Information sur la Pastorale de pardon et réconciliation dans la Paroisse MUSHAKA
June 24, 2016
Paroisse Nyamasheke
September 25, 2016
Information sur la Pastorale de pardon et réconciliation dans la Paroisse MUSHAKA
June 24, 2016
Paroisse Nyamasheke
September 25, 2016

Evangélisation à la paroisse KIBIRIZI

Umwiherero w’abakarisimatike Paroisse Kibirizi 

Kuwa mbere 19/09/2016: Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA aherekejwe n’ababikira  n’abafurera b’umuryango w’abagabuzi b’amahoro ya Kristu Mwami, yagiranye umwiherero  n’abakarisimatike ba Paroisse Kibirizi. Amaze kubasomera Ijambo ry’Imana dusanga mu  Ivanjili ya Mutagatifu Yohani 15,11-17, yabibukije ko kubera ko abakarisimatike basenga  muri Rohomutagatifu, uwo Rohomutagatifu akaba ari urukundo ruri hagati y’Imana Data  n’Imana Mwana bityo abakarisimatike bakaba bayoborwa na Roho w’urukundo aribo ba  mbere bagombye kubabazwa n’uko urukundo rwabuze mu Rwanda mu gihe abatutsi  bakorewe Jenoside. Abakarisimatike bayobowe na Rohomutagatifu bagomba gufata  iyambere bakora ubutumwa bashishikariza abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi mu  Rwanda n’abayibakoreye kwitabira imyiherero yabagenewe ibafasha gutanga imbabazi no  gusaba imbabazi. 

Nyuma y’inyigisho Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA yahaye abo bakarisimatike ibibazo byo  kwigira mu matsinda. Dore ibyo bibazo n’uko byasubijwe. 

  1. Ubu butumwa bwo kongera kunga abantu nyuma y’uko abatutsi bakorewe Jenoside  mu Rwanda murabona bwakorwa bute ? 
  • Abakorewe Jenoside basanga abayibakoreye babamare ubwoba, aho bidashoboka  barebe uwabahuza; 
  • Kureba aho abantu bahurira bagasabana imbabazi, bagahana imbabazi nta  buryarya;
  • Gutega abakorewe Jenoside n’abayibakoreye amatwi, ukumva icyo buri wese  atekereza;
  • Kubafasha gusaba aimbabazi no gutanga imbabazi;
  • Gufasha uwishe kwibuka aho yakoreye icyaha, ukamuganiriza umufasha gusaba  imbabazi;
  • Kuganiriza uwakorewe Jenoside ukamufasha gutanga imbabazi;
  • Kwibutsa ko urufunguzo rufungurira uwakoze Jenoside aho akingiranye mu  mutima rufitwe n’uwo yayikoreye;
  • Kwibutsa ko urufunguzo rufungurira uwakorewe Jenoside aho yikingiranye mu  mutima rufitwe n’uwayimukoreye;
  • Kubanza kureba niba na twe dushaka gufasha abandi naho umutima uducira  urubanza, haba hahari tugasaba imbabzi cyangwa tugatanga imbabazi;
  • Gutandukanya icyaha n’umuntu, umuntu nimwiza, ashobora gufashwa  guhinduka;
  • Gutanga imbabazi no gusaba imbabazi bijye biherekezwa n’ibikorwa by’impuhwe;
  • Gusura abari muri Gereza bakoze Jenoside abantu nbakabashishikariza  kugarukira Imana. 
  1. Abakristu twakora iki kugirango abanyarwanda babeho koko mu rukundo. -
  • Kugirana ubumwe, tukubahana;
  • Gufashanya gukira ibikomere duhana imbabazi tukazisabana;
  • Kwirinda inda nini;
  • Gufasha abantu kubana mu rukundo;
  • Gufasha abakorewe Jenoside bari mu ngorane kuzivamo;
  • Gusura no gufasha abari mu buroko;
  • Kurangwa n’ukuri aho turi hose;
  • Ineza igombe iganze inabi;
  • Kubanira neza abo duturanye buri wese umubonamo ishusho y’Imana;
  • Kwirinda amacakubiri tuyabiba mu bana bacu;
  • Kurangwa n’impuhwe; 
  • Kwica si ugukoresha ibyuma gusa n’ururimi rurica, tugomba kwirinda imvugo  zikomeretsa;
  • Gusenga mu kuri;
  • Kwigiramo urukundo ruzira uburyarya;
  • Kubaha ikiremwa muntu;
  • Kwera imbuto nziza aho turi hose;
  • Kuba inkunzi z’amahoro;
  • Gusabira abadashaka guhinduka;
  • Gusangira ubuzima kuko ari byo bikiza ibikomere;
  • Kwirinda kwihorera;
  • Kubanza kwigiramo urukundo uhereye ku muryango wawe. 

Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA 

Centre Ibanga ry’Amahoro 

Diocèse CYANGUGU

Umwiherero w’abayobozi b’imiryango-remezo muri  Paroisse KIBIRIZI  

Mardi 20/09/2016 : Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA yakoresheje umwiherero w’abayobozi  b’imiryango-remezo muri Paroisse KIBIRIZI muri Diosezi ya Butare. Amaze kubasomera  Ijambo ry’Imana riri muri Jn21, 15-22, yabibukije ko aribo bashumba, kandi ko iyo intama  zonnye hafatwa abashumba. Abayobozi b’imiryango-remezo nibo bashumba b’intama mu  muryango-remezo kandi iyo intama yonnye hafatwa abashumba ; bagombe bakure intama  mu bwone. Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA yabatumye kujya gukora ubutumwa kubakorewe Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi bakabashishikariza kwitabira umwiherero ubuteganyirijwe  kuwa gatatu naho abakoreye Jenoside abatutsi bakazitabira uwabo kuwa kane. Nyuma  y’iyo nyigisho Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA yabahaye ibibazo byo kwigira mu matsinda.  Dore ibyo bibazo n’uko babishubije. 

