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Our Lady of Kibeho: Mary Speaks to the World from the Heart of Africa
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Thirteen years before the bloody 1994 genocide that swept across Rwanda and left more than a million people dead, the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ appeared to eight young people in the remote village of Kibeho. Through these visionaries, Mary and Jesus warned of the looming holocaust, which they assured could be averted if Rwandans opened their hearts to God and embraced His love.
Much like what happened at similar sites such as Fátima and Lourdes, the messengers of Kibeho were at first mocked and disbelieved. But as miracle after miracle occurred in the tiny village, tens of thousands of Rwandans journeyed to Kibeho to behold the apparitions. For years, countless onlookers watched as the Mother and Son of God spoke through the eight seers about God’s love, sending messages that they insisted were meant not only for Rwandans, but for the entire world, to hear.
Mary also sent messages to government and church leaders to instruct them how to end the ethnic hatred simmering in their country. She warned them that Rwanda would become “a river of blood”—a land of unspeakable carnage—if the hatred of the people was not quickly quelled by love. Some leaders listened, but very few believed: the prophetic and apocalyptic warnings tragically came true during 100 horrifying days of savage bloodletting and mass murder.
After the genocide, and two decades of rigorous investigation, Our Lady of Kibeho became the first and only Vatican-approved Marian (that is, related to the Virgin Mary) site in all of Africa. But the story still remains largely unknown. Now, Immaculée Ilibagiza plans to change all that. She made many pilgrimages to Kibeho both before and after the holocaust, personally witnessed true miracles, and spoke with a number of the visionaries themselves. What she’s discovered will deeply touch your heart.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #28338 in Books
- Published on: 2008-11-28
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 240 pages
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- ISBN13: 9781401923785
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Immaculée Ilibagiza was born in Rwanda and studied electronic and mechanical engineering at the National University. She lost most of her family during the 1994 genocide. Four years later, she emigrated to the United States and began working at the United Nations in New York City. She is now a full-time public speaker and writer. In 2007 she established the Left to Tell Charitable Fund, which helps support Rwandan orphans.
Immaculée holds honorary doctoral degrees from The University of Notre Dame and Saint John’s University, and was awarded The Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace 2007. She is the author, with Steve Erwin, of LEFT TO TELL: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust.
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An Incredible Book!
Our Lady of Kibeho is a well-written account of the visionaries of Kibeho and their apparitions. This book relates the stories of eight visionaries who the Blessed Mother and/or Jesus appeared to. Our Lady of Kibeho is the first and only Vatican-approved Marian site in all of Africa. To date the Church has authenticated the visions of three of these eight visionaries, Alphonsine, Anathalie, and Marie-Claire. While thousands of people witnessed the apparitions of the other five, at this time the Church has not investigated these.
Most of the apparitions were beautiful and peaceful. They describe the Blessed Mother as bathed in soft light, wearing a dress that must have been made by angels. Her skin shines like polished ivory, but it isn't white or black. There simply are not words to describe her beauty. There were other apparitions, however, of rivers of blood, destruction, torture and tree exploding into flames. The Blessed Mother was warning the people of the horror that awaited Rwanda.
Three of the visionaries experienced mystical journeys through time and space in which they were given glimpses of heaven and hell. These accounts are very special to read.
Included in this book are prayers and instructions for saying the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows, which the Blessed Mother taught to Marie-Claire and asked her to reintroduce to the world.
If you have read Immaculee Ilibagiza's other books, you won't want to miss this one. I highly recommend this book to all Catholics, especially those devoted to Mary.
Wow!
Our Lady of Kibeho is a fantastic book! Immaculee Ilibagiza tells the story of the only Vatican approved apparitions on the continent of Africa. The style of this book is very similar to Immaculee's first two books, Left to Tell and Led by Faith. She give a very personal account of how the apparitions in Kibeho shaped her faith.
Immaculee draws on personal interviews with some of the surviving visionaries and members of the medical and theological Vatican commisions. She also tells her own personal witness from her times assisting during the apparitions.
I've read a number of books on apparitions but none as personal and inspiring as Our Lady of Kibeho. I highly recommend this to Catholics, Christians, and anyone who is open minded enough to say, "If Mary and/or Jesus is truly appearing on this earth, what are they saying. Why is it relevant to me?"
Excellent Book
I purchased three copies of this book and my family took them all from me at Christmas and are asking for more copies. This book brought me closer to our Mother Mary. I read a lot of religious books and found this one to open my heart and speek to me in my need to pray and live a more devout life. It brought faith closer to home. I LOVE this book and would recommend it highly. It is an easy read.
