Our Lady of Kibeho - Kibeho, Rwanda
Kiebho, Rwanda
http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2015/01/our-lady-of-kibeho-heavenly-warnings.html
Beginning on November 28, 1981, the Blessed Virgin Mary (& later Jesus) chose to appear at regular intervals to a group of teenagers in the rural countryside of Kibeho, Rwanda, giving them urgent heavenly messages intended to be shared throughout the country & the entire world.
Because of the great importance of the alleged heavenly messages, the Church immediately began investigating the visionaries & the messages, & on June 29, 2001, the local Bishop formally & officially approved the events pertaining to 3 of the visionaries.
At the beginning of the events, the initial messages all came from the Virgin Mary, & they were full of her love for her children here on Earth. Early on, the content of the messages was often instructional, providing spiritual direction & guidance for people to live more devout lives, repent of their sins & reject sinful temptations, so as to draw closer to God.
Mary's instructions for humanity included urging everyone to pray the rosary every day to ward off evil; & for all people to open their hearts to one another, & to help one another.
Jesus warning 12 years before the genocide
http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2015/01/our-lady-of-kibeho-heavenly-warnings.html
Beginning on November 28, 1981, the Blessed Virgin Mary (& later Jesus) chose to appear at regular intervals to a group of teenagers in the rural countryside of Kibeho, Rwanda, giving them urgent heavenly messages intended to be shared throughout the country & the entire world.
Because of the great importance of the alleged heavenly messages, the Church immediately began investigating the visionaries & the messages, & on June 29, 2001, the local Bishop formally & officially approved the events pertaining to 3 of the visionaries.
At the beginning of the events, the initial messages all came from the Virgin Mary, & they were full of her love for her children here on Earth. Early on, the content of the messages was often instructional, providing spiritual direction & guidance for people to live more devout lives, repent of their sins & reject sinful temptations, so as to draw closer to God.
Mary's instructions for humanity included urging everyone to pray the rosary every day to ward off evil; & for all people to open their hearts to one another, & to help one another.
Soon however, some of the Virgin Mary's messages began to contain
frightening predictions of war, catastrophes, & corruption that She said the
world would be facing in the coming years. She gave the young visionaries terrifying
glimpses into a future in which people's hearts would be dominated by hatred
instead of love, & where the planet would be torn apart by wars of religion,
failed economies, collapsing governments & natural disasters.
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| Kibeho visionaries Alphonsine, Marie Claire and Anathalie |
The Rwandan Genocide--The prediction of “a river of blood”
But amidst the messages of encouragement to repentance & love of neighbor there was one very significant message that seemed to be the
most important of all the Blessed Virgins messages; in 1982 the Blessed Virgin specifically
predicted the horrible 1994 genocide--12 years before it occurred.
She said that "a river of blood"
would flow across Rwanda unless the Rwandan people stopped harboring
hatred & animosity for each other, & instead would need to turn
their hearts with love & brotherly
charity towards one another.
And on August 15, 1982, the seers saw “a
river of blood, people who were killing each other, abandoned corpses with no
one to bury them, trees all in flames, bodies without their heads.”
On this most notable occasion, August 15, 1982--a day that was supposed
to be joyful celebration of the Feast of the Assumption---the Blessed
Virgin Mary first appeared to the visionary Alphonsine to be visibly
sorrowful & was crying. The visionary was deeply distressed at the
sight of our Blessed Mother in tears.
She asked Her "Mother, why are you crying? I can't bear to see You in tears!" Alphonsine was then heard to say: "Yes,
Mother, I'll repeat what you say: 'To the people on Earth: You say
3 times; You opened the door, & they refused to come in. You
opened the door, & they refused to come in. You opened the door, &
they refused to come in."
Suddenly, Alphonsine let out a terrifying heart wrenching scream: "I see a river of blood! What does it mean? No, please!...Why are You showing me this, Mother? Stop...please stop! The trees are exploding into flames, the country is burning!...Oh no!..no!....Why are those people slaughtering each other?
Later that same day, another visionary, Marie-Claire, was given similar visions of her countrymen slaughtering each other en masse, & she cried aloud in horror of the images she was being shown. It is estimated that there were 20,000 people in Kibeho that day, & all were terrified of what they'd heard through the visionaries.
At that time this vision & the Blessed Virgin Mary’s prophecy seemed completely unrealistic to most, even though it is true that the Rwandan’s have a very long history of tribal feuds & the animosity amongst the different tribes & social groups has always been a significant problem for the country.
Suddenly, Alphonsine let out a terrifying heart wrenching scream: "I see a river of blood! What does it mean? No, please!...Why are You showing me this, Mother? Stop...please stop! The trees are exploding into flames, the country is burning!...Oh no!..no!....Why are those people slaughtering each other?
Later that same day, another visionary, Marie-Claire, was given similar visions of her countrymen slaughtering each other en masse, & she cried aloud in horror of the images she was being shown. It is estimated that there were 20,000 people in Kibeho that day, & all were terrified of what they'd heard through the visionaries.