  1. Uru rugendo turimo murabona ari ngombwa ? musobanure igisubizo mutanze. - Amatsinda yose uko ari 8 yasubije ko uru rugendo rw’ukunga abakristu bafashwa  gutanga imbabazi no gusaba imbabazi nyuma y’uko abatutsi bakorewe Jenoside  mu Rwanda basanze ari ngombwa kubera izi mpamvu: 
  • Rufashije abayobozi b’imiryango-remezo gusobanukirwa n’ubutumwa bushobora  kunga abantu mu miryango-remezo bayobora babafasha gutanga imbabazi no  gusaba imbabazi;
  • Uru rugendo ruzafasha abarokotse Jenoside n’abayibakoreye gukira ibikomere  byo ku mutima;
  • Ruzafasha abantu gutura imitwaro bari bafite ku mutima;
  • Ruzafasha abantu gukira inzika, ishyari, ubugome n‘inzangano;
  • Rudufashije kwireba na twe ubwacu abayobozi b’imiryango-remezo niba duhagaze  neza mu mutima kuko ari twe turagiye izo ntama tukaba tugomba kuzifasha; 
  • Rudufashije kugendera mu kuri;
  • Rudufasha kuva mu rwikekwe;
  • Ruzagarura umubano mwiza hagati ya Kiliziya na Leta;
  • Ruzatuma abakristu bavuye muri Kiliziya Gatolika bayigarukamo;
  • Rutweretse agaciro ko gtutanga imbabazi no gusaba imbabazi;
  • Rudufashije kudahunga ibibazo ahubwo tukabyinjiramo tubishakira ibisubizo. 
  1. A. Muvuge ku bikomere mubona abari abashumba mu gihe cya Jenoside bafite? 
  • Kuba bamwe baragize uruhare muri Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi;
  • Ntibashoboye guhagarika ibyabaga babibona;
  • Kiliziya zimwe zaguyemo abantu;
  • Kutavugisha ukuri kubyo bazi;
  • Hari abapfakazi n’imfubyi badashobora gufasha;
  • Urukundo bigishije rwarabuze mu gihe abatutsi bakorewe Jenoside mu Rwanda;
  • Kiliziya yahuye n’igisebo mu Rwanda;
  • Abashumba benshi bicanywe n’izo baribaragiye, bicwa n’izo baribaragiye; - Bafite ababo na bo bishwe muri Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi;
  • Bashinjwa ko Kiliziya yagize uruhare muri Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi mu  Rwanda;
  • Abakristu ntibabwiza ukuri abashumba babo ibyabaye muri Jenoside; - Ntibabona uko bahuza abakoreye Jenoside abatutsi n‘abayibakoreye; - Ubumwe bw’abakristu bwacitsemo kabiri kubera Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi mu  Rwanda;
  • Niba umuntu yararemwe mw’ishusho y’Imana, abakoreye abatutsi Jenoside bishe  Imana usibye ko Imana idashobora kwicwa. 
  1. Bazomorwa n’iki ibyo bikomere? 
  • Kubona abo baragiye batanze imbabazi bagasaba imbabazi, bakabana mu  rukundo, bakabana mu mahoro;
  • Kubona abagize uruhare muri Jenoside bagarukiye Imana;
  • Kubona abahindutse bagatanga imbabazi bagasaba imbabazi bafashije abandi  guhinduka;
  • Kubona abakristu bashyize ukuri nyako ahagaragara;
  • Gutinyuka urugamba rwo kunga abantu n’Imana n’abagenzi babo; - Kubona abakorewe Jenoside n’abayikoze begerewe bagategwa amatwi, bakava mu  bwigunge;
  • Kubona abashumba bakoze Jenoside basabye imbabazi;
  • Kubabarira ababagerekaho icyaha cya Jenoside;
  • Ubufatanye bwiza hagati y’abashumba n’intama;
  • Kuzabona abantu benshi bakoze Jenoside bemeye kugarukira Imana. 
  1. A. Muvuge ku bikomere by’abatutsi bakorewe Jenoside. 
  • Kubura ababo bishwe;
  • Hari imfubyi nyinshi, abapfakazi n‘incike;
  • Kubura abo utuma wari ufite abana;
  • Kutamenya aho ababo bajugunywe ngo bashyingurwe mu cyubahiro ;
  • Kubura aho batura, kubura imitungo yabo ;
  • Kutabwizwa ukuri ku byabaye ;
  • Kuba Jenoside yabakorewe hari abo yateye uburwayi budakira ; - Kwikanga abaturanyi ;
  • Kuba babwirwa amagambo mabi abakomeretsa ;
  • Kuba batisanzura ku bahutu kuko bumva ko bose ari abicanyi ; - Guhorana agahinda ku mutima ;
  • Ubukene ;
  • Kumva ko hari abapfobya Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi ;
  • Guhungabana ;
  • Kudasabwa imbabazi;
  • Kuba nyakamwe warufite umuryango;
  • Kwigunga wumva ko n’Imana yabatereranye;
  • Gutekereza ku babo bishwe;
  • Kwicirwa n’uwo wari wizeye ;
  • Kutagira ubwisanzure bagahorana ubwoba;
  • Kubura ababahumuriza;
  • Gutotezwa n’ababagiriye nabi; 
  • Kubona uwarukwiriye kugukiza ariwe wakwishe. 
  1. Bazabyomorwa n’iki ? 
  • Gusenga babikuye ku mutima;
  • Kwitabira inyigisho z’isanamitima;
  • Kubona abo basangiza akababaro kabo bakabahumuriza;
  • Kumenya aho ababo baguye bagashobora kubashyingura mu cyubahiro; - Kwihangana bagatanga imbabazi ;
  • Gufashwa kuganira n’ababagiriye nabi ;
  • Kubasura berekwa impuhwe ;
  • Kubafasha imirimo batishoboreye ;
  • Kwirinda amagambo abasesereza ;
  • Kubereka ko ibyabaye bitazasubira. 
  1. A. Muvuge ku bikomere by’abishe bagenzi babo. 
  • Ipfunwe ry’ibyo yakoze;
  • Ipfunwe yashyize mu muryango we yica abantu;
  • Bafite ubwoba bwo kugera aho abandi bari bikeka ko babavuga, bakagenda  bihishahisha;
  • Kubura amahoro y‘umutima;
  • Ubwoba bwo guhura nabo biciye;
  • Gutinya kuvugisha ukuri ku byabaye;
  • Kwica abantu utazi aho bakomoka;
  • Kwicira urubanza mu mutima;
  • Kutibuka aho uwo yishe yatawe;
  • Imiryango yabo ntiyumvikana n’iyabo bakoreye Jenoside;
  • Kuba barishe kandi ari abakristu;
  • Kwica incuti;
  • Kwishyura ibirenze ibyo basahuye;
  • Kutagira icyizere cyo kubana n’abandi;
  • Babacyurira ibyo bakoze. 
  1. Bazabyomorwa n’iki? 
  • Gusaba imbabazi bakazihabwa;
  • Kwemera kugarukira Imana bagasenga mu kuri;
  • Ibikorwa by’impuhwe bakorera abo bahemukiye;
  • Kwerekana aho bashyize abo bishe;
  • Kuvugisha ukuri ku byo bakoze;
  • Guhura n’abo biciye bagasabana, bagahuza urugwiro;
  • Kwemera kwigishwa ku bumwe n‘ubwiyunge;
  • Kubona ababahuza n’abo bakoreye Jenoside;
  • Gusenga mu kuri;
  • Gusabira abo bishe. 
  1. Muri uru rugendo uruhari rw’abayobozi b’imiryango-remezo ni uruhe kugirango  ruzarangire neza?
  • Tugiye gusura abakorewe Jenoside tubigishe gutanga imbabazi;
  • Tugiye gutanga urugero mubo tuyobora dutanga imbabazi tukazisaba; 
  • Tugiye gufasha abao tuyobora gusangira ijambo ry’Imana tukarishyira mu  bikorwa;
  • Tugiye kugira inama zifasha abakoze Jenoside gusaba imbabazi, abayikorewe  gutanga imbabazi;
  • Tugiye gusabira abazize Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi mu miryango-remezo; 
  • Tugiye gushishikariza abakoze Jenoside n’abayikorewe gukurikirana inyigisho  z’isanamitima;
  • Ubutumwa bwo kunga abantu tubafasha gutanga imbabazi no kuzisaba tugomba  kubugira ubwacu;
    Kwigisha guharanira ukuri;
  • Gushiruka ubwoba tugakora nk’intumwa;
  • Gukora ubutumwa no muri Gereza dushishikariza abakoze Jenoside gusaba  imbabazi;
  • Kwigisha ko ineza igomba kuganza inabi. 

Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA 

Centre Ibanga ry’Amahoro 

 Diocèse CYANGUGU

Umwiherero Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA yagiranye n’abarokotse  Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi muri Paroisse KIBIRIZI. 

Kuri 21/09/2016: Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA yagiranye umwiherero n’abarokotse  Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi bo muri Paroisse KIBIRIZI. Amaze kubasomera ijambo  ry’Imana dusanga muri Rm12, 18 - 21 yabashishikarije gutanga imbabazi ababwira ko  ineza igomba gutsinda inabi mu buzima bwabo, ko gutanga imbabazi uba utanze impano  idasanzwe. Nyuma y’iyo nyigisho abari mu mwiherero bahawe ibibazo byo kwigira mu  matsinda. Dore ibyo bibazo n’uko babishubije : 

  1. Muvuge ku bubi abahutu babakoreye. 

- Baradusahuye, batwika amazu, barya imitungo yacu, badusenyera amazu; - Batwiciye abantu hasigara imfubyi, abapfakazi, incike ; 

- Bafashe abagore n’abakobwa ku ngufu babatera indwara zidakira ; - Gushinyagurira imirambo; 

- Kwamaganira kure ababahungiragaho; 

- Kuranga aho abahunze baherereye ; 

- Guhisha aho bajugunye imirambo; 

- Kwigarurira imitungo n’amasambu byacu; 

- Babonaga umuntu mo inyamaswa; 

- Batugize abakene; 

- Bagize abantu imfubyi, abapfakazi n’incike; 

- Gukubita abantu bakabagira ibimuga; 

- Kwanduza abo bafashe indwara; 

- Babadukekera ko dushobora kubaroga; 

- Kwica igitsina gabo bashaka kuzimya imiryango; 

- Gukora iyicarubozo; 

- Kwambika ubusa imirambo; 

- Gutamika umwana ibere rya nyina bamaze kumwica; 

- Gukubita impinja ku nkuta z’inzu; 

- Guca ibiganza cyangwa umutwe bakagenda berekana uko yasaga; - Kukubuza uburenganzira bwawe; 

- Kwita abantu inzoka; 

- Kuroha abantu mu mazi bababoshye; 

- Kwicisha abantu amabuye; 

- Kwicira abantu aho banyirabo batazi; 

- Bishe abashatse mu bahutu; 

- Guhigisha abatutsi imbwa; 

- Kurongora intumbi; 

- Gufata ku ngufu abana n’abagore; 

- Kujugunya abantu mu misarani; 

- Kukwica umaze kwicukurira; 

- Kukwica abamaze kukwambika ubusa; 

- Guha akato abatutsikazi babashatsemo.

  1. Ese abahutu bose se ni abicanyi? 

- Oya abahutu bose si abicanyi ; 

- Hari abahishe abatutsi; 

- Hari abapfanye nabo bari bahishe; 

- Hari abari bafite umutima wa kimuntu bafashisha imyenda abari basizwe  iheruheru; 

- Hari abafashije abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi kumenya aho ababo  bishwe batawe, bityo bahambwa mu cyubahiro ; 

- Hari ababuriraga abantu bakabereka uko bahunga ; 

- Hari abatitabiriye Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi ; 

- Hari ababuzaga kwica abatutsi. 

  1. Ni izihe nama wagira abakoreye Jenoside abatutsi : 

- Guhinduka bagasaba imbabazi abo bahemukiye; 

- Kwerekana aho imirambo itaraboneka iherereye ngo ihambwe mu cyubahiro; - Kwegera no kuba hafi abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi, bakabereka  impuhwe; 

- Kwicisha bugufi bakareka imvugo ikomeretsa abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe  abatutsi; 

- Kwishyura ibyo bangije; 

- Kumva uburemere bw’icyaha bakoze; 

- Kwereka impuhwe abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi bakabafasha mu  bibazo bafite; 

- Kudashyira mu bana babo ingengabitekerezo; 

- Kwiyunga n’Imana n’abo bahemukiye; 

- Kureka uburyarya; 

- Kutishisha abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi bakabatahira ubukwe,  bakabatumira mu bwabo; 

- Kuvugisha ukuri babikuye ku mutima; 

- Kunamura icumu bakareka kongera kwica;  

- Babwire bene wabo bakiri hanze bahunguke bareke kugumya bagambanira  igihugu, baze tubahe imbabazi; 

- Kutazongera kwica abantu. 

  1. Abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi murifuriza icyi ababiciye: - Guhinduka bagasaba imbabazi, bakagarukira Imana; 

- Kubona muri buri wese abana b’Imana; 

- Kugaragaza ibikorwa by’impuhwe, ntibagumye gutoteza abarokotse Jenoside  yakorewe abatutsi; 

- Kuganira n’abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi ku byabaye; - Gusenga nta buryarya; 

- Kutarusha abatutsi bahemukiye uburakari; 

- Gushishikarira gukurikira inyigisho z’isanamitima zigamije ubumwe n’ubwiyunge;

- Kwifurizanya ibyiza hagati y’abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi  n’abayibakoreye; 

- Kwamagana bo ubwabo ikibi bakoze; 

- Kutishisha abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi, bakaganira nabo imitima  igatuza; 

- Kwerekana aho bataye imibiri igahambwa mu cyubahiro; 

- Kubona ko umuntu wese ari nk’undi; 

- Kwirinda amacakubiri bakigisha imiryango yabo urukundo; 

- Kureka ingengabitekerezo ya Jenoside; 

- Kureka kugambanira igihugu bakorana na benewabo bari hanze ahubwo  bakabashishikariza gutaha mu rwababyaye; 

 Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA  Centre Ibanga ry’Amahoro  Diocèse CYANGUGU

Umwiherero Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA yagiranye n’abakoreye  Jenoside abatutsi bo muri Paroisse KIBIRIZI. 

