1981 – Our Lady of Kibeho

More of Mary’s Words

“I am awakening you so that you may collect what you have and purify it.  Prepare yourself for the coming of the one who will come unexpectedly; and do not leave him standing at the front door.  He has a power that surpasses your intelligence and he sees even that which you want to hide from Him,” Our Lady of Kibeho, by Immaculee Illibagiza.

Who did Our Lady appear to?

 13 years before the Rwandan genocide, Mary introduced herself as “The Mother of the Word” and “The Mother of God” to the following in order of appearance in 1981-1982:

1. Alphonsine Mumureke, 17 years old, was the first visionary. Mary continued to appear to her for 8 years. 
2. Anathalie Mukamazimpaka, 20 years old, was the second visionary 2 months later.
3. Marie Claire Mukangango, 21 years old. She was the biggest challenger to the validity of the appearances of Our Lady. She tortured the first 2 visionaries until Our Lady chose her. Our Lady of Kibeho gave Marie Claire the responsibility of teaching the world the Seven Sorrows Rosary for complete satisfaction of reparations all sins committed against God. Her mission ended with her death on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, September 15, 1982.
   • 33 visionaries came forward. Formal investigations began in 1982 by theological and medical examinations. “The reports of 3 other girls who claimed to receive the apparitions and one boy who maintained he had visits from Jesus, Sagatashya in Immaculee’s book, The Boy who Met Jesus, were dismissed in the formal investigations (NCRegister.com, “Our Lady of Kibeho”: An Urgent Appeal to the Repentance and Conversion of Hearts.”)
   • It is believed that the Vatican rushed the approval before getting more evidence on the subsequent appearances because of their interest in a priest to be released from prison (previously encarcerated for crime committed in the genocide.) Our Lady still appears to Josepha, one of the first six visionaries. I had the incredible opportunity to witness and film Mary’s apparition the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, August 15, 2020 – the day after the feast day of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Knight of the Immaculata (a saint God created for our current Time of Mercy.). It was a game changer!! We prayed 15 decades a day plus Seven Sorrows plus The Divine Mercy Chaplet, every day. Since I now know what peace and supernatural assistance honoring Our Lady’s Request gives, I won’t stop fulfilling it until the day I go to Heaven!
   • This experience in Kibeho changed my life forever. Our Lady promised that our rosaries are working! She said that we are in the scourge of the Church. Our Lady of Kibeho said on August 15, 2020 that we believers are experiencing the grueling Passion with Jesus again – it is the labor pains of His kingdom born on Earth. Jesus needs our help with prayers to console His Sacred Heart and Mary’s Immaculate Heart; and, to quench his “thirst for souls”- (words of Saint Mother Theresa.) “Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world.” – Blessed Pope Pius IX

How did the witness describe Our Lady’s appearance?

Alphonsine said, “Our Lady of Kibeho is always bathed in soft light wearing a dress that must have been made by angels because it is seamless.  Her skin shines like polished ivory, but it wasn’t white like we see in pictures.  She wasn’t black either…she wasn’t black or white.”  

What was Mary’s message?

The Virgin Mary warned that if Rwandans did not cleanse their hearts of hatred through praying the Most Holy Rosary and Seven Sorrows Rosary, which will fill their souls with God’s love, evil would win out and a genocide would sweep across the land. The genocide wiped out 1 million lives in one month. Praying the rosary saved Immaculee’s and six other women’s lives in a small bathroom for 91 days. God hears our pleas through the rosary. I can attest to that personally – many times over.

Who approved?

Recognized by the Vatican in 2001, Our Lady of Kibeho is the only Marian apparition site approved by the Catholic Church and Pope Francis on the Africa continent.