. 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. Anathalie was on her way to the chapel to pray when, like Alphonsine, she was overcome with confusion, joy, fear and dizziness. Their message is in conformity with the Sacred Scripture and the living Tradition of the Church. Pour sa scurit, elle dut se rfugier au presbytre de la paroisse de Gikongoro. Anathalie was likewise escorted on supernatural tours. She had always attended Mass on Sundays and had a special devotion to Our Lady. As visionary, Marie Claire is especially known for the message concerning the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary which goes hand in hand with an urgent call to repentance: Repent, repent, repent! The Rwandan Government estimated the death toll to be 338. Thus, they gave priority to the first eight supposed visionaries: Those of the first year of the apparitions at Kibeho, i.e. They conquered the government forces on July 4, 1994, a date now commemorated as a public holiday. Shortly before the apparitions she was admitted in Kibeho College in October 1981 in order to continue her studies after primary school. Alphonsine Mumureke is said to have taken, on March 20, 1982, a "mystical journey" of several hours with the Virgin in another "world" throughout "places" that she describes in symbolic language that makes one think of realities such as Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, but with a vocabulary very different from the one of the Catechism. There, they were caught off guard by the genocide of 1994. 2Our Lady of Kibeho, Immaculee Ilibagiza with Steve Erwin, 2009, 4th ed, Hay House, Inc., p. 35. She was baptised on July 27th, 1977 at the age of 12 years. The history of the Church is replete with examples of Our Ladys watchful and solicitous care for the welfare of her children. But Mukamazimpaka, on what she says was an order from the Virgin Mary, has stayed in Kibeho, except for two years. These two visions of Alphonsine were but the beginning of many more. . On the contrary, the successive local ordinaries were in favour of her. 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". The apparitions began in November 1981 when six young girls and one boy claimed to see the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus. What is the target audience for the Independent newspaper. Her single mother was very poor and was not able to provide further education for her after grade school and had always planned that Alphonsine would help her in the fields thereafter. While there her life took a decisive turn. 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. 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. At first, no one took the adolescent's claims seriously. 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. She found herself standing in a vast meadow filled with a variety of colorful flowers and hovering red bubbles that dissolved into mist. 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. Get the latest from La Croix International. 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. But before she could finish the letter, she fainted again and was back in the gloom. The White Fathers, an international Missionary Society of priests and brothers, arrived in the late 1800s amid all this tension. A partir de lanne 1995 un bienfaiteur laida trouver une bourse dtudes lEcole Suprieure de Commerce Castaing, avec inscription la section de Secrtariat Bureautique. Many others soon arrived: the school nurse to take her vitals and assess her medical condition; a Red Cross Official to conduct tests; a member of the Commission of Enquiry to note the facts; Abbot Augustin Misago, the spiritual guide (later the Bishop of Gikongoro, who would officially make a declaration in favor of the authenticity of the apparitions); and two seminarians, along with the entire school staff. It is often she herself who welcomes individual pilgrims and assists them in anything they need or refers them to the chaplain if necessary. Our Lady of Kibeho is at the Royal and Derngate, Northampton, until 2 February. The personal transformation of the seers (who passed all the criteria established by the Church), as well as many documents and investigations, were carefully examined. The director grabbed the school nurse and summoned Abbot Augustin Misago, a leading member of the Commission of Enquiry. It would be unfortunate to misuse them as a kind of good luck charm" (abapfumu). In the evaluation of the facts and the messages, only the public apparitions are taken into consideration. 5 . Are there any descendants of Wyatt Earp alive today? Script error: No such module "AfC topic". She went so far as to inform the local bishop, who told her that he was already aware of the events. At the time of the apparitions she attended Grade 4 of the elementary level at Kibeho College. She was baptised on February 2nd, 1968 at the age of 4. Most of them were Tutsis. The message the Virgin Mary allegedly revealed to the students at Kibeho was focused on conversion and salvific suffering. They next traveled to Isesengurwaa place of purification where the light was dimthe inhabitants of which were at peace but also suffering. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; She was baptised on July 27th, 1977 at the age of 12 years. 