Jeudi 22/09/2016: Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA yagiranye umwiherero n’abakristu  bakoze Jenoside ba Paroisse KIBIRIZI. Amaze kubasomera ijambo ry’Imana riri muri St  Jean 15, 11-17, yarabigishije abibutsa ko baciye kw’itegeko ry’urukundo, umurage wa  Yezu Kristu bakica bagenzi babo babaziza uko Imana yabaremye, bityo bakaba  bararwanyije Imana yaremye abantu. Yabasabye guhinduka bakemera bagasaba imbabazi  abo bahemukiye bivuye ku mutima maze nabo bakabagirira impuhwe. Nyuma y’inyigisho  yabahaye ibibazo byo kwigira mu matsinda. Dore ibyo bibazo n’uko babisubije. 

  1. Uru rugendo tubakoresha murabona ari ngombwa? 

Uru rugendo dukora ni ngombwa, ibyo byemejwe n’amatsinda yose, berekana  impamvu. 

- Uru rugendo ni ngombwa ruzadufasha gusaba imbabazi tubikuye ku mutima abo  twakoreye Jenoside; 

- Ruzadukura mu macakubiri, rudufashe kongera kuba bamwe; 

- Ruzadukura mu bwoba n’urwikekwe ukuri kujye ahagaragara; 

- Ruzatuma ubumwe n’ubwiyunge bigerwaho; 

- Ruzatanaga icyizere cy’uko nta Jenoside izongera kubaho; 

- Ruzasana imitima ya benshi yangiritse; 

- Ruzaruhura imitima y’abarokotse Jenoside n’abayibakoreye rugarure ubumwe  ibikomere bari bafite ku mutima bikire; 

- Uru rugendo ruzatuma isura y’ubwicanyi ituvaho; 

- Ruzatuma hishyurwa ibyangijwe; 

- Ruzatuma twumva ko twese turi abana b’Imana; 

- Ruzatuma twumva ko twahohoteye ikiremwa muntu. 

  1. Kwica umuntu umuziza uko Imana yamuremye ni ukurwanya Imana yaremye  abantu. Urumva nyuma y’ibyo Imana igusaba iki? 

- Imana iradusaba gusenga, tukicuza tubikuye ku mutima, tukumva uburemere  bw’icyaha twakoze tugasanga abo twiciye imiryango tukabasaba imbabazi,  tugasaba imbabazi Imana, tukarangwa n’urukundo, tukababanira neza,  tukabagirira impuhwe; 

- Guha agaciro umuntu waremwe n‘Imana; 

- Kwakira imbabzi duhawe; 

- Kugarura ubumwe twangije; 

- Guca bugufi iruhande rw’abo twakoreye Jenoside; 

- Kwikuramo umutima wa kinyamaswa; 

- Kwamaganira kure uwashaka kongera kutujyana mu nzira y’ubugome.

  1. A. Nimuvuge ku bikomere by’abatutsi bakorewe Jenoside. 

- Mbere baribafite none ntacyo bafite, basenyewe amazu; 

- Hari imfubyi n’abapfakazi; 

- Guhahamuka; 

- Kutabegera kandi ari twe twabakomerekeje; 

- Bafite ibikomere ku mubiri no ku mutima; 

- Kwibana bonyine bari bafite imiryango; 

- Ntibagira uwo bizera; 

- Guhora mu bwigunge; 

- Kwamburwa ubumuntu; 

- Guhora bibuka ababo bishwe; 

- Kudasabwa imbabazi; 

- Kuzizwa uko wavutse; 

- Kubura imitungo yabo, bakabura aho baba baribahafite; 

- Gufatwa ku ngufu bakanduzwa indwara; 

- Guhura n’ababakoreye ibyaha; 

- Bagendana ubumuga twabateye; 

- Kutagirirwa impuhwe. 

  1. Bazabyomorwa bate? 

- Kubagira inshuti by’umwihariko tukabatumira mu birori byacu; - Kwirinda kubasesereza, kubakomeretsa mu magambo; 

- Kurushaho kubegera cyane cyane twe ababakoreye Jenoside; 

- Gufasha abo twakoreye Jenoside mu byo batishoboye; 

- Gufasha imfubyi kutaba bonyine; 

- Kubegera tukabasaba imbabazi tugasabana nabo; 

- Kubereka impuhwe; 

- Kubereka aho imibiri y’ababo iherereye; 

- Kubabwiza ukuri ku byabaye; 

- Kubasaba imbabazi na bo bakazitanga bivuye ku mutima; 

- Gufashanya mu bwitange no mu rukundo. 

Umugambi: abakoreye abatutsi Jenoside twiyemeje kwicara hamwe tukibukiranya  uko Jenoside yakozwe tukerekana aho imibiri y’abazize Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi  itarashyingurwa mu cyubahiro iherereye ngo ishyingurwe mu cyubahiro. 

  1. A. Nimuvuge ku bikomere by’abakoreye Jenoside abatutsi. 

- Kwica inshuti; 

- Urwikekwe imbere y’abarokotse; 

- Kugerekwaho abantu bishwe utazi aho baguye; 

- Kwishyuzwa ikirenga; 

- Kutisanga mu gihugu nk’abanyarwanda ngo ushobore gutora; 

- Kuba twarishe twiswe abicanyi; 

- Kudakora wisanzuye;

- Ibyacu byashiriye mu kwishyura ibyo twangije muri Jenoside; 

- Gucika intege zo gukomeza gukora; 

- Kwiburamo amahoro ugahunga abo wakoreye icyaha; 

- Ibikomere n’ingaruka zose zikomoka ku cyaha cya Jenoside bifata umuryango  wose; 

- Kubura uburenganzira ku mirimo imwe n’imwe ya Leta; 

- Urwikekwe rwo ku mutima; 

- Kugendana ipfunwe ry’uko rwishe abantu; 

- Twahemukiye Imana; 

- Kuba utarashobora kurangiza kwishyura ibyo wangije kubera ubushobozi buke; - Ubwoba bwo kwegera abo twakoreye Jenoside; 

- Guhora wikanga gusubira mu buroko. 

  1. Bazabyomorwa bate? 

- Gusaba imbabazi abo twakoreye Jenoside ku mugaragaro bakaziduha ku  mugaragaro; 

- Kwiyakira; 

- Gusabana n’abo twakoreye Jenoside; 

- Kugaragariza urukundo n’impuhwe abo twakoreye Jenoside; 

- Kugaragarizwa urukundo n’impuhwe n’abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi; - Kubona abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi bakomeje kwiyambaza  abayibakoreye nyuma yo kwiyunga; 

- Kugira ubutwari bwo kwerekana aho imibiri itarashyingurwa iri ngo ishyingurwe  mu cyubahiro. 

