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Paroisse Nyamasheke

Rapport y’imyiherero Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA  yakoranye n’abakristu ba Paroisse Nyamasheke bari  muri iyo Paroisse mu ghe cya genocide yakorewe  abatutsi mu Rwanda muri 1994 kuva tariki ya  23/06/2014 kugeza tariki ya 27/06/2014. 

Le 23/06/2014: Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA yagiranye umwiherero  n’abakarisimatike ba Paroisse Nyamasheke 

Bamaze gusomera hamwe ijambo ry’Imana riri muri Yohani 15, 12-17, Padiri Ubald  RUGIRANGOGA yabaganirije kuri iryo jambo abibutsa ko umurage Yezu Kristu  yasigiye abe ari urukundo. Urwo rukundo rwishwe nabi rurirengagizwa muri 1994,  abatutsi bicwa urwagashinyaguro baburirwa impuhwe. Abakarisimatike kuko  Rohomutagatifu basengamo ari Roho w’urukundo ruri hagati y’Imana Data na  Mwana nibo bwa mbere bagomba kongera gufasha abantu kuba mu rukundo  babafasha gutanga imbabazi no gusaba imbabazi kuko ari byo bigeza abantu ku  bwiyunge nyabwo. Bamaze kwigishwa bahawe ibibazo bibiri byo kwigira mu  matsinda. 

  1. Ni iki nkuye muri iyi nyigisho? 

Dore ibyo bakivuzeho

- Abakoreye genocide abatutsi bagomba guhura n’abatutsi barokotse iyo   genocide bakaganira bityo hagatangwa imbabazi kandi hagasabwa   imbabazi nta buryarya. 

- Gutanga imbabazi no gusaba imbabazi ni byo byomora ibikomere ku   mutima 

- Abarebereye genocide ikorwa ntibagire icyo bamarira abicwaga bafite   inkomanga ku mutima, bagomba na bo kwigorora n’Imana 

- Ubumwe n’ubwiyunge birashoboka 

- Twashize ubwoba, twiyemeza kuvugisha ukuri 

- Twiyemeje kwivugurura tugasenga mu kuri, tugakora ubutumwa  dufasha  

 abantu gutanga imbabazi no gusaba imbabazi 

- Kuvugisha ukuri nibyo bitsinda shitani 

- Biyemeje kuba intwari mu gukora ikiza 

- Biyemeje kuzasaba imbabazi umushumba (Umwepiskopi) wari ubaragiye   mu gihe cya genocide yakorewe abatutsi kuko batatiye urukundo. 

  1. Nkurikije iyi nyigisho nafasha nte : 

- Uwarokotse genocide yakorewe abatutsi 

- Uwicanye

Dore ibyo bavuze kuri icyo kibazo

  • UWAROKOTSE

- Kumuba bugufi, ukamutega amatwi 

- Kumufasha gutanga imbabazi  

- Kumushishikariza kwitabira ibiganiro by’ubumwe n’ubwiyunge - Kumufasha kugirana ikiganiro n’uwamwiciye 

- Kwishyira mu mwanya we, ukamuhumuriza 

- Kumugaragariza ibikorwa by’urukundo 

  • UMWICANYI

- Kumufasha kugaragaza ukuri ku byabaye muri genocide - Kumufasha gusaba imbabazi Imana n’abantu 

- Kumufasha kwegera uwo yiciye bakaganira, akamusaba imbabazi - Kumufasha kwemera icyaha no gutanga icyiru k’ibyo yakoze - Kumuhumuriza 

Byose byashojwe n’igitambo cy’Ukaristiya cyatuwe biyambaza  Rohomutagatifu kugirango baronke imbaraga zibafasha kurangiza neza  ubutumwa baribatangiye. 

Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA 

Ibanga ry’Amahoro

Umwiherero n’abayobozi b’imiryango-remezo kuya  26/06/2014 

Nyuma yo kubonana n’abakarisimatike bagashishikarizwa no gufasha  abakristu kongera kunoza umubano wa kivandimwe bigisha urukundo  kandi bakabigaragariza mu bikorwa, Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA kuri uwo  wakabiri tariki ya 24/06/2014 yagiranye umwiherero n’abayobozi  b’imiryango-remezo. Bamaze gusomerwa ijambo ry’Imana dusanga muri  Yohani 21, 15-17, Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA yakomeje ababwira ko ari  abashumba , ko izo baragiye ziri mu bwone kandi ko aribo bagomba  kuzikura mu bwone bafasha abarokotse genocide yakorewe abatutsi  gutanga imbabazi , bagafasha n’abicanyi gusaba imbabazi ariho  hazaturuka ubumwe n’ubwiyunge. 