At that time this vision & the Blessed Virgin Mary’s prophecy seemed completely unrealistic to most, even though it is true that the Rwandan’s have a very long history of tribal feuds & the animosity amongst the different tribes & social groups has always been a significant problem for the country.
What the Virgin Mary soon began to plead for is for the people to abandon this hatred
based on tribal affiliations, & to see all of their fellow Rwandans’ as
brothers.
She strongly encouraged all peoples to have a love & concern for
others centered & based on the love & mercy of Her Son, Jesus. And by
practicing this love, She said the looming civil war & bloodshed could be
averted.
Sadly, too few Rwandans heeded Our Lady's advice, & the country
descended into madness, mayhem, & murder, just as She had predicted. If they
had only listened to the Virgin Mary's warnings when She appeared in Kibeho,
the bloody genocide never would have happened!
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| Our Lady of Kibeho holding a Rosary |
The Holy Rosary—The instrument through which the genocide
could have been averted
Through her visionaries, the Blessed Mother urged all
Rwandans to seek Her help to embrace Christ's love & forgiveness. She said
that the surest & best way to accomplish this was by praying the rosary
every day.
The Virgin Mary said that the rosary was one of the most powerful
tools in the world to defend us against temptation & evil. She pleaded with
everyone to pray the rosary at least once a day, no matter what religion they
belonged to, & promised all who did would receive special spiritual graces
& blessings.
Jesus warning 12 years before the genocide
Along with the Blessed Virgin, Jesus Himself also appeared
many times to the visionaries at Kibeho, urging the people to repent of their
sins & to seek to live virtuous lives. Like the Blessed Virgin Mary, He also
warned of a bloody civil war that would soon occur if the people didn't change
their tribal/sectarian animosity for one another.
During an apparition 12 years
before the genocide, Jesus had shown Segatashya (one of the alleged visionaries)
images of homes in flames & people being hacked to pieces by killers armed
with machetes. The Lord told Segatashya that this was what would happen if
people continued to sin & to hate one another. When the bloody genocide gripped
Rwanda, Segatashya himself was shot by a death squad.
A summary of what occurred during the genocide
Throughout the course of 100 days from April
6 to July 16 1994, approximately 800,000 Rwandan Tutsis & some
moderate Hutus were massacred in the Rwandan genocide. During this period,
more than 6 men, women & children were murdered every minute of
every hour of every day. This incredible rate of killing was maintained for
more than 3 months.
Along with the intense bloodshed, it is believed
that approximently 250,000 women were raped during the 100 days of
genocide (a precise count is such circumstances is impossible) & roughly 30%
of the women who were raped during the genocide were infected with HIV/AIDS.
In many cases, this resulted from a systematic & planned use of rape by HIV+
infected men as a weapon of terror & future genocide. There were 10 times as many widows (women)
than widowers (men) with almost 50,000 widows, & there were approximately 75,000 children who were
orphaned as a result of the genocide.
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| Rwandan Genocide |
The Rwandan genocide is a warning & a precursor to what could
come to all of humanity
Yet, the warnings of the Blessed Virgin Mary weren't just
for Africa. For She told the seer Marie-Clare Mukangango : "When I tell you this, I'm not
addressing myself strictly to you, child, but I'm making this appeal to the
world. Today, man empties things of
their true value. Those who are continually committing sins are doing so
without any acceptance that what they're doing is wrong."
Like Segatashya, sadly Marie-Clare Mukangango too was also killed
during the genocide. She said the Virgin described the world as “being in
revolt against God” & that the world “is on the edge of catastrophe.”
And in yet another message to the seers we're told: “ The world hastens to its ruin, it will fall into the abyss… The world is rebellious against God, it commits too many sins, it has neither love nor peace. If you don't repent & don't convert your hearts, you will fall into the abyss."
And in yet another message to the seers we're told: “ The world hastens to its ruin, it will fall into the abyss… The world is rebellious against God, it commits too many sins, it has neither love nor peace. If you don't repent & don't convert your hearts, you will fall into the abyss."
Heaven warned of the bloody genocide if the Rwandan’s didn't change their hearts—they did not, & 12 years later they suffered
unspeakable horrors. In Kibeho & elsewhere in recent times, Jesus & Mary
have been warning ALL of us that we must change our hearts—we must be converted
& repent of our sins—or we too will suffer unspeakable horrors as a result
& consequence of our sins & our hard hearts. Are we listening, or have we
not learned from the tragic events in Rwanda? -Lord Jesus crucified, have mercy upon us!
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"Don't forget that God is more powerful that all of the evil in the world....The world is on the edge of catastrophe. Cleanse your hearts through prayer. The only way is through God. If you don't take refuge in God, where will you hide when the fire has spread everywhere?" -Our Lady of Kibeho
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"Don't forget that God is more powerful that all of the evil in the world....The world is on the edge of catastrophe. Cleanse your hearts through prayer. The only way is through God. If you don't take refuge in God, where will you hide when the fire has spread everywhere?" -Our Lady of Kibeho