  1. A. Nimuvuge ku bikomere by’abashumba bari bashinzwe abakristu mu gihe cya  Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi. 

- Batakaje intama nyinshi; 

- Abakristu biciwe mu Kiliziya; 

- Abakristu benshi bishe bagenzi babo; 

- Inyigisho zatanzwe mu Kiliziya ntizeze imbuto nziza, urwango rwaganje  urukundo; 

- Bamwe muri bo bahamwe n’icyaha cya Jenoside; 

- Abashumba ntibashoboye gukiza ababahungiyeho, biciwe mu maso yabo; - Bigishijwe urukundo himikwa urwango. 

  1. Bazabyomorwa bate? 

- Kubona abakoze Jenoside basabye imbabazi abo bayikoreye; 

- Kubona ineza iganje inabi; 

- Kubona abakoze Jenoside basabye imbabazi abashumba; 

- Kubona abo baragiye bisubiyeho bagahana imbabazi, bagasabana imbabazi; - Kubona abakoze Jenoside bagiriye impuhwe abayirokotse; 

- Kubona abakoze Jenoside bagarukiye Imana;

- Kubona uru rugendo rwo gutanga imbabazi no gusaba imbabazi rugenze neza;; - Kubona abakoze Jenoside n’abayikorewe bunze ubumwe ; 

- Himirijwe imbere ukuri. 

  1. Intwaro zakoreshejwe muri Jenoside ni umuvumo mu ngo zirimo, shitani yinjiranye  nazo mu ngo zirimo. Zizavamo zite? Zizagangahurwa zite? Zizabikwa he? - Zizavanwe mu ngo zijyanwe kuri Paroisse zigangahurwe, ziterwe amazi  

y’umugisha, zibikwe mu nzu ndangamurage cyangwa mu rwibutso, rurimo abo  izo ntwaro zishe bityo abaje gusura urwibutso babone n’ibikoresho byakoreshejwe  bibafashe kurushaho kwamagana Jenoside. 

  1. Abakoze Jenoside murifuriza iki abatutsi barokotse Jenoside ? 

- Gutanga imbabazi babikuye ku mutima kuko na twe ababakoreye Jenoside  twiteguye kubasaba imbabazi tubikuye ku mutima tukagirirana impuhwe; - Amahoro y’umutima ; 

- Kubaho neza; 

- Kutishishanya, tukumvikana tukubakira hamwe igihugu na Kiliziya;  - Turabasabira ingabire yo kubabarira; 

- Turabasaba kongera kutubonamo ubumuntu; 

- Turabasabira ingabire yo kwiyakira; 

- Kudaheranwa n’agahinda. 

  1. Sobanura impamvu yatumye ufata icyemezo cyo kwica abatutsi : - Inda nini ; 

- Ubutegetsi bubi, Leta igashishikariza abantu kwica bagenzi babo; - Urukundo ruke mu bantu; 

- Kudaha agaciro ikiremwamuntu; 

- ubujiji; 

- kudashishoza ikibi n’icyiza ; 

- kudateganya ingaruka mbi zagombaga gukurikira Jenoside. 

 Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA Centre Ibanga ry’Amahoro 

 Diocèse CYANGUGU

Umwiherero muri Paroisse KIBIRIZI w’abarokotse Jenoside, ababarokoye,  abakoze Jenoside, abakarisimatike, abayobozi b’imiryango-remezo,  abafite ababo bafunzwe, abafite ababo bahunze batarataha. 

Vendredi 23/09/2016: Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA amaze kwigisha abari mu byiciro  tumaze kuvuga, ahereye kw’ijambo ry’Imana dusanga muri Jn 15, 11-17, yabibukije ko  urukundo rw’Imana rwishwe nabi mu Rwanda ko abantu bishe abandi babaziza uko  Imana yabaremye, barwanyije Imana yaremye abantu. Abakristu dufite inshingano yo  gushakira umuti uhoraho icyateye urwo rwango mu banyarwanda twigisha gutanga  imbabazi no gusaba imbabazi. 

Nyuma y’iyo nyigisho Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA yahaye abaje mu mwiherero ibibazo byo  kwigira mu matsinda. Dore ibyo bibazo n’ibyo basubije: 

  1. Sangiza abandi ibyo ukuye muri uru rugendo : 

- Rudufashije gushira ubwoba, dufata icyemezobcyo gusaba imbabazi no  kuzitanga; 

- Rufashije abarokotse kuva mu bwigunge, ntitukizunguza umutwe tubonye  abatwiciye abantu; 

- Abatajyaga baza gusenga baje kandi ntibazongera gusubira inyuma; - Rudufashije kubohoka ku mutima, rutwomoye ibikomere; 

- Rugaruye ubumwe n’ubwiyunge; 

- Tugiye gukora ubutumwa dusangize abandi ibyo dukuye muri uru rugendo; - Ruratwubatse ntawe uzongera kwishisha undi; 

- Tugiye kumurikira imitima y’abagihumye; 

- Uru rugendo rwongeye guhuza imiryango, tugiye gutera intambwe igaragara mu  bumwe n’ubwiyunge; 

- Tugiye gufasha abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi batishoboye; - Rutweretse ko dushoboye gutanga imbabazi no gusaba imbabazi twakubaka  igihugu cyacu neza; 

- Rutweretse ko iteka ineza igomba kuganza inabi; 

- Intwaro zishe abantu zigomba kuva mu ngo zirimo; 

- Tugaruriwe icyizere cyo kubaho neza; 

- Rudufashije kongera guha icyubahiro ikiremwamuntu; 

- Rudufashije kongera abantu kubahiriza itegeko ry’urukundo, tugasabana,  tukunga ubumwe bw’abana b‘Imana. 

  1. Ibyakozwe i Mushaka dufasha abicanyi kugarukira Imana murabona na mwe hari  icyo byafashamo cyangwa hari ubundi buryo muteganya? 

- Ibyakozwe i Mushaka natwe ni byo tuzakora, mu minsi mike gusa tubibwirwaho  habonetse muri twe igishashi cy’urumuri kuko bigarurira icyizere Kiliziya yari  yabaye indiri yakorewemo ubwicanyi; 

- Bizatanga uburumbuke mu bukristu;

- Bifasha kubaka ubunyarwanda n’ubumuntu bushya. 

  1. Ibikoresho bicishije abatutsi muri Jenoside, abakoreye Jenoside abatutsi bo ubwabo  bifuje ko byakurwa mu ngo bikirimo bikagezwa mu miryango-remezo,  bikagangahurwa biterwa amazi y’umugisha hanyuma bikazajyanwa mu rwibutso  bityo abaje gusura urwibutso bakabona n’ibikoresho bakoresheje bica abaruhukiye  muri urwo rwibutso. Mwe murabivugaho iki? 