5 . They come to the Shrine from all lands asking for forgiveness, for love, for healing and for strength to cope with the hardships of life. She also likes to attend Holy Mass. Alphonsine's are no longer alive. Her mother, Gaudence Mukabaziga, died on Octobre 17th, 1998 from malaria. Then, on March 1, 1982, Marie-Claire fainted while walking in the gardens. Unfortunately, they did not have a child, despite their strong desire to start a family. Fortunately, the Benebikira Sisters had just come back to Kibeho and reopened their convent, the school and the health centre. He became her spiritual director and took care of her during her stay at Ivory Coast. She married in 1987 and obtained a teaching position. In 1981, at a high school in Kibeho, Rwanda, a teenager named Alphonsine Mumureke had a vision of the Virgin Mary. Theirs was a protest against the moral, social and political decay of their community a reminder that sometimes young people can sense tragedy ahead in a way that adults are incapable of. Since 1998 it goes by "Groupe Scolaire Mere du Verbe" (School of the Mother of the Word). When one of the nuns went to check on her, she found Alphonsine quite motionless on the bed, like a corpse. Convert while there is still time, the Virgin Mary said to the world through Marie Claire. 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. After she graduated Kibeho College, she worked as a secretary for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Butare from 1992 to 1994. Augustin Misago, Declaration bearing the final judgement on the event of the "Apparitions of Kibeho", n 14.). 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. Fortunately, the Benebikira Sisters had just come back to Kibeho and reopened their convent, the school and the health centre. 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 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. Though the school was very poor and had no running water or electricity; Alphonsine was, nevertheless, grateful to be there. http://libcom.org/history/articles/Rwanda-burundi-history. It is in this context that Mons. 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. Kibeho is also the name given to one of the parishes of the diocese of Gikongoro, founded in 1934 and dedicated to Mary, Mother of God. She wore no shoes, just like Alphonsine and her classmates. In the end, they could not prove the visionary and her position wrong. Then she slowly drifted upwards and disappeared into the clouds fading light. 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. It was from there that she was urgently transferred to Nairobi for medical care. 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. 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". Calming down a little, she went into the dining hall to serve. 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. WHEN ALPHONSINE ASKED WHO SHE WAS, THE LADY REPLIED, I AM NYINA WA JAMBO WHICH MEANS THE MOTHER OF THE WORD. - Developed by jofarsystems.com. Militias set up roadblocks to slaughter the Tutsis, many with machetes. Script error: No such module "Draft topics". Sixteen-year-old Alphonsine Mumureke was privileged to attend Kibeho High school, an opportunity many poor Rwandan girls did not have. 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. Dans la suite, elle partit avec des connaissances vers le Zare (aujourdhui RD Congo). Mary identified herself to Alphonsine as "the Mother of the Word.". They ruled through the Tutsi king and brought Hutu areas under their rule. he 16-year-old schoolgirl Alphonsine Mumureke said she was in the cafeteria of the Catholic boarding school Kibeho College. In 1960, the Hutus won municipal elections, causing thousands more Tutsis to flee. 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. 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. But one of the students, Alphonsine Mumureke, had a vision on November 28. Our Lady promised special graces to those who meditate on her sorrows. 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. Various reasons justify the choice by Our Lady of these three visionaries already approved as visionaries. These witnesses, historically linked, were the only ones on the scene for some months, at least up to June 1982. Today, Kibeho is best known as a place of apparitions and pilgrimages. Like many imperialists, when the Germans arrived in the late 1800s, they began to foment unrest through prejudice in order to tighten their own control. 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. 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. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; On a summer morning in 2003, many of those who had participated in the genocidal killings walked out of prison into the sunshine, singing hymns, their freedom granted by the president. Thus, almost all the land is cultivated, with the average property per household being less than two-and-a-half acres. The two commissions completed their investigation twenty years after their creation. 2 . 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. During the war, between 800,000 and 1 million were killed. In November 1981, 16-year-old Alphonsine Mumureke reported a vision she described as the Virgin Mary, warning of a bloody, apocalyptic, hate-filled conflict to come. 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. The list of its authors can be seen in its historicaland/or the page Edithistory:Alphonsine Mumureke. Alphonsine was struck by the deeply sorrowful countenance of Our Lady. Bishop Misago affirmed that the message of Kibeho had produced flourishing prayer groups, where the Rosary and the Seven Sorrows were being prayed. 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. 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. Others asked her for proof to support her story. She was shown a river of blood, of decapitated heads, of corpses piled high upon each other, of untold destruction, torture, and hatred. Ever since, she has been continuing her generous work for the Marian shrine and committing herself to praying with the pilgrims. She asked Alphonsine to tell people that they needed to convert. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. What Alphonsine did not tell them was that she was receiving messages for government officials, even the Hutu president. 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. Yes, the Virgin Mary appeared at Kibeho on November 28th, 1981 and in the months that followed. Six times more she began the song, but Our Lady interrupted her every time. Sixteen-year-old Alphonsine Mumureke was privileged to attend Kibeho High school, an opportunity many poor Rwandan girls did not have. 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. between November 28th, 1981 and November 28th, 1982. She was baptised on July 27th, 1977 at the age of 12 years. 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. The exact date and circumstances of their death are not (yet) elicited. 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. With the help of an Ivorian-Congolese (D.R. She was baptised on August 12th, 1966 at the age of 5. The Bible was translated into the national language of Kinyarwanda, and nine dioceses were created. By that time, news of the apparitions had already spread far and wide. And everywhere there was blood, flies.13. When he died Father Basile Gbangbo, a priest of the Archdiocese of Abidjan, took over as spiritual guide. 1The Tutsis and Hutus are not tribes they belong to the same Banyarwanda nationality. Marie Claire and Elie formed a happy couple. In the 23-page document, the Bishops reasons were thoughtfully and systematically penned. 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. The other two visionaries, Anathalie and Marie-Claire, experienced the same dreadful vision on this day: mass murder, the river of blood, piles of corpses. The executions spread like wildfire throughout the country. Finally, the RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front), comprised mostly of Tutsi refugees from Uganda and refugees from Burundi, battled its way through the government-led conflict and slowly gained ground. All her doubts vanished, as she understood that she was speaking with the Mother of God. Rwanda: The Dove's music united a nation torn by genocide. 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. 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. The completed chapel was dedicated on May 31, 2003; and on November 28, 2003, the statue of Our Lady of Kibeho was blessed. The two commissions continued their task as usual and were reinforced with some new members. When Belgium withdrew in 1962, Rwanda and Burundi became two independent countries. Rwanda is one of the poorest countries in the world, but recently it has been counted among the most successful African countries regarding development and national economy. 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. The first apparition of Alphonsine took place on November 28th, 1981, her last exactly eight years later, on November 28th, 1989. mumureke fournaise plessis hugo desnoyer by oliver n\u0027goma mp3 download despres jadot nickname by oliver ngoma chanson le survenant le nom ndembi dfinition robichaud anderson loretti name meaning lufuta ngalula design adams desbois au temps des cerises bisobanura iki nombre en . You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The world is in rebellion against God. The visionaries of Kibeho are no exception from the rule. 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. The authentic conversions of the seers proved that the Good Mother had come to reinforce the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She was able to return to Rwanda in early December 1996. She was baptised on February 2nd, 1968 at the age of 4. After graduation, Marie-Claire spent years spreading devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. 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. Australian soldiers serving as part of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda estimated at least 4,000 people in the camp were killed by soldiers of the military wing of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, known as the Rwandan Patriotic Army. The next day, one of the students, Marie-Claire, led a group of fellow students in a confrontation with Alphonsine. Kibeho itself suffered two massacres. When she awoke, she once again found herself on the floor of the school chapel. She had just finished a geography test and was filled with inexplicable emotions: confusion, joy, dread and fear. Out of the darkness emerged two ominous figures, warning her that they would return with others. The visionaries said to have seen her sometimes with joined hands, sometimes with outstretched arms. Various reasons justify the choice by Our Lady of these three visionaries already approved as visionaries. She and her husband were among the thousands of victims of the Rwandan conflict. She was killed in the 1994 genocide along with her husband. Feminine Name French. My advice therefore is: Guarantee these visionaries peace and encourage them to lead a fairly disciplined life.. 