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. In early July 1994, Nathalie was forced to leave Kibeho at the request of the Bishop, in order to get into greater safety. In April 1994, President Juvenal Habyarimana was killed when his plane was shot down. Yes, the Virgin Mary appeared at Kibeho on November 28th, 1981 and in the months that followed. Most of the colleges students were murdered. Soon, there were many concerned officials, priests, and others in attendance as Alphonsine truly appeared dead. The group concluded that she was truly with Our Lady on some mysterious expedition; they had no choice but to wait. There are more reasons to believe in the apparitions than to deny them. Many a time, the visionary was confronted with all kinds of questions, some of which were very personal or even offending. Then she slowly drifted upwards and disappeared into the clouds fading light. Augustin Misago, Declaration bearing the final judgement on the event of the "Apparitions of Kibeho", n 14.). In 1982, Our Lady conducted Alphonsine and Anathalie on separate journeys to heaven, hell and purgatory. It was from there that she was urgently transferred to Nairobi for medical care. These two visions of Alphonsine were but the beginning of many more. Learning of the opportunity, Alphonsines parish priest intervened, and she was accepted into the school. She was baptised on July 27th, 1977 at the age of 12 years. The next day, one of the students, Marie-Claire, led a group of fellow students in a confrontation with Alphonsine. Research was carried out in her family and her native region and there are specific reports and testimonies on this subject. - Developed by jofarsystems.com. . 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. 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. 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. Weighing heavily in favor of approval was the verification of the August 15, 1982, prophetic vision of the mass slaughter. They are the ones who made Kibeho known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimage causing crowds of people to flock there. Even though this apparition was shorter, it took her longer to regain full consciousness. Mary identified herself to Alphonsine as "the Mother of the Word.". 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. She temporarily stayed at Bishops residence in Gikongoro. Elle y a fait sa prise dhabit religieux le 6/07/2004 ; le noviciat dbuta le 31 Juillet de la mme anne. Since 1998 it goes by "Groupe Scolaire Mere du Verbe" (School of the Mother of the Word). 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. Marie Claire and Elie formed a happy couple. Eighteen hours later, they were astonished to behold a suddenly wide-awake Alphonsine, smiling and serene. From there, she continued her escape up to Bukavu in former Zaire together with many other refugees, including priests and religious of all ethnic groups. In 1981, at a high school in Kibeho, Rwanda, a teenager named Alphonsine Mumureke had a vision of the Virgin Mary. Anathalie was likewise escorted on supernatural tours. Thousands of people were slaughtered in their churches, their decapitated bodies dumped into rivers. Whenever God called someone for a special mission in the history of salvation, He chose him / her right there, in their actual personal circumstances, and used him / her as he / she is, with his / her personality and character traits, all his / her qualities and personal shortcomings, capabilities and limitations. The visionaries of Kibeho are no exception from the rule. The temporary religious profession ceremonies took place on July 15th , 2006. But she chose me, to come to me, when I was serving." Augustin Misago, Declaration bearing the final judgement on the event of the "Apparitions of Kibeho", n 14.). Her religious name is Alphonsine of the Glorious Cross. 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. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a most beautiful placea grassy plain filled with sparkling droplets of color. There, they were caught off guard by the genocide of 1994. Moreover, chances are that some people tried to talk to these visionaries and maliciously make them their instruments. The Virgin was silent for some minutes, and then she began to weep. The Belgians issued ethnic identity cards in 1926, causing a deepening of prejudice between the two peoples. At 1630 hrs the RPA fired warning shots and nine more IDPs were killed in the resulting stampede. Pour sa scurit, elle dut se rfugier au presbytre de la paroisse de Gikongoro. 7 . . Hence, starting from September 1983, she first taught in her home parish Mushubi and thereafter in Kigali from September 1987. 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 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. The most active period of these apparitions ended with the year 1983. Alphonsine was born on March 21, 1965, in Cyizihira, in the parish of Zaza, Diocese of Kibungo. The two commissions completed their investigation twenty years after their creation. The apparitions began in November 1981 when six young girls and one boy claimed to see the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus. 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. 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. Are there any descendants of Wyatt Earp alive today? Our Lady of Kibeho review startling story of a heavenly 'visitation', Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. On November 28, 1981, an event happened that would forever change the life of Alphonsine and affect the lives of millions. She married in 1987 and obtained a teaching position. Sixteen-year-old Alphonsine Mumureke was privileged to attend Kibeho High school, an opportunity many poor Rwandan girls did not have. 13www.nytimes.com/1995/04/24/world/as-many-as-2000-are-reported-dead-in-rwanda.html. 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. 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. Our Lady was pleased with her answer, telling her that she desired her schoolmates to have her same strong faith. She was killed in the 1994 genocide along with her husband. 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. A partir de lanne 1995 un bienfaiteur laida trouver une bourse dtudes lEcole Suprieure de Commerce Castaing, avec inscription la section de Secrtariat Bureautique. Within one hour of the presidents death, a bloody massacre unfolded which was to prove the accuracy of the prophetic visions. Marie-Claire was completely changed. 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. She completed her secondary school studies at the Humanistic School of Kibeho in July 1989 with a secretary degree (level A2). Aprs y avoir obtenu un baccalaurat en thologie, en juin 2003, elle est entre dans un monastre des Clarisses dAbidjan. Only the three initial testimonies merit being considered authentic; they were given by Alphonsine Mumureke, Nathalie Mukamazimpaka, and by Marie Claire Mukangango. The Guardian reports that it all started when 16-year-old schoolgirl Alphonsine Mumureke who was in the cafeteria of the Catholic boarding school Kibeho College, Rwanda, said she heard a voice "soft as air and sweeter than music".. Alphonsine said 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. . All her doubts vanished, as she understood that she was speaking with the Mother of God. The visions lasted for hours. 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". Then a few months later -- January 12, 1982 -- there were rumors that the Virgin Mary had appeared to another Kibeho student named Nathalie Mukamazimpaka. 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. 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. 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. Various reasons justify the choice by Our Lady of these three visionaries already approved as visionaries. The extraordinary story of these three schoolgirls inspired my friend, the American playwright Katori Hall, to write Our Lady of Kibeho. These witnesses, historically linked, were the only ones on the scene for some months, at least up to June 1982. Hence, starting from September 1983, she first taught in her home parish Mushubi and thereafter in Kigali from September 1987. 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. Rwanda and Burundi were ruled separately under two different Tutsi monarchs. 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. 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. She received the habit on July 26, 2004, and made her first profession on July 15, 2006. She received the religious habit at the beginning of her novitiate on July 26th, 2004. She was baptised on July 27th, 1977 at the age of 12 years. 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. She witnessed acts of murder and genocide against innocent people. 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. When His Excellency was still an abbot, he was providentially selected as a spiritual guide in the early stages of the apparitions. In this Declaration, the Bishop of Gikongoro specifies without meandering: 1 . var addy_text06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61 = 'sanctuaire.kibeho' + '@' + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61').innerHTML += ''+addy_text06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61+'<\/a>'; Copyright Sanctuaire Notre Dame de Kibeho.