Nyuma y’impaka nyinshi bamwe bemeza ko izo ntwaro zitagomba kugezwa mu  Kiliziya kubera umuvumo uziriho, hemejwe ahubwo ko izo ntwaro zigomba  kugangahurirwa mu Kiliziya ku munsi wo kugarukira Imana, uwagikoresheje  akagifata mu kuboko kumwe mu gihe ukundi kwakiriye urumuri, bityo umwijima  ushushanywa n’icyo gikoresho k’ikicisho ugasimburwa n’urumuri rwakiriwe. Icyo  kicisho kikajyanwa mu rwibutso, abaje gusura urwibutso bakajya babona ibyp  bikoresho byakoze ishyano bikababera impamvu yo kurwanya Jenoside  ntizongere kubaho. 

 Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA Centre Ibanga ry’Amahoro 

 Diocèse CYANGUGU

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Katsey Long

Board Chairman

Katsey Long is a retired Clinical Social Worker, where she worked with children, adults and families. She did her undergraduate work at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA and her Master’s Degree work at the University of Denver. She worked to integrate the theological and spiritual framework of her Catholic faith into her profession. She worked with a team of professionals teaching and working with families in the areas of inner healing, generational and family healing, across the United States and Canada. For over 12 years she worked and traveled in Rwanda with Fr. Ubald Rugirangoga, working in the areas of trauma, forgiveness and healing with genocide survivors. She was the US contact for Fr. Ubald and saw the power of his testimony and prayer wherever he preached in the US and Rwanda. She was the Executive producer for the Documentary film on Fr. Ubald’s life, Forgiveness, the Secret of Peace, which won several awards in the USA and Africa. She is the current Board Chairman of the USA nonprofit foundation that works to support the Center for Peace in Rwanda and to promote the message and work of Fr. Ubald on forgiveness and healing.

In his own words…..

Father Ubald's Vision for the Center for the Secret of Peace

Dear friends:

On August 5/016 Excellence Bishop Jean Damascene Bimenyimana, Bishop of Cyangugu Diocese in Rwanda has blessed  statues of Our Lady of Kibeho, Merciful Jesus, Our Lady Queen of Love and Saint Josephine Bakhita at the Secret of peace Center. He blessed also Rosary way stations, the way of cross stations and the seven sorrows rosary stations at the same center.

The Secret of Peace Center becomes pilgrimage center, very attractive; people come from everywhere to come and pray at that center and get peace.

This is the daily schedule at the Secret of Peace Center.

Monday at 9:30 AM it is Rosary prayer through rosary way stations; at the end there is mass, adoration after the mass and at 3PM the Divine Mercy chapelet.

Tuesday at 9:30 AM it is seven sorrows rosary through the seven sorrows rosary stations; at the end the pilgrims have mass and after the mass it adoration. At 3PM it is Divine Mercy chapelet.

Wednesday like Monday.

Thursday it is pilgrimage of people with Holy Spirit devotion.

Friday it is the prayer through the way of cross stations with the mass at the end, adoration  and the divine chapelet at 3PM.

Saturday like Monday and Wednesday.

Every 13th of month, it is Fatima day, people come from every where to pray God through Virgin Mary. At the end of the mass it is healing prayer.

At the last Sunday of the month, there is mass with healing prayer at the Secret of Peace Center.

 

The Idea to found the Secret of Peace Center came to me after genocide against people from tutsi ethny. I remembered Virgin Mary when appearing to visionaries at Kibeho, I was seminarian at Nyakibanda Major Seminary; she wept because of the calamity which had to happen in Rwanda if people are not converted and love sincerely each other. Her message has not been understood. And the calamity occurred in Rwanda, it has been genocide against people from Tutsi ethny. What horror! More than one million people from Tutsi ethny in Rwanda have been killed in 3 monthes. From babies to old people, they have been killed without any mercy. We understood why Virgin Mary wept during apparitions at Kibeho. I survived miraculously genocide against people from Tutsi ethny. I witnessed evil spirit of hatred at work during genocide time. Evil spirit of revenge was spying right time to go on destroying Rwandese society after genocide against people from tutsi ethny. We had to fight it. There was nothing else to do instead of preaching forgiveness and reconciliation. I began such experience at Mushaka parish where I have been pastor after genocide against people from Tutsi ethny. That experience bore a lot of fruits. People have forgiven one another and begged pardon after Genocide against people from Tutsi ethny. I had  to go forward and  found a congregation  of people who had to work for peace after genocide against people from Tutsi ethny. When thinking at about how to begin with it I learnt that there is a sister, Sr .Donata who has had the same vision and had already begun with the community  “Missionaries of Peace of Christ the King”. I went and met her, after the meeting I promised her that instead of creating an other congregation with the same objective as hers better was to come and help her, thus I became co-founder of Missionaries of Peace of Christ the King. That congregation is working actively in peace making, helping in forgiveness and reconciliation after genocide against people from tutsi ethny, listening to people with inner wounds after genocide against people from Tutsi ethny. I bought the land next to the lake Kivu with intention to create a center, the “Secret of Peace Center ” that name I had it from God when praying. The money to buy that  land has been for me a gift from God. I can’t explain how I have got that money.The Secret of Peace Center stays a secret and has really a secret of peace.

Last August 5, 2016 after blessing the statues and stations of different spiritual ways told above the Bishop of Cyangugu Diocese declared that the Secret of Peace Center was a gift of Merciful Year, thus people have to come and make their pilgrimage and pray for peace.

Pray so that the vision on the Secret of Peace Center be realized, so generous people can help and sustain it.

Fr. Ubald Rugirangoga

Founder of the Secret of Peace Center.

 (See pictures taken at August/5/2016 in the gallery)

Jeffrey Black

Board Member

Jeffrey Black is a native of Mountain View, California. He is a graduate of Santa Clara University with a Bachelor of Science and Commerce degree in Finance. He retired in 2019 as an Executive Vice President in the Silicon Valley office of CBRE, a national real estate company, where he was a leader in the commercial real estate industry for 42 years. Jeffrey specialized in tenant representation of high technology companies in Silicon Valley, assisting them in the management of their real estate portfolios worldwide. Jeffrey has also served as a Director of Bella Vista Capital and Downtown College Prep, the oldest charter school in San Jose, California. Jeffrey met Father Ubald on a trip to Rwanda. He spent time with Father Ubald there, and on several of Father Ubald trips to the US where he learned about Father Ubald’s mission of peace through reconciliation and forgiveness. Jeffrey is excited to assist the Center for the Secret of Peace as they execute their strategic master plan to develop the Center in pursuit of Father Ubald’s mission.

