor can experience. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. It would be unfortunate to misuse them as a kind of good luck charm" (abapfumu). Marie Claire and Elie formed a happy couple. Unfortunately, they did not have a child, despite their strong desire to start a family. 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. For reasons mentioned below, she was unable to complete her studies. With the help of an Ivorian-Congolese (D.R. From time to time, relatives and Christians from her home parish, Muganza, come to visit her. But one of the students, Alphonsine Mumureke, had a vision on November 28. Both the Germans and Belgians turned the relationship of the two ethnic groups, Tutsi and Hutu, into a class system which favored the minority Tutsis over the Hutus. He summarized the main points of the message: Our Lady appealed to the world to repent, repent, repent! and convert while there is still time. She warned the world that if it did not repent, it would fall into the abyss. Shortly before the apparitions she was admitted in Kibeho College in October 1981 in order to continue her studies after primary school. addy5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf = addy5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com'; About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Thus, they gave priority to the first eight supposed visionaries: Those of the first year of the apparitions at Kibeho, i.e. She was baptised on February 2nd, 1968 at the age of 4. by Sr. M. Faustina Olson, F.H.I. When Anathalie awoke, she was surrounded by friends and a few nuns who informed her that she had been in the same kind of trance Alphonsine had experienced. Fortunately, the Benebikira Sisters had just come back to Kibeho and reopened their convent, the school and the health centre. 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