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. The most active period of these apparitions ended with the year 1983. Though Anathalie couldnt see anyone, she was confident that it was the Blessed Mother who was speaking to her: My child, you must pray, for the world is in a horrible way; people have turned from God and the love of my Son, Jesus.6 Our Lady then asked Anathalie if she would help save souls, adding that she would suffer much if she accepted the mission. She justifies this by referring to personal messages from the Blessed Virgin, whom she calls "Umubyeyi", mother. var addy_text06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61 = 'sanctuaire.kibeho' + '@' + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61').innerHTML += ''+addy_text06979af1fb68ed1cff9c75452df96a61+'<\/a>'; Copyright Sanctuaire Notre Dame de Kibeho. Her mother, Immaculate Mukarasana, died some a few years after the genocide of 1994. What did Australia do in the Rwandan genocide? 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. 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. Research was carried out in her family and her native region and there are specific reports and testimonies on this subject. First two years of apparitions at Kibeho . T he 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. Alphonsine Mumureke Show Our Lady of Kibeho Gender Female Age Range Late Teen, Young Adult Role Size Lead Dancing Non Dancer Voice Spoken Time & Place kibeho college, an all-girls catholic school in kibeho, rwanda, 1981-1982 Tags Her father, Thadde Gakwaya was assassinated in September 1984. At first, no one took the adolescent's claims seriously. Anathalie remains at the Shrine, fulfilling the promise she made to Our Lady, praying and offering her suffering for souls. The Tutsis ruled Rwanda in the early part of the century and were considered the upper class. Of course we now know that, a decade after the Trinitys terrible visions, Rwanda was riven by a terrible genocide. For reasons mentioned below, she was unable to complete her studies. All Rights Reserved. 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. When she awoke from the nightmare, she found two friends supporting her, questioning her and advising her to return to the dormitory. between November 28th, 1981 and November 28th, 1982. document.getElementById('cloak5b9eadd281548aea5c9407afe17843cf').innerHTML = ''; Today, Rwandans continue to confront on a daily basis the pain of memory, the power of reconciliation, the challenges of redemption and forgiveness and the ineradicability of loss. How to say Alphonsine Mumureke in English? Here, three people, Nathalie Mukamazimpaka, Alphonsine Mumureke and Claire Mukangango, received messages from Our Lady. 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. Sanctuary Our Lady of KibehoB.P. This email address is being protected from spambots. He looked after her until his death in December 1998. 2 . She recounted to her eager listeners her experience of a dark place of despair and another place full of laughter and joyous voices ringing praises to God. The two commissions continued their task as usual and were reinforced with some new members. Cest l quelle a vcu la tragdie du gnocide survenu en 1994.. Elle y a fait sa prise dhabit religieux le 6/07/2004 ; le noviciat dbuta le 31 Juillet de la mme anne. She promotes the message of Our Lady of Kibeho and helps the pilgrims in any way she can. Mumureke, now a nun in Italy, told Immaculee: "Remember the first message of Our Lady. In early July 1994, Nathalie was forced to leave Kibeho at the request of the Bishop, in order to get into greater safety. 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. When His Excellency was still an abbot, he was providentially selected as a spiritual guide in the early stages of the apparitions. Ses parents sappelaient Thadde GAKWAYA et Marie Immacule MUKARUSANA.\r27 juillet 1977, Alphonsine est baptise lge de 12 ans. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. With the help of an Ivorian-Congolese (D.R. Augustin Misago, Declaration bearing the final judgement on the event of the "Apparitions of Kibeho", n 14.). Sanctuary Our Lady of KibehoB.P. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. In 1981, when Alphonsine was admitted, the school was called "College de Kibeho"; later in early 1984 it was named "Ecole des lettres de Kibeho" (Humanistic School of Kibeho). 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. Everything said or done after that date at Kibeho did not bring anything new with respect to what was already known, from the point of view of the messages and of the signs of credibility. 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. 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. | Jan 16, 2017 | 2014, Marian Shrines | 0 comments. Alphonsine fut embauche par le diocse comme secrtaire dactylographe au Service diocsain de lEnseignement Catholique Gikongoro. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; 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. 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. It was from there that she was urgently transferred to Nairobi for medical care. Unfortunately, they did not have a child, despite their strong desire to start a family. Some. As a Latin adage says: Gratia non tollit naturam, sed perficit eam. ("Grace doesn't do away with nature, but perfects it."). When she told them that she had seen the Blessed Virgin, they started to laugh at her and mock her as they all crowded around her. 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. There is no love and no peace. Thousands of people were slaughtered in their churches, their decapitated bodies dumped into rivers. As visionary, Marie Claire is especially known for the message concerning the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary which goes hand in hand with an urgent call to repentance: Repent, repent, repent! Divine Providence had special designs for the three seers: In June 2003, Alphonsine entered the monastery of the Poor Clares in Abidjan. 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