Stuart Palmer

Board Member

Stuart Palmer was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona where he attended the University of Arizona earning a degree in Production Management with graduate work in Finance and Real Estate. A job at the Teton Valley Ranch, a summer ranch camp for boys and girls in 1967 led to his career as a camp director at the ranch for 20 years beginning in 1977. Married to Susie for 44 years, they are proud parents of three daughters.

Stuart served on boards of various community organizations (Rotary Club of Jackson Hole, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Children's Learning Center, Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Parish, Latino Resource Center, Diocese of Cheyenne (WY) Bishop's Advisory Council, Wyoming Catholic Ministries Foundation, Jackson Hole Marian Conference, Hispanic Outreach - Mentoring and Education Center, and the local parish Knights of Columbus.) Stuart volunteered with the St. John's Hospital Spiritual Care/Chaplain team, Cub Scouts and the Jackson Police Department, He even conducted the 2000 winter U.S. Census in Yellowstone National Park by snowmachine. With 38 years as a member of Rotary International, Stuart has served in various club and District leadership capacities, including Rotary Governor. He led an extensive Rotary Cultural Exchange team to Brazil (1998). Susie and Stuart visited Russia (2009) with a Rotarian Humanitarian team, supporting a rural hospital, orphanage and school for the blind. He later traveled to Mexico (2008) delivering ambulances to the Red Cross south of Mexico City.

Stuart and Susie are long-distance walkers, having completed over 25 trails in the U.K. and Ireland. Rotary International recognized Stuart for his community and international service with the Service Above Self Award in 2021, an honor given annually to only 150 Rotarians worldwide with a membership of 1.3 million. Fr. Ubald healed Stuart of cancer in 2016 for which he is grateful to have been chosen by Fr. Ubald to serve on the Board of Directors for the Secret of Peace Ministries.

Amy Polasky

Trustee and Secretary of the board

Amy Polasky serves as a trustee and secretary of the corporation for the Center for Secret of Peace. Mrs. Polasky has worked in public policy and international relations for the past thirty years, serving in leadership capacities in the private sector, educational and not for profit organizations, as well as working for the United States House of Representatives. She founded and served as President of the Legislative Leadership Institute, which hosted an advanced degree program for Members of Parliament from around the world. She is also an award-winning issue expert in the field of health care policy, international relations, and genocide. 

Mrs. Polasky began her work with Fr. Ubald in 2009, serving as one of his initial hosts during his inaugural visit to the United States of America. She was instrumental in facilitating his forgiveness and healing mission at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, the only approved Marian apparition site in the United States. She witnessed firsthand many miracles that God worked through Fr. Ubald at the shrine, and saw his masses in the area grow from just a few dozen faithful to thousands of people from across the country who came in search of healing, and to hear his story of faith and forgiveness.

Mrs. Polasky serves on a number of other boards, including the Our Lady of Kibeho Basilica Foundation, and is a national advisor to the General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute. Mrs. Polasky lives in Green Bay, WI with her husband and their two children.

Bishop David Ricken

Board Member

David Laurin Ricken was born on November 9, 1952, to George William “Bill” and Bertha (Davis) Ricken in Dodge City, Kansas, the second of three children. He received his education in Ohio, and graduated from Conception Seminary College in Missouri. He conducted his theological studies at St. Meinrad School of Theology in Indiana and the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, where he earned his graduate degree in sacred theology and completed his seminary formation.

Bishop Ricken was ordained a priest in 1980 by the Bishop of Pueblo, Arthur Tafoya, at La Junta Catholic Parish in Colorado. Then in 1987, the then-Father Ricken attended the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome where he received his Licentiate degree in Canon Law. He was nominated to be an official of the Congregation for the Clergy at the Vatican in 1996, where he served through December 1999.

On Jan. 6, 2000, Bishop Ricken was ordained for the Diocese of Cheyenne at the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome by His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, succeeding Bishop Joseph Hart as the seventh leader. During his tenure in the diocese, Bishop was one of the founding members of the Wyoming Catholic College. In July 2008, Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop Ricken the twelfth bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay. During his tenure, he issued several important letters, including “A New Moment for Catechesis in the Diocese of Green Bay," among other key documents.

Bishop Ricken is a member of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and presently serves on the Pro-Life and Evangelization and Catechesis committees. He is a member of the Bishops' Advisory Council for the Institute for Priestly Formation and the Catholic Mutual Relief Society, and serves on the Board of Director’s for Relevant Radio.

Bishop Édouard Sinayobye

Board Member

Mgr Édouard Sinayobye was born on 20 April 1966 in the District of Gisagara, Diocese of Butare. After primary school in Higiro, he did his secondary studies at the Petit Séminaire Saint-Léon de Kabgayi (where he graduated in Latin and modern languages). From 1993 to 1994, he studied at the Grand Séminaire Propédeutique de Rutongo. From 1994 to 2000, he studied philosophy and theology at the Grand Séminaire Saint-Charles Borromée in Nyakibanda. He was ordained a priest on 12 August 2000. After being ordained a priest, he exercised priestly ministry at Butare Cathedral Parish as parish vicar and director of the diocesan Justice and Peace Commission. In 2005, he was appointed parish priest of Gakoma Parish. From 2008 to 2013, he studied theology at the Instituto di spiritualita Teresianum in Rome, where he obtained a doctorate in spiritual theology. He is the author of several publications, including “Jean-Paul II, Pèlerin de l’espérance” and “Mère du Verbe à Kibeho, Un Charisme de renouvèlement spirituel pour notre temps. From 2013 until his appointment, he was Rector of the Regina Apostorolum Major Propaedeutic Seminary in Butare. On 06 February 2021, His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Monsignor Edouard SINAYOBYE as Bishop of the Diocese of Cyangugu. His consecration took place on 25 March 2021. His episcopal devotion is FRATERNITAS IN CHRISTO.

Elisabeth Sütter

Board Member

Traude Schröttner was born in 1943 in Austria, Europe. From a young age, she felt a deep compassion for those in need and initiated various charity projects in addition to her work as a payroll accountant. Since 1978, she has been working to aid the poor in Rwanda, driven by her faith. She has initiated numerous charity projects and, to this day, has built schools, kindergartens, houses, sanitary facilities, churches, and more in Rwanda. Traude met Father Ubald through a partnership with her home parish, and they have maintained a profound spiritual friendship. Traude supported Father Ubald’s mission in Europe and developed many of his projects in Rwanda. The Center for the Secret of Peace holds special significance for Traude, as she carries Father Ubald’s mission of peace in her heart and shares his message throughout Austria and Europe. Traude resides in Austria and regularly travels to Rwanda. Her granddaughter, Elisabeth, represents her on the board.

