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 ☦️Background of Our Lady of Kibeho☦️

In these Church-approved apparitions that began in 1981, the Virgin Mary appeared to young girls in Kibeho, Rwanda under the name “Nyina wa Jambo” that is, “Mother of the Word”. In the visions, the Virgin Mary asked for penance and fasting for the conversion of sinners, and the frequent recitation of the Rosary. The girls also saw a prophetic vision of the Rwandan genocide that would occur thirteen years later.

⚜️Our Lady of Kibeho Messages⚜️

1. An urgent appeal to the repentance and conversion of hearts:

“Repent, repent, repent!"

"Convert while there is still time."

2. An assessment of the moral state of the world:

"The world conducts itself very badly." ("Ngo isi imeze nabi cyane.")

"The world hastens to its ruin, it will fall into the abyss”, in other words, “it is plunged into innumerable and unrelenting disasters." ("Ngo isi igiye kugwa mu rwobo.")

"The world is rebellious against God (ubu isi yarigometse), it commits too many sins, it has neither love nor peace."

"If you do not repent and do not convert your hearts, you will fall into the abyss."

5. The deep sorrow of the Mother of God:

The visionaries said to have seen the Virgin Mary crying on August 15th, 1982. The Mother of God was very saddened because of people’s unbelief and lack of repentance. She complained of our bad way of life, which is characterized by the slackness of customs, the likeness of evil, and continuous disobedience to God’s Commandments.

4 . "Faith and unbelief will come unseen". (“Ngo ukwemera n’ubuhakanyi bizaza mu mayeri.”)

These mysterious words were repeatedly spoken by Mary to Alfonsine at the beginning of the revelations. She was asked to repeat them to the other people.

5. The suffering that saves:

This subject is among the most important among the revelations in Kibeho, particularly for Natalie Mukamazimpaka. Suffering, which is unavoidable in this life, is necessary for Christians to attain eternal glory. On May 15th, 1982, Mary said to her visionaries, especially to Natalie, “No one will reach heaven without suffering,” or, “A child of Mary does not reject suffering.” Suffering is both a means of compensating for the sins of the world and participating in Jesus’ and Mary’s sufferings for the salvation of the world. The visionaries were invited through this address to live very specifically, accepting suffering through faith in love, mortifying themselves and denying themselves pleasures for the conversion of the world. Thus, Kibeho is a reminder of the role of the cross in the life of a Christian and the Church.

6. “Pray always and single-heartedly”:

People are not praying, and those who do pray, do not pray as they should. Mary begs the visionaries to pray in abundance for the whole world, to teach others to pray, and to pray for those who do not pray themselves. Mary begs us to pray with greater zeal and purity of heart.

7. Marian devotion – expressed through sincere and regular praying of the rosary.

8. The Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary:

The visionary Marie Claire Mukangango said to have received revelations about the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary. The blessed Virgin loves this rosary. Well known in the past, it had been forgotten. The Mother of God of Kibeho desires for it to be renewed and spread in the Church. However, this prayer does not replace the Holy Rosary.

9. Mary desires that a chapel be built for her – as a sign of the remembrance of her revelations in Kibeho. This subject appears in the revelations of January 16th, 1982 and recurs many times in the course of the year with new supplements.

10. Pray always for the Church, when many troubles are upon it in the times to come. Thus Mary said to Alfonsine on August 15th, 1983 and on November 28th, 1983.

⚜️Seven Promises to those who meditate on our Lady's Sorrows (Revealed to St. Bridget of Sweden) ⚜️

1) I will grant peace to their families.

2) They will be enlightened about the divine Mysteries.

3) I will console them in their pains and I will accompany them in their work.

4) I will give them as much as they ask for as long as it does not oppose the adorable will of My divine Son or the sanctification of their souls.

5) I will defend them in their spiritual battles with the infernal enemy and I will protect them at every instant of their lives.

6) I will visibly help them at the moment of their death — they will see the face of their Mother.

7) I have obtained this grace from My divine Son, that those who propagate this devotion to My tears and sorrows will be taken directly from this earthly life to eternal happiness, since all their sins will be forgiven and My Son will be their eternal consolation and joy.

⚜️Four Graces to those devoted to Her Sorrows According to St. Alphonsus de Liguori in his book The Glories of Mary, it was revealed to Saint Elizabeth at the request of Our Lady, that Our Lord promised four principal graces to those devoted to Her Sorrows:⚜️

1) That those who before death invoke the divine Mother in the name of Her Sorrows will obtain true repentance of all their sins;

2) That He will protect all who have this devotion in their tribulations, and will protect them especially at the hour of death;

3) That He will impress on their minds the remembrance of His Passion;

4) That He will place such devout servants in Mother Mary’s hands to do with them as She wishes and to obtain for them all the graces She desires.

🌹References:🌹http://kibeho-sanctuary.com/en/apparitions/brief-overview.html

https://carmelitesistersocd.com/devotion-to-our-lady-of-sorrows/

https://www.hcc-nd.edu/our-lady-of-kibeho/