Nyuma y’inyigisho, abari mu mwiherero bashyizwe mu matsinda bahabwa  ibibazo bagombaga kwigaho. 

  1. Uru rugendo turimo murabona ari ngombwa? 

Amatsinda yose yasubije avuga ko uru rugendo rw’ubumwe n’ubwiyunge  ari ngombwa kuko n’ubwo habaye gacaca, haracyari urwikekwe  n’ubwishishanye hagati y’abarokotse genocide yakorewe abatutsi  n’abayikoze. Bagombe bahuzwe ni bwo hazaba ubumwe n’ubwiyunge  nyabwo. Twese kandi dufite uko twakomeretse. 

  1. Muvuge ku bikomere mubona abari abashumba mu gihe cya genocide  yakorewe abatutsi bafite? 

- Bakomerekejwe n’uko izo bari baragiye zonnye, abakristu biroshye muri   genocide 

- Bigishije urukundo basarura urwango 

- Batotejwe n’abo bigishije 

- Hari abashumba batasohoje ubutumwa bwabo neza, batezuka ku   nshingano zabo 

- Barabeshyewe 

- Batswe icyubahiro 

  1. Bazomorwa n’iki ibyo bikomere? 

Abashumba bazomorwa ibikomere bafite no kubona abo bari bashinzwe  gutagatifuza bongeye kunga ubumwe, abicanyi bagasaba imbabazi abo biciye,  abarokotse genocide yakorewe abatutsi na bo bagatanga imbabazi ku babiciye. 

Abayobozi b’imiryango-remezo bishoye muri genocide yakorewe abatutsi,  bazasabe imbabazi umuryango-remezo barimo kuko bari na bo abashumba,  ibyo bizabomora ibikomere.

  1. A. Muvuge ku bikomere by’abatutsi bakorewe genocide. 

- Babuze ababo, Babura ibyabo, bagira imibereho mibi 

- Kutagira uwo baganyira 

- Kubura ababasaba imbabazi 

- Kutagira uwo bibonamo bakigunga 

- Guhemukirwa n’uwo mwasangiraga 

- Kutamenya aho ababo baguye 

  1. Ibyo bikomere bazabyomorwa n’iki? 

Bazabyomorwa no kubaba hafi, kubasaba imbabazi, kubereka ibikorwa  by’urukundo. 

  1. A. Muvuge ku bikomere by’abishe bagenzi babo 

- Kugira ipfunwe mu bantu 

- Kwitwa abicanyi 

- Ikimwaro no kwikekakeka aho ari hose ko babona icyaha cye - Ahora ahangayikishijwe n’icyaha cye kuko atacyatuye ngo asabe  imbabazi  

- Kubura amahoro y’umutima 

- Kwitinya 

- Kuba ingunge 

- Gufungwa 

  1. Bazabyomorwa n’iki? 

- Kwemera ibyaha no kuvugisha ukuri ku byabaye 

- Gusaba imbabazi babikuye ku mutima 

- Kwerekana aho imibiri y’abishwe ikiri ngo ishyingurwe mu cyubahiro - Kwerekana ibikorwa by’urukundo 

  1. Muri uru rugendo, uruhare rw’abayobozi b’imiryango-remezo ni uruhe  kugirango rurangire neza? 

- Guhuza uwishe n’uwiciwe bakaganira 

- Kubafasha gutanga imbabazi no gusaba imbabazi 

- Kwifashisha Ezechiel 33, 7-9. Aho uwo muhanuzi avuga ko umuntu wese  ubona mugenzi we akora icyaha ntamuburire uwo utamuburiye na we  Imana izamubaza amaraso ye. 

Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA 

Ibanga ry’Amahoro

Umwiherero w’abarokotse genocide yakorewe abatutsi bahoze  muri Paroisse Nyamasheke muri 1994 kuwa 25/06/2014 

Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA amaze gusomera abari baje mu mwiherero ijambo  ry’Imana ryari riri muri Rm12,17-21, aho Mutagatifu Paulo ashishikariza  abantu b’i Roma kutareka inabi ibaganza ahubwo ko ineza igomba kuganza  inabi. Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA yabasabye kugira iyo nyigisho iyabo,  bakemera ibiyikubiyemo , bakabyigisha abandi. Kugaragaza ineza kuri bo ni  ugutanga imbabazi, ni rwo rufunguzo rwabo. Mu gihe urufunguzo rw’abicanyi  ari ugusaba imbabazi. 

Nyuma y’inyigisho hatanzwe ibibazo byo kwigira mu matsinda. 1. Muvuge ku bubi abahutu babakoreye? 

- Baratwiciye, batugize imfubyi, batugize incike 

- Bafashe abagore ku ngufu 

- Bateye abantu uburwayi 

- Badusigiye ubumuga 

- Baradusahuye 

- Bishe abantu urubozo: 

  • Kwica umaze gusambanya abo wishe  
  • Kwica umuntu amaze kwicukurira 
  • Gushinyagurira imirambo bayikubita 
  • Guta abantu muri W.C ari bazima, 
  • Gupfa usaba imbabazi ntuzihabwe 
  • Kwambika ubusa abo bishe 
  1. Abahutu bose se ni abicanyi? 

- Abahutu bose si abicanyi, hari abahishe abatutsi, hari abagize ubutwari   baherekeza abo bahishe kugeza babambukije 

- Hari abagize ubwoba, ntibagira abo bahisha, barokora , ariko batishe. 

  1. Ni izihe nama wagira abakoreye genocide abatutsi ? 

- Gusaba imbabazi, bakegera abo biciye bakaganira na bo, bakerekana ko   ibyahise bitazasubira 

- Gusangira no gusabana 

- Kwemera ko abatutsi bakorewe genocide mu Rwanda 

- Gusaba imbabazi abacitse ku icumu, umuryango nyarwanda n’abakristu - Kwemera icyaha babikuye ku mutima 

- Gusubiza ibyo basahuye aho bitarasubizwa 

- Guha icyubahiro abo bahemukiye 

- Kureka kugambanira uwacitse ku icumu 

- Kureka amagambo asesereza abacitse ku icumu 

  1. Abarokotse genocide yakorewe abatutsi murifuriza iki ababiciye ?

- Kugaragaza ukuri kubyabaye bagasaba imbabazi 

- Ko haba igihe cy’ubumwe n’ubwiyunge bikabera mu ruhame - Guhinduka tukabana mu mahoro 

- Kumenya ko icyo dupfana iruta icyo dupfa 

- Kongera gushyingirana 

- Kutubwiza ukuri aho abatarashyingurwa bari bagashyingurwa mu   cyubahiro  

- Abarokotse genocide twiteguye gutanga imbabazi zisabwe bivuye ku  mutima 

 Ibibazo 

- Hari umuntu washinje ibinyoma Musenyeri Thadeyo NTIHINYURWA wibaza  ukuntu yazahura na we ngo amusabe imbabazi. Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA  yiteguye kuzamujyana akamuhuza na Musenyeri bakaganira, bityo uwo  mukristu akitura uwo mutwaro. 

- Habajijwe niba abarokokeye kuri Paroisse ntawaba afite amakuru ku byo  bashinja Musenyeri Thadeyo NTIHINYURWA bavuga ko yategetse  gushyingira abadashyingiye no kubatiza abatabatijwe ngo kuko yari aziko  abantu bagiye kwicwa. Kuri icyo kibazo abarokokeye kuri paroisse bavuze  ko atari Musenyeri Thadeyo wabitegetse ko ahubwo ari abatari bashyingiye  n’abari bafite impinja zitabatije babisabye. 

- Hari abagore b’abatutsikazi bari bashatse ku bahutu babajije ikibazo  cy’uko bagera mu barokotse b’abatutsi bakabishisha, bagera mu bahutu na  bo bakabishisha, Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA yababwiye ko icyo kibazo  kirangijwe na « Ndi umunyarwanda, buri wese ari kwibona mu ndorerwamo  y’abunyarwanda». Umukristu agomba kuba uwambere wo kubyumva kuko  umukristu aba uwa mbere wo guharanira ubumwe aribyo Ndi  umunyarwanda iharanira mu Rwanda. 

Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA 

Ibanga ry’Amahoro 

Diocese Cyangugu

Umwiherero w’abakoreye genocide abatutsi bari muri Paroisse  Nyamasheke muri 1994 kuwa 26/06/2014 

Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA amaze gusomera ibiherereye ijambo ry’Imana riri  muri Rm12, 17-21. Yibukije ko abantu batagomba guheranwa n’inabi ko ineza  umuntu agomba kureka muri we ikaganza inabi. Yibukije abiherereye icyaha  cyabo, kurwanya umuntu umuziza uko Imana yamuremye ni ukurwanya  Imana yaremye abantu. Abakoze genocide bafitanye ibibazo bwa mbere  n’Imana, niyo barwanyije. Bagombe basabe bwa mbere Imana imbabazi  bahindukire basabe abo bahemukiye imbabazi. 

Nyuma y’iyo nyigisho Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA yatanze ibibazo bikurikira  byagombaga kwigirwa mu matsinda. 

  1. Uru rugendo dukora duharanira kongera kwiyunga murabona ari   ngombwa ? sobanura impamvu. 

- Uru rugendo ni ngombwa rurasana imitima rukabohora kuri Roho - Uru rugendo ni yo nzira y’ubumwe n’ubwiyunge 

  1. Kwica umuntu umuziza uko Imana yamuremye n’ukurwanya Imana   yaremye abantu. Urumva nyuma y’ibyo Imana igusaba iki ? - Imana iradusaba kuyisaba imbabazi, tukazisaba n’abo twahemukiye - Kwicuza, ibyabaye ntibizasubire ukundi  

- Kwiyunga n’uwo twiciye 

- Gusaba Imana imbabazi yo yaremye abantu 

  1. A. Ni muvuge ku bikomere by’abatutsi bakorewe genocide - Twarabapfakaje 

- Twabagize imfubyi 

- Twabagize inkomere 

- Basigaye iheruheru 

- Basigarana ubumuga 

- Babuze imiryango yabo 

- Bakomeza gutotezwa 

  1. Bazabyomorwa bate ? 

Bazabyomorwa no kutabishisha, tukabafasha, tukabagira inama, tukabegera  mu byo bakeneye byose. 

- Abahemutse begere abo bahemukiye basabane. 

  1. A. Nimuvuge ku bikomere byanyu bwite 

- Abantu baguye mu buroko barenganye 

- Kutabasha gusabana n’abo bahemukiye 

- Kutagira ubutwari bwo kuvuga icyaha 

- Abafunzwe badahawe uburyo bwo kuburana  

  1. Muzabyomorwa gute?

- Kubona abaduhuza tukaganira n’abo twahemukiye 

- Gusanga abo twahemukiye tukabasaba imbabazi tubikuye ku mutima nabo   bakatubabarira babikuye ku mutima  

- Ko Imanza zaburanishijwe nabi zasubirwamo abafunze barengana  bakarenganurwa. 

  1. a. Nimuvuge ku bikomere by’abashumba bari bashinzwe abakristu mu  gihe  

 cya genocide yakorewe abatutsi. 

- Ibinyoma bashyizweho bababeshyera 

- Bigishije urukundo ntirwakirwa 

- Bambuwe uburenganzira bwo kuragira igihe batari bagifite uburenganzira bwo  kugira ijambo imbere y’abicanyi. 

  1. Bazabyomorwa bate? 

- Abakoreye genocide abatutsi tuzabasabe imbabazi 

-Abishe urukundo nitwumva urukundo icyo ari cyo tugahinduka - Nihaboneka abatanga imbabazi n’abasaba imbabazi bizomora ibikomere   by’abashumba 

  1. Intwaro zakoreshejwe muri genocide yakorewe abatutsi ni umuvumo mu   ngo, shitani yinjiranye na zo mu ngo zirimo. Zizavanwamo zite?   Zizagangahurwa zite? Zizabikwa he? 

- Hari abavuze ko izo ntwaro zajugunywe, babajijwe aho zajugunywe   bayoberwa kuhagaragaza. 

- Abavugishije ukuri bagisubije batya: no mu gihe cy’ubwicanyi ziriya  ntwaro  

 ntawari uzi ko ziri mu ngo, n’ubu zirahari. Nizivanywe rero mu ngo,   zijyanwe mu miryango-remezo, zizahave zijyanywa kuri Paroisse   zigangahurwe nk’uko Kiliziya zagangahuwe, zizajyanywe mu nzibutso. 

  1. Mwibukiranye ku rupfu rw’abafurera biciwe ku kinini mu gihe cya  genocide  

 yakorewe abatutsi. Uwitwa Gatete niwe wakuye abafurera mu modoka,   yarayoboye iyo bariere , ategeka ko babica 

  1. Sobanura impamvu yatumye ufata icyemezo cyo kwica abatutsi mu gihe  cya genocide? 

- Kutagisha umutima inama 

- Kudacengwerwa n’ivanjiri ngo twumwe urukundo icyo ari cyo. 

  1. Mwifuriza iki abarokotse genocide? 

- Ko batwemerera tukabasaba imbabazi, tukaba umwe, tugasangira,  tugashyingirana, 

- kubana neza mu mahoro tubinyujije mu bumwe n’ubwiyunge 

- Gusabana imbabazi tukanazihana bivuye ku mutima 

 Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA 

 Ibanga ry’Amahoro

Umwiherero muri Paroisse Nyamasheke w’abarokotse genocide  yakorewe abatutsi, abicanyi muri genocide yakorewe abatutsi,  abarokoye abatutsi muri genocide, abayobozi b’imiryango-remezo,  abafite ababo bafunzwe, abafite ababo bahunze bakaba  bataragaruka, abakarisimatike kuwa 27/06/2014. 

Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA amaze kubasomera ijambo ry’Imana riri muri  Rm12, 17-21; yibukije abari mu mwiherero ko ineza igomba gutsinda inabi. Yibutsa  ko icyaha abakoze genocide , bakayikorera abatutsi cyabateranyije n’Imana,  barwanyije Imana yaremye abantu. Bikururiye umuvumo, bakomerekeje abashumba  babayobora kuri Roho, bakomeretsa abarokotse genocide yakorewe abatutsi, na bo  ubwabo bakomeretse ku mutima, imiryango yabo nayo irakomeretse. 

Harasabwa gutanga imbabazi no gusaba imbabazi. Yababwiye ko uyu mwiherero  wahuje ibyiciro byinshi kuko hakenewe ingufu nyinshi kugirango ubutumwa bwo  gutanga imbabazi no gusaba imbabazi butungane kuko ariyo nzira y’ubumwe  n’Ubwiyunge, ni wo muti wo komora ibikomere twese abakristu tugendana; genocide  yakorewe abatutsi ntawe itakomerekeje. Icyi gihe ni igihe buri wese agomba  kwigorora n’umutimanama we. 

Nyuma y’iyo nyigisho hatanzwe ibibazo bikurikira byo kwigira mu matsinda. 1. Sangiza abandi ibyo ukuye muri uru rugendo. 

Dore icyo bakivuzeho

- Izi nyigisho zadufashije kubona no kwemera ko ubumwe n’ubwiyunge   bishoboka biciye mu gutanga imbabazi no gusaba imbabazi. 

- Twiyemeje gukora ubutumwa dufasha abagomba gutanga imbabazi no   gusaba imbabazi kumva ko aribo bafite urufunguzo rw’ubumwe   n’ubwiyunge. 

- Izi nyigisho zadufashije guharanira ukuri. 

- Twiyemeje guhuza abarokotse genocide yakorewe abatutsi  n’abayibakoreye  

 mu miryango-remezobaturukamo 

- Izi nyigisho zatangiye kutwomora ibikomere twari dufite ku mutima - Abarokotse genocide bafashe ibyemezo byo kubabarira ababakoreye   genocide, bemeje ko biteguye kongera gushyingirana. 

- Abarebereye genocide bicujije kuba ntacyo bakoze ngo barokore abicwaga - Biyemeje kuranga aho imibiri itarashyingurwa iri ngo ishyingurwe mu   cyubahiro 

- Ukuri ku binyoma bashinjaga Musenyeri Thadeyo NTIHINYURWA   kwagaragajwe. 

Abarokokeye kuri Paroisse Nyamasheke bavuze beruye badategwa ko  abatari bashyingiye bo ubwabo aribo basabye Musenyeri Thadeyo  NTIHINYURWA ko babashyingira, abari bafite abana batabatije ko  yabemerera bakabatizwa, nibwo Musenyeri Thadeyo NTIHINYURWA yabwiye  Padiri Apollinaire NTAMABYARIRO gushyingira abadashyingiwe, kubatiza  abatari babatije. 

Umugore wahoraga ashinja Musenyeri Thadeyo NTIHINYURWA ibinyoma  yasabye ko yazahuzwa na we akamusaba imbabazi. Uwitwa MBERABAKURA  Aloys wari aho abafurera bo mu muryango w’abayozefiti biciwe ku kinini na we  yasobanuye uko abo bafurera bahora bagereka kuri Musenyeri Thadeyo  NTIHINYURWA bishwe. 

Musenyeri Thadeyo NTIHINYURWA yaje atwaye abo bafurere, bageze kuri  bariyeri yari iyobowe na Gatete , uwo Gatete aracyariho, ahagarika Musenyeri  Thadeyo NTIHINYURWA, amubaza ubwoko bwabo bantu atwaye. Musenyeri  Thadeyo NTIHINYURWA ngo yamusubije ko atwaye intama ze. Gatete  yamubwiye ko ngo ari abatutsi ko ashaka kubacikisha ngo nkuko yaraye  acikishije Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA. Ubwo nibwo umufurere wa mbere  yahise atererwa inkota mu modoka , undi mufurere we yari hasi. Amaraso  yatarukiye ku ikanzu ya Musenyeri, Musenyeri Thadeyo yahise aca ku ruhande  ntibakuyeho bariyeri ahungisha abasigaye.  

Ari abarokokeye kuri Paroisse Nyamasheke, ari abari kuri bariyeri nguko uko  bose bemeje ko Musenyeri Thadeyo NTIHINYURWA atagize uruhari muri  genocide bamushinja, ko bifuza kumusaba imbabzi ku binyoma  bamugeretseho. 

  1. Ibyakorewe i Mushaka dufasha abakoreye genocide abatutsi kugarukira  Imana murabona na mwe hari icyo byabafasha cyangwa hari ubundi buryo  muteganya ? 

- Amatsinda yose uko yari 10 yemeje ko ibyakorewe muri Paroisse  Mushaka aribyo bifuza ko byakorerwa i Nyamasheke, abagarukiye Imana b’i  Mushaka bakajya baza gutanga ubuhamya, abafashamyumvire bafashije batanga inyigisho i Mushaka bakaza kuzitanga i Nyamasheke. 

  1. Ibikoresho bicishije abatutsi muri genocide, abakoze genocide bo ubwabo  bifuje ko byakurwa mu ngo bikirimo bikagezwa mu muryango-remezo,  bikahava bijyanwa kuri Paroisse, bikagangahurwa biterwa amazi y’umugisha,  bikava kuri Paroisse bijyanwa ku rwibutso, mwe murabitekerezaho iki ? - Kuri icyo kibazo hemejwe ko ibyo bikoresho koko shitani ibirimo, ko  

bigomba gusohorwa mu ngo birimo, bityo imivumo igasohokana na byo,  bikajyanwa mu miryango-remezo, bikava mu miryango-remezo bijya kuri  paroisse , bikagangahurwa biterwa amazi y’umugisha bikahava bijyanwa ku  nzibutso zirimo abo byishe.

Umwiherero muri Paroisse Nyamasheke warangijwe n’igitambo cy’Ukaristiya  mu gusoza iyo Missa hatangwa ubuhamya bw’abashoboye kwiyunga. Ubwo  buhamya bwafashije abari bahari bose, abantu babona ko ubumwe  n’ubwiyunge bishoboka biciye mu gutanga imbabazi no gusaba imbabazi  bivuye ku mutima. Babonye ko ukuri kubohora ku mutima mu gihe ikinyoma  kica, kikabuza uburyo ukibanira. 

Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA yarangije urwo rugendo rw’ubumwe n’ubwiyunge  nk’umupadiri warubaragiye mu gihe cya genocide yakorewe abatutsi ashimira  abakristu ba Paroisse Nyamasheke kuko bemeye kuva mu kinyoma, ari byo  kuva mu bwone, bakaba bemeye gutanga no gusaba imbabazi mu kuri. Yarangije imyiherero abasezeranya ko azagumya kubaba bugufi kandi ko agiye  guteguza abakristu bafashije abakoreye genocide abatutsi muri Paroisse  Mushaka kwiyunga n’abo bayikoreye, kuzaza gufasha abo muri Paroisse  Nyamasheke biteguye gukora urwo rugendo. 

Padiri Ubald RUGIRANGOGA 

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)