Betsy Ackerson, Ph.D.

Executive Director of the Center for the Secret of Peace Foundation

Betsy Ackerson is the inaugural Executive Director of the Center for the Secret of Peace Foundation. She has an extensive background in leadership, strategy, fundraising, and program development in higher education, secondary education, non-profit, and Christian ministry. Previously she served as President of a nationally recognized Catholic college preparatory school, in senior university administration at University of Virginia, and as co-principal of a start-up venture in Catholic education in Ireland. Earlier in her career Ackerson developed professional cross-cultural programming in Central and South America and Turkey, and served as a youth minister for 500 teenagers. She holds an undergraduate degree from Duke University, MBA from William & Mary, PhD from University of Virginia, and leadership certification from Harvard University.

Fr J. Robert Rubayita

Director of the Center for the Secret of Peace in Rwanda

Fr. Robert is a Catholic priest from the Diocese of Cyangugu, and serves as the Director of the Center for the Secret of Peace in Rwanda. He was ordained in 2002 in Mwezi, his home parish. Before being asked to serve at the Center for the Secret of Peace, he was Director of Caritas for the Diocese of Cyangugu, pastor in three different parishes in the Diocese, and Instructor of French and Latin Music in the Diocesan minor seminary. He holds a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology from Western Michigan University.

Solange Furaha

Secretary and Treasurer at the Center for the Secret of Peace

Solange was born in Nyamasheke, Rwanda and is married with four children. She was a Personal Secretary and Treasurer for Father Ubald Rugirangoga from 2009 until his death in 2021. She enjoys the work she does for the Center for the Secret of Peace. She holds a Degree from Kibogora Polytechnic University. In her daily life she loves peace, unity and reconciliation. Seeing people living well together makes sense. She loves morality and helping people both spiritually and physically. Solange also loves singing.

Fr. Ubald Habimana

Chaplain at the Center for the Secret of Peace

Fr. Ubald Habimana is a diocesan priest of Cyangugu Diocese, Rwanda and serves as a chaplain at the Center for the Secret of Peace. After secondary education, he attended priestly formation, where he studied Philosophy and Catholic Theology in Major Seminary. He was ordained a priest in July 2017. After his priestly ordination, he have been appointed to be a vicar in a parish, where he served two years, before starting his mission at the Center for the Secret of Peace in September 2019. He is thankful to serve the Center as it helps him to put into practice Christ's Gospel, where he says: "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called sons of God"! So he is happy to provide a noble service that helps people not only to have peace but also to be peace messengers. Moreover, the late Father Ubald Rugirangoga is like a parent for Fr. Ubald Jr., as he is affectionately called, as Fr. Ubald Jr. was one of many whom the late Fr. Ubald financially assisted in his educational studies. Fr. Ubald Jr first came to know the late Fr. Ubald in 2002 and learned many things from him both in priestly vocation in general and in peace building culture specifically. 

In his own words…..

Father Ubald's Vision for the Center for the Secret of Peace

Dear friends:

On August 5/016 Excellence Bishop Jean Damascene Bimenyimana, Bishop of Cyangugu Diocese in Rwanda has blessed  statues of Our Lady of Kibeho, Merciful Jesus, Our Lady Queen of Love and Saint Josephine Bakhita at the Secret of peace Center. He blessed also Rosary way stations, the way of cross stations and the seven sorrows rosary stations at the same center.

The Secret of Peace Center becomes pilgrimage center, very attractive; people come from everywhere to come and pray at that center and get peace.

This is the daily schedule at the Secret of Peace Center.

Monday at 9:30 AM it is Rosary prayer through rosary way stations; at the end there is mass, adoration after the mass and at 3PM the Divine Mercy chapelet.

Tuesday at 9:30 AM it is seven sorrows rosary through the seven sorrows rosary stations; at the end the pilgrims have mass and after the mass it adoration. At 3PM it is Divine Mercy chapelet.

Wednesday like Monday.

Thursday it is pilgrimage of people with Holy Spirit devotion.

Friday it is the prayer through the way of cross stations with the mass at the end, adoration  and the divine chapelet at 3PM.

Saturday like Monday and Wednesday.

Every 13th of month, it is Fatima day, people come from every where to pray God through Virgin Mary. At the end of the mass it is healing prayer.

At the last Sunday of the month, there is mass with healing prayer at the Secret of Peace Center.

 

The Idea to found the Secret of Peace Center came to me after genocide against people from tutsi ethny. I remembered Virgin Mary when appearing to visionaries at Kibeho, I was seminarian at Nyakibanda Major Seminary; she wept because of the calamity which had to happen in Rwanda if people are not converted and love sincerely each other. Her message has not been understood. And the calamity occurred in Rwanda, it has been genocide against people from Tutsi ethny. What horror! More than one million people from Tutsi ethny in Rwanda have been killed in 3 monthes. From babies to old people, they have been killed without any mercy. We understood why Virgin Mary wept during apparitions at Kibeho. I survived miraculously genocide against people from Tutsi ethny. I witnessed evil spirit of hatred at work during genocide time. Evil spirit of revenge was spying right time to go on destroying Rwandese society after genocide against people from tutsi ethny. We had to fight it. There was nothing else to do instead of preaching forgiveness and reconciliation. I began such experience at Mushaka parish where I have been pastor after genocide against people from Tutsi ethny. That experience bore a lot of fruits. People have forgiven one another and begged pardon after Genocide against people from Tutsi ethny. I had  to go forward and  found a congregation  of people who had to work for peace after genocide against people from Tutsi ethny. When thinking at about how to begin with it I learnt that there is a sister, Sr .Donata who has had the same vision and had already begun with the community  “Missionaries of Peace of Christ the King”. I went and met her, after the meeting I promised her that instead of creating an other congregation with the same objective as hers better was to come and help her, thus I became co-founder of Missionaries of Peace of Christ the King. That congregation is working actively in peace making, helping in forgiveness and reconciliation after genocide against people from tutsi ethny, listening to people with inner wounds after genocide against people from Tutsi ethny. I bought the land next to the lake Kivu with intention to create a center, the “Secret of Peace Center ” that name I had it from God when praying. The money to buy that  land has been for me a gift from God. I can’t explain how I have got that money.The Secret of Peace Center stays a secret and has really a secret of peace.

Last August 5, 2016 after blessing the statues and stations of different spiritual ways told above the Bishop of Cyangugu Diocese declared that the Secret of Peace Center was a gift of Merciful Year, thus people have to come and make their pilgrimage and pray for peace.

Pray so that the vision on the Secret of Peace Center be realized, so generous people can help and sustain it.

Fr. Ubald Rugirangoga

Founder of the Secret of Peace Center.

 (See pictures taken at August/5/2016 in the gallery)