The Holy Bakhita.

First, the inauguration of the new church in a branch of Rwimbogo Mushaka in the parish, Father Ubald area. It was the Holy Bakhita, a black saint from the Sudan dedicated to the award because of her saintly life, unspeakable suffering which would be inflicted as a slave and because of their willingness, their tormentors from the heart of Pope John Paul II canonized been is.

Franz by hanging the picture of Brigitte Szyszkowitz

Holy Father Ubald learned this during a visit to know Schio in Italy. In the monastery of the Canossianerinnen are the bones and relics of saints. Everywhere it is revered as a saint of reconciliation. She has forgiven all of their tormentors, because they come by their multiple sales in this monastery, has become a believer, and because they came to know Jesus, here the suffering and crucified him, even his murderers still from his cross, forgave. Among other things, they insisted again and again:

"When I met my captors and tormentors, I would kiss their feet. For it is only because I've been kidnapped, I have met and love Jesus. "

Father Ubald was so deeply affected by the suffering of this young girl, from his conversion and his ever-ready to forgive the heart, so he immediately asked them to help him build a church in his parish, the Holy Bakhita is to be consecrated. "I have these saints must in Rwanda, so that people can reconcile after the example of Bakhita there again."

Again it was a friend of mine, Mrs Maria Kroisleitner, he resides in the pen Rein, which financed the construction of not only, but is also equipped with a statue of the Madonna from Schio, and with a large and a small monstrance for Eucharistic adoration.

Unfortunately, these sacred objects were missing at the dedication of the church, because our container in which they were, did not arrive in time Nyamasheke. But they were later placed with great joy by parish residents in the new church, so that now held the Blessed Sacrament exposed for adoration, and there may be.

And to the lovely statue of the Virgin with the Child flock now believing their children. Fortunately, it probably was the Holy Spirit is at work, my friend Brigitte Szyszkowitz, an artist, a large, self-painted picture was on the road, is in the middle of the Holy Bakhita represented by black African children. Thus could the faithful gathered for the consecration of the church make a picture of this saint. The joy of it is especially great because it not only a saint, but one of them is a black woman, an